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The Discovery of King Arthur

Geoffrey Ashe

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Description:Myths, legends & literary mysteries mix with maps, relics & historical facts in "The Discovery of King Arthur." Scholars, students & general readers of all ages have wondered for centuries about whether Britain was ever really ruled by an Arthur who held court at a place called Camelot. In this book, the distinguished scholar Geoffrey Ashe offers convincing proof that King Arthur not only existed, but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians have previously suspected. In this study, drawing upon myriad sources both literary & historical, Ashe traces the legend of Arthur to its roots in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth. He then illustrates that a great deal of Geoffrey's history, which set out ot depict events & persons of 5th-century Britain, was based on fact. After challenging previous assumptions about where Arthur's court & other remnants can be found, Ashe identifies the "real" King Arthur & provides powerful evidence to support his theory. Riothamus, an actual 5th-century British monarch, is the figure whom Ashe painstakingly identifies. But his study also investigates the histories behind other Arthurian phenomena, such as the key concepts of knighthood & chivalry. Throughout the book, the sweep & grandeur of a tumultuous era in British & European history is vividly recounted as Ashe describes the origins & development of the Arthurian legend—a legend that seems to grow ever more enchanting.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Discovery of King Arthur. To get started finding The Discovery of King Arthur, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 240

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Anchor Press/Doubleday (Garden City, NY)

Release: 1985

ISBN: 0905649699

Description: Myths, legends & literary mysteries mix with maps, relics & historical facts in "The Discovery of King Arthur." Scholars, students & general readers of all ages have wondered for centuries about whether Britain was ever really ruled by an Arthur who held court at a place called Camelot. In this book, the distinguished scholar Geoffrey Ashe offers convincing proof that King Arthur not only existed, but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians have previously suspected. In this study, drawing upon myriad sources both literary & historical, Ashe traces the legend of Arthur to its roots in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth. He then illustrates that a great deal of Geoffrey's history, which set out ot depict events & persons of 5th-century Britain, was based on fact. After challenging previous assumptions about where Arthur's court & other remnants can be found, Ashe identifies the "real" King Arthur & provides powerful evidence to support his theory. Riothamus, an actual 5th-century British monarch, is the figure whom Ashe painstakingly identifies. But his study also investigates the histories behind other Arthurian phenomena, such as the key concepts of knighthood & chivalry. Throughout the book, the sweep & grandeur of a tumultuous era in British & European history is vividly recounted as Ashe describes the origins & development of the Arthurian legend—a legend that seems to grow ever more enchanting.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Discovery of King Arthur. To get started finding The Discovery of King Arthur, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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