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King Arthur - Rodney Castleden

Description: ISBN 0415316553 / Author: Rodney Castleden / Genre: History / This investigation argues not only that Arthur did exist, as a Dark Age ... more

King Arthur - Rodney Castleden ... chieftain, but that many of the romantic tales, Merlin, Camelot, and Excalibur, are rooted in truth.

Newest Review: ... argues that not only did Arthur really exist, but that many of those famous romances about Merlin, Excalibur, Camelot and the ... more

... rest are rooted in truth. By carefully scrutinising archaeological and documentary evidence Castledon slowly builds a picture of Arthur, his frontiers and political power-centres and his probable life-style while the reader can begin to understand what life in sixth century Britain may have been like. Arthurian studies have a fascination which can take a strong hold on you – there is a shortage of direct evidence of Arthur’s existence even and each tiny piece lies within a different field of scholarship;...more

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King Arthur - Rodney Castleden: Light from Dark (795 words)
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The King Arthur of Round Table fame whose knights searched for the Holy Grail is obviously legendary but was there a real person who gave rise to the legend? Probably, like me, you first heard of King Arthur from an expurgated version of the legend designed for children. King Arthur is often written off as a medieval fantasy – he’s a much debated topic. Sure, most of the Arthurian romances are full of extremely exaggerated chivalrous deeds, of amazing feats of sorcery, unbelievable tales of dragons, ogres, giants and dwarves. I’m not about to make myself look silly by standing up and shouting that these myths are true but surely ... Read the complete review

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