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Chapter One THE UNITED KINGDOM’S GEOGRAPHY & LANDSCAPE

A lmost everyone in North America has heard of King Arthur and his knights, and of Robin Hood, the Loch Ness Monster, Shakespeare, Ebenezer Scrooge, and pixies and brownies. These characters from history, literature, and mythology have helped shape North American folklore —but the roots of their stories lie deep in Britain’s soil. In many ways, Britain was the “mother” of large parts of North America. British immigrants settled throughout North America and brought their stories,

ABOVE: According to legend, Tintagel Castle on Cornwall’s north coast is said to be the birthplace of King Arthur. Cornwall is located in southwest England.

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