The Reign of Arthur by Christopher Gidlow
TITLE: The Reign of Arthur: From History to Legend
AUTHOR: Christopher Gidlow
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007
FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780750934190
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DESCRIPTION:
"This intriguing volume looks at the early sources describing Arthur's career and compares them to the reality of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It presents the most up-to-date scholarship and a convincing case for the existence of a real 6th-century British general called Arthur."
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REVIEW:
Gidlow provides a comprehensive, scholarly analysis of ancient texts with a comparison of what is known of 5th and 6th century British life in an effort to determine if the fabled Arthur is a real person. Gidlow also examines how a 5th/6th century warrior became the "King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table". Interesting, but after a while all the picking apart of old texts and the "could have been", "might have been", "it is plausible" just got tedious. A bit more archaeological evidence would have been useful. Arthur fanatics will find the book interesting.
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