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King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend Hardcover - 1999

by Castleden, Rodney

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King Arthur is often written off as medieval fantasy. But in this work, based on archeological and documentary evidence, Castleden argues that Arthur not only existed, but that many of the romantic tales involving Merlin, Camelot, and Excalibur are rooted in truth. 46 figures. 23 halftones.

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  • Title King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend
  • Author Castleden, Rodney
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 1999-11-19
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # AMABox30-420l
  • ISBN 9780415195751 / 0415195756
  • Weight 1.61 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.96 x 7.11 x 0.84 in (25.30 x 18.06 x 2.13 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Celtic
  • Library of Congress subjects Arthur, Great Britain - History - To 1066
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99029051
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the publisher

King Arthur is often written off as a medieval fantasy, the dream of those yearning for an age of strong, just rulers and a contented kingdom. Those who accept his existence at all generally discard the stories that surround him. This exciting new investigation argues not only that Arthur did exist, as a Dark Age chieftain, but that many of the romantic tales - of Merlin, Camelot and Excalibur - are rooted in truth.
In his quest for the real King Arthur, Rodney Castleden uses up-to-date archaeological and documentary evidence to recreate the history and society of Dark Age Britain and its kings. He revives the possibility that Tintagel was an Arthurian legend, and proposes a radical new theory - that Arthur escaped alive from his final battle. A location is even suggested for perhaps the greatest mystery, the whereabouts of Arthur's grave.
King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend offers a more complete picture of Arthur's Britain and his place in it than ever before. The book's bold approach and compelling arguments will be welcomed by all readers with an interest in Arthuriana.

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For over a thousand years, the story of Arthur's life and death has been the principal myth of the island of Britain.

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  • Foreword, 03/01/2000, Page 46
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2000, Page 21

About the author

Rodney Castleden has been researching landscape processing and prehistory for the last the 30 years. He is the author of The Making of Stonehenge, The Knossos Labyrinth, Minoans and Atlantis Destroyed.

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