British national mythology

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British national mythology is the body of legendary narratives, heroes, and symbolic stories that express and shape Britain’s collective identity, values, and historical imagination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural construct
national mythology
symbolic narrative tradition
associatedWith England NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
drawsOn English folklore
Irish mythology NERFINISHED
Scottish folklore
Welsh mythology
expresses British collective identity
British historical imagination
British national values
hasComponent Arthurian legend NERFINISHED
Holy Grail legend NERFINISHED
King Arthur NERFINISHED
Knights of the Round Table NERFINISHED
Merlin NERFINISHED
Robin Hood legend NERFINISHED
legend of Saint George and the Dragon
myths of Albion
myths of Anglo-Saxon origins
myths of Celtic origins
myths of Dunkirk evacuation
myths of King Alfred the Great
myths of Norman conquest
myths of Queen Elizabeth I
myths of World War I
myths of World War II
myths of fair play
myths of parliamentary democracy
myths of the Battle of Britain
myths of the Blitz
myths of the British Empire
myths of the British countryside
myths of the British gentleman
myths of the British legal tradition
myths of the British monarchy
myths of the British sense of humour
myths of the British upper class
myths of the British working class
myths of the Commonwealth
myths of the English village
myths of the Falklands War
myths of the Glorious Revolution
myths of the Industrial Revolution
myths of the Magna Carta
myths of the Royal Navy
myths of the island nation
myths of the lost tribes of Israel in Britain
myths of the rule of law
myths of the stiff upper lip
influences British national identity
British political culture
British popular culture
medium film
literature
oral tradition
television
theatre
visual arts
relatedConcept Britishness
English national mythology
Scottish national mythology
Welsh national mythology
civil religion
invented tradition
national identity

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Matter of Britain influenced British national mythology