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How many poems are included in Idylls of the King?

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Lithograph portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson with wavy hair, a full beard, and a serious expression, shown in three-quarter view wearing a dark coat. — Alfred, Lord Tennyson Portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, lithograph published in The Modern Portrait Gallery, 1890.

Idylls of the King, the poetic treatment of the Arthurian legend by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, comprises 12 poems.12