This imaginative retelling of the classic Arthurian legends recounts the story of Arthur's formation of the Knights of the Round Table, his securing of the enchanted sword Excalibur and his wooing of the Lady Guinevere.
Inventively retold and vividly illustrated, these stories describe the perilous and thrilling adventures of King Arthur and his knights in that glorious age of chivalry and honor. 41 illustrations.
With mystery still surrounding the historical origins of these romantic legends, this volume is an intriguing and absorbing journey into the medieval imagination.
'I value more the peace of the forest of Calydon.' Rodarch hesitated, but at this moment Merlin's wife Guendolena entered and begged him to set her husband free. As the fetters were removed, Merlin smiled and said: 'I laughed when you ...
Relates how Arthur became king, won a queen, and came to establish the Round Table.
Interspersed throughout the story are a variety of colorful characters and circumstances which illustrate the important moments in the history of his kingdom. At the beginning of the epic, Uther Pendragon is King of all England.
And King Arthur saw that those two knights . . . were eating of a great loaf of rye bread, fresh baked and of brittle crust; and they ate fair white cheese, which things the miller, all white with dust, served them.
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
Retells the adventures of King Arthur and the men of his Round Table.
A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.