Sir James Knowles, Lancelot Speed
The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights
eBook
( Jan. 18, 2014)
- With illustrations.
King Arthur was a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th century, who according to the medieval histories and romances, led the defense of the Romano-Celtic British against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. This book gives an account of the life of this great legend of all times. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians. The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various sources, including the Annales Cambriae, the Historia Brittonum, and the writings of Gildas. Arthur's name also occurs in early poetic sources.
King Arthur was a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th century, who according to the medieval histories and romances, led the defense of the Romano-Celtic British against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. This book gives an account of the life of this great legend of all times. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians. The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various sources, including the Annales Cambriae, the Historia Brittonum, and the writings of Gildas. Arthur's name also occurs in early poetic sources.
- Pages
- 199