king of the Britons, of whom scarcely anything can be certainly affirmed. He is said to have been the son of Uther Pendragon king of Britain, and to have been born in 501. His life is a continued scene of wonders. It is said that he killed four hundred and seventy Saxons with his own hand in one battle; and after having subdued many mighty nations, and instituted the order of the Knights of the Round Table, died A.D. 542.

Artichoak, in botany. See Cinara.