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Heroes of the Round Table Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Heroes of the Round Table By Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Heroes of the Round Table by Mike Dixon-Kennedy


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Summary

This is an examination and description of the chief heroic figures of King Arthur's Round Table - the knights. It looks at their character and roles as part of the archetypal hero figure, providing full details of each knight, with an introductory historical background.

Heroes of the Round Table Summary

Heroes of the Round Table by Mike Dixon-Kennedy

."..you can get to know Sir Bedivere, the Black Knight, Galahad, Gareth, Gawain, Lancelot, Merlin, Percival, Tristan, and other lesser-known warriors, lovers, wizards, and heroes. Find out what roles they played in the origins of the Round Table itself and in the quest for the Holy Grail....You'll...understand why these stories arose...then continued to spread..."-- "The Celtic Connection

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Table of Contents

Part I Background history: who were the Celts?; the Celtic invasion of Britain; the Roman invasion; the Anglo-Saxon invasions; the birth of Arthur; the origins of the Round Table; the medieval ideal of the Knights of the Round Tables; the quest for the Holy Grail; the Knights of the Round Table. Part 2 The heroes: King Arthur; Sir Bedivere; the Black Knight; Sir Bors; Sir Galahad; Sir Gareth; Sir Gawain; Sir Kay; Sir Lancelot; Sir Lanval; Merlin; Sir Mordred; Sir Morfran ab Tegid; Sir Perceval; Sir Tristan; Sir Yvain. Appendix: authors and sources.

Additional information

GOR002910141
9780713726190
0713726199
Heroes of the Round Table by Mike Dixon-Kennedy
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Octopus Publishing Group
1997-10-01
192
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