Worlds of Arthur: Facts & Fictions of the Dark Ages

Author/Contributor(s):	Halsall, Guy
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	03/01/2013
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most legendary medieval king. From the early ninth century through the middle ages, to the Arthurian romances of Victorian times, the tales of this legendary figure have blossomed and multiplied. And in more recent times, there has been a continuous stream of books claiming to unlock the secret or the truth behind the "once and future king." The truth, as Guy Halsall reveals in this fascinating investigation, however, is that "King Arthur" might never have existed. He shows that the evidence we have, whether written or archeological, is simply incapable of telling us anything detailed about the Britain in which he is supposed to have lived, fought, and died.