What does the Matter of Brittan refer to?

Answer 1

The "Matter of Britain" included the important literature about King Arthur. The great metrical romances, tales in verse, represent this literature. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, from the fourteenth century is the finest example. The "Matter of Britain" is also represented by the great prose work of Thomas Malory in the fifteenth century, Le Morte d'Arthur.

Answer 2

The Matter of Brittan refers to a legal case from 1299 that established the rule of evidence and procedure in English common law. It provided a framework for the admissibility of evidence and the role of jury trials in criminal cases.