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Historic Figures of the Arthurian Era: Authenticating the Enemies and Allies of Britain's Post-Roman King - Hardcover
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The intention of this in-depth investigation into early medieval sources is to place Arthur within his true historical context and remove him from the `misconceptions' of fiction and tradition. Reno scrutinises and compares such manuscripts as the De Excidio , Annales Cambriae , Historia Brittonum and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to identify places, events and battle-sites from 5th- to 7th-century Britain. Reno's argument is supported by numerous extracts, tables, lists and chronologies.
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Frank D. Reno, of Lafayette, Colorado, recently toured Britain with an independent filmmaker to create a visual representation of his research. He is also the author of The Historic King Arthur (1996).
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- PublisherMcFarland & Company
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0786406488
- ISBN 13 9780786406487
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages346
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Seller: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Condition: very good. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2000. Orig. cloth binding. xi, 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332) and index. - While literature is replete with tales of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table, pinpointing the identity of the real King Arthur has proven to be a vexing chore for historians. In an attempt to separate the fiction from the history, Frank D. Reno demonstrated in an earlier McFarland book that the true King Arthur was a Celtic king of post-Roman Britain who lived in the late fifth and early sixth century. In an effort to further authenticate the Celtic Arthur as the legendary king, in this work the author examines the roles of six major figures of the period from AD 383 to 518: Vortimer, Vitalinus, Cunedda, Cerdic, Octha and Mordred. Through an extensive analysis of Arthur's 12 battles listed in the Historia Brittonum , he explores not only the influences of the King's allies, but also the switch of allegiance by some Britons who joined forces with Arthur's English and German enemies. A battle list is included, providing possible geographical locations for each of the battles, including a new site for Arthur's fateful battle at Camlann, determined by the author's research. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780786406487. Keywords : LITERARY CRITICISM, Seller Inventory # 177609
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