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Drawn from both literary and historical sources, a fascinating tour of the magical world of Camelot vividly brings to life King Arthur and the legends surrounding him, including the sword Excalibur, the quests, the medieval romances, and much more. Reprint.
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About the Author
Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal for Storm. His books The Seeing Stone and At the Crossing-Places are part of a trilogy about the young King Arthur.
Peter Malone has illustrated books based on opera, the Bible, and Greek myths.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up-The perennial fascination with the stories of King Arthur and his knights dates from the early Middle Ages and continues to the present. In this volume, Crossley-Holland has gathered bits of the legends and pieces of medieval writing to immerse readers in images from the Matter of Britain. He begins with short essays on knighthood, chivalry, and Geoffrey of Monmouth, the 12th-century Welsh priest who first wrote of Arthur, but there is no clear organization to the rest of the volume. Gawain, Guinevere, Lancelot, Mordred, and Merlin all have a few pages devoted to them, interspersed with essays that cover food and clothing, the Crusades, courtly love, etc. All are profusely illustrated in bright color with full-page pictures or page decorations. Occasional snippets of medieval writing such as carols, poems, or "how to" advice on dressing a lord or serving as a butler lend variety to the writing, but seem to be placed randomly throughout the text. The last piece discusses the difficulty of uncovering the "Historical Arthur," a figure from a much earlier time than the stories that place him in the medieval period. An index aids in finding specific pieces. This volume serves as a companion to any version of the stories, for those who want to sort out characters and for background information as they read.
Connie C. Rockman, Stratford Library Association, CT
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- PublisherDutton Juvenile
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0525473211
- ISBN 13 9780525473213
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
- IllustratorMaloney Peter
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