Here lies entombed the renowned King Arthur in the island of
Avalon. - Inscription found at Glastonbury in the late 12th century
King Arthur most probably never existed and - even if he did - we
know precious little about him, and yet he is one of the most
famous Britons, while Excalibur and Camelot are perhaps the world's
best known sword and castle. So, what's the truth behind King
Arthur? How did the legends take hold? And why have they endured
for so long? Long before the Marvel Universe there was the universe
of Arthurian romance, and King Arthur and the Knights of the Round
Table examines the fact and the fiction behind Arthur, Lancelot,
Merlin, Guinevere, Galahad, among others, as well as the quest for
the Holy Grail. Beginning in the 12th century, the book explores
what factual basis there is for the tales and how the characters,
stories and motifs developed through histories, epic poems and
prose tellings. The book also charts the revived interest in
Arthurian romance in the 19th century and considers how the tales
still hold the popular imagination today. Illustrated with more
than 180 colour and black-and-white artworks and photographs and
maps, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is an expertly
written account of where literature, mythology and history meet.
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