The Discovery of King Arthur
- ISBN-10
- 0805001158
- ISBN-13
- 9780805001150
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987-01-15
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Geoffrey Ashe
Description
Examines the evidence concerning the actual life of King Arthur and traces the development of the myth of King Arthur from the twelfth to the twen tieth century
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