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Over the centuries, many layers of myth, legend, and folklore have grown up around the theme of King Arthur. These essays explore various aspects of ... More

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In this fascinating work, Barber traces the history of the legends surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chrtien de Troyes's great romances of ... More

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In this fascinating work, Barber traces the history of the legends surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chrtien de Troyes's great romances of ... More

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Tales from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets reveal a mythology in its time as potent as that of the classical world.

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San Souci's lively, well researched text and Henterly's illustrations--"rich in color and detail" (School Library Journal)--capture the mythical ... More

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As he did with his two earlier books, Saint Valentine and Tutankhamun's Gift, Mr. Sabuda has illustrated this retelling of the quintessential story ... More

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Who exactly was King Arthur? What is the evidence for him as a historical figure, and how does this relate to the hero of the medieval romances and ... More

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He comes out of the darkness, attacking his victims in deadly silence. All he leaves behind is a trail of blood. He is the monster, Grendel, and all ... More

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In the final volume of her fascinating, comprehensive, and authoritative Camelot tetralogy, Goodrich examines one of the most enduring themes of all ... More

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Dynamic new translation of Arthurs First Quest, a clear revelation of a pivotal British Mystery. The 9th century Welsh poem, Preiddeu Annfwyn, or The ... More

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Few legends have benefited from more retellings and more interpretation than have the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table How can ... More

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Here, in a stunning full-color trade paperback for the first time, are passionate, magical stories of the king and his sword, Excalibur; of Mordred, ... More

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Examines both the legends and the facts surrounding the literary and historical figure of Britain's King Arthur.

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"The Grail...continues to exert a powerful fascination over everyone who studies it...John Mathews offers both a historical and a psychological ... More

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Nothing, it seems, can harm the valiant Lancelot. The most brilliant warrior to join the Knights of the Round Table, he vanquishes beasts and ... More

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'Lancelot has brought me such great shame as to dishonour me through my wife, I shall never rest till they are caught together' Recounting the final ... More

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In this marvelously illustrated survey, the author examines the realities and the impact on the Arthurian legends on history and the arts. 250 ... More

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Stories of Finn Mac Cumaill and his fian (warband) constitute the most enduringly popular branch of Gaelic literature. The essays in this book - the ... More

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Royalty, warriors, deities, giants, monsters, and wizards of Celtic myth and legend join forces. Travel to enchanted islands, battlefields, standing ... More

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Absorbing compilation of vintage tales surrounding such figures as William Tell, Saint Patrick, the Pied Piper, the Knights of the Holy Grail, and ... More

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This original and compelling study argues against the traditional identification of Arthur as a king in Celtic Britain. Instead, Graham Anderson ... More

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Between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, the classic culture of Greece and Rome, with its gods and legends, was forgotten; and from ... More

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