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When two boys save an old man from robbers, they learn of a competition in Londinium to decide the next king of Britain. The elder, Kay, is determined to prove himself worthy as a knight or a king. The younger is Arthur, a farm boy through and through - until he sees the sword in the stone.
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.
Relates how Arthur became king, won a queen, and came to establish the Round Table.
Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his "Historia Regum Britanniae" (History of the Kings of Britain) in about 1136 AD. His book includes the first account of the Arthurian legend that survives, apart from very brief mentions of Arthur in earlier chronicles. This edition makes Geoffrey's history of Arthur accessible to a general audience for the first time. It includes only the parts of Geoffrey's "Historia" that are about Merlin or Arthur, omitting its lengthy histories of other kings, which do not interest today's readers. It breaks up Geoffrey's text into shorter chapters, and it adds subheadings that make the narrative easier to follow. Geoffrey lets us see King Arthur's place in history much mor...
A retelling of the Arthurian legends, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to classic folklore.