Worlds of Arthur : facts & fictions of the Dark Ages / Guy Halsall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halsall, Guy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arthur, King.

Arthur.

History.

Historiography.

Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066--Historiography.

Great Britain.

Britons--Kings and rulers--Folklore.

Britons.

Great Britain--History--To 1066.

Physical Description:

xx, 357 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Old worlds. The story of 'King Arthur' ; The matter of Arthur: the traditional narrative ; Swords in the stones: the archaeology of post-imperial Britain

pt. 2. Present worlds. The antimatter of Arthur: reassessing the written sources ; Continuity or collapse?: the end of Roman Britain ; Beyond brooches and brochs: rethinking early medieval British archaeology

pt. 3. Mad worlds. Red herrings and old chestnuts

pt. 4. New worlds? The dark matter of Arthur: changing the framework ; Rethinking the Anglo-Saxon migration and settlement (1): When did the Anglo-Saxons come to Britain? ; Rethinking the Anglo-Saxon migration and settlement (2): The nature and scale of the migration ; Fifth- and sixth-century politics in Britannia ; The end of the 'World of Arthur.'

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-339) and index.

ISBN:

9780199658176

019965817X

OCLC:

809617070