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The King Arthur Mysteries : Arthur's Britain and Early Medieval World.
EBSCOhost Ebook Public Library Collection - North America Available online
EBSCOhost Ebook Public Library Collection - North America- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venning, Timothy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arthur, King.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- King Arthur Mysteries
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2021.
- Summary:
- An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian phenomenon - the imaginary and historical world of the great British warlord and one of the huge historical mysteries of early and medieval Britain. The Arthurian story, based on fact and fiction, is central to Britain's 'creation myth' and the concept of Britain's heroic past. This is a deeply researched and scholarly but essentially accessible history and analysis for general readers and specialists and based on an impressive array of sources including Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, rare medieval English, French and German sources, and archaeology - essential for modern historical research in early history. Modern and contemporary historiography is covered including 'debunking' treatments. The study surveys King Arthur in fact and fiction, his family, knights, and the legends that have grown up around them and developed to the enduring interest from history, literature to TV and film.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction:The Need for King Arthur
- Chapter 1 Arthur In History: Arthur's Real Context:The End of Roman Britain
- Chapter 2 Arthur's Predecessors? Vortigern and Ambrosius
- Chapter 3 King Arthur in Mediaeval Culture. An Anachronistic Picture
- Chapter 4 Decline and Revival. Arthur after Malory. More Anachronisms
- Plate section
- Chapter 5 Arthur and Associated Romances. Totally Myth, or Some Genuine Facts Too?
- Chapter 6 Arthurian Connections - Persons and Artefacts. Arthur's Queens, Knights, and Swords: Their Development
- Chapter 7 Interpreting the Early Written Evidence. 'Legend' and Propaganda Not History?
- Chapter 8 Camelot and The Round Table
- Chapter 9 'Original' Arthurs. The Silurian Arthur - A Credible Candidate or a Coincidenceof Names?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781526783912
- 1526783916
- OCLC:
- 1323250649
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