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Glastonbury Abbey and the Arthurian Tradition
The essays in this volume, some reprinted in their original form and some extensively revised, are concerned with the Arthurian traditions associated with Glastonbury Abbey. Certain of the essays are analytic and others provide editions of hitherto unknown texts. They all examine ways in which legendary materials and historical facts interconnected in the process by which Glastonbury Abbey came to present itself, nationally and internationally, as the custodian of King Arthur's relics and the burial place of Joseph of Arimathea, and the importance, political and ecclesiastical, that it derived from the connection. Professor JAMES CARLEY is the author of Glastonbury Abbey: The Holy House at t...
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Glastonbury Abbey [by W. Robinson]
This comprehensive history of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, England, provides a detailed account of the abbey from its founding in the 7th century to its dissolution in the 16th. The author, William Robinson, was a respected historian and archaeologist and his meticulous research is evident throughout the text. In addition to providing an overview of the abbey's religious and cultural significance, Robinson discusses the various legends and myths associated with it, making this book a fascinating read for both scholars and casual readers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in th...
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The Archaeology and History of Glastonbury Abbey
Discussion of site and buildings, books and manuscripts, cultural life and traditions, from the earliest Anglo-Saxon period to the later middle ages.
