Why does geoffrey ashe credit for the arthurian story gaining popularity outside of britain ?

In the words of Geoffrey Ase "One reason for their becoming popular was that they appealed to a wide variety of interests, in an age when there wasn't much in the way of imaginative fiction" The arthurian story have magic, fantasy, religion, drama, comedy and different topics that are appealing for almost everyone. The success of this epic story is its timing release, the wide topics that covers and that it is an easy reading for people of all ages.

caliban is prospero's slave in the shakespear's play "the tempest"

the answer would be: it explains that at least one son must join the church

the expression ''as the tithe of his sons'' indicates how his father intended for at least one of his sons to serve the church. this phrase demonstrates that his father offered him as a last resort since none of his brothers chose to serve the church.

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