The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends
10 best books like The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends (Ronan Coghlan): The Coming of the King (Books of Merlin, #1), The Death of King Arthur, The Child Queen: The Tale of Guinevere and King Arthur, Le Morte D'Arthur - Volume I, The Arthurian Encyclopedia, The Arthurian Legends, The Fall of Camelot, The Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of Queen Guenevere, The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, The Chessboard Queen
| Author | Nikolai Tolstoy |
| ISBN | 0553283952 |
This book had huge amounts of potential that it didn't quite live up to. Tolstoy has wrote some great non fiction on British Dark Ages history and pre-Christian European religion (do your self a favor and read his book Quest for Merlin!) but as far as fiction his writing style just didn't flow well. It took...
Recounting the final days of Arthur, this thirteenth-century French version of the Camelot legend, written by an unknown author, is set in a world of fading chivalric glory. It depicts the Round Table diminished in strength after the Quest for the Holy Grail, and with its integrity threatened by the...
| Author | Nancy McKenzie |
| ISBN | 0345382447 |
I read this when it first came out. For as long as I can remember, I've been a fan of Arthurian tales, but other than Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece The Mists of Avalon, they don't really tell much about the women of Camelot. This is nowhere near the scope of Bradley's book, but it was still enjoyable....
| Author | Thomas Malory |
| ISBN | 1401307809 |
Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for "the death of Arthur"[1]) is a reworking of existing tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English...
| Author | Norris J. Lacy |
| ISBN | 0872261646 |
This review is of the 1986, red-covered version of THE ARTHURIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA, chief editor Norris Lacy. It's a big book, 649 pages, and appears to be substantially the same volume as the yellow-jacketed edition pictured above. It's worth understanding that the general field of "Arthuriana" embraces...
| Author | Richard Barber |
| ISBN | 0851151108 |
This book I got many years ago from Quarwood of all places. It's one of the books I own from John Entwistle's personal library, and it is an exceptionally beautiful book. It is worth five stars for the pictures alone, but the accompanying text makes it all even better.
The book is a broad survey...
A stand alone book in the brilliant Enchanted World Series, THE FALL OF CAMELOT is written in a somber but engaging, highly readable tone, and beautifully illustrated. A concise, single volume retelling of the King Arthur saga, the book does a good job of remaining focused on the principals conflicts...
| Author | Phyllis Ann Karr |
| ISBN | 1587150123 |
In The Idylls of the Queen, Phyllis Ann Karr takes an incident (the murder of Sir Patrise) from Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and creates an intelligent, complex, and fascinating mystery novel perfect for fans of historical mysteries, of British legends, and of fantasy.
Queen Guenevere...
| Author | Sidney Lanier |
| ISBN | 0684191113 |
First published in 1880, The Boy's King Arthur was edited by the American poet Sidney Lanier from Sir Thomas Malory's history of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Lanier said of the Malory work, "I suspect there are few books in our language which lead a reader - whether young or old - on from...
| Author | Sharan Newman |
| ISBN | 0312863918 |
In Guinevere, Sharan Newman told us the story of that lovely and legendary woman's childhood up until her wedding night. Guinevere is now the beautiful young wife and queen of King Arthur, a position much-coveted by all women of Camelot. But nothing in life is ever certain, and soon Guinevere discovers--most...
| Author | Howard Pyle |
| ISBN | 0486267016 |
Enchanting tale of chivalry and love recounts the adventures of the most famous knight of King Arthur's Round Table. Fifty-two richly detailed illustrations by the author enhance stories of Launcelot's daring rescue of Queen Guinevere, the tournament at Astolat, the birth of Galahad, and much more....
| Author | Persia Woolley |
| ISBN | 0671708325 |
Giving a new viewpoint to the Arthur legend, Persia Woolley creates an enchanting and believable tale. Guinevere, The Legend In Autumn is told from Guinevere's perspective. I did not get to read the first two books in the trilogy, but I am familiar with the Arthur legend, and I was able to follow along...
The Mammoth Book of King Arthur
| Author | Mike Ashley |
| ISBN | 0786715669 |
In this truly mammoth guide, Mike Ashley analyzes and explicates the line between the real Arthurian world and the legends that surround it. Ashley gives us a firm identity not only for King Arthur, but also for Merlin, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table—as well as identifying...
| Author | Leslie Alcock |
| ISBN | 0141390697 |
We are all familiar with the heroic deeds and enchantments of the legendary tales surrounding King Arthur. But what evidence is there for a real figure beneath the myth and romance?
Arthur's Britain assembles a wealth of information about the history of Arthur by delving into the shadowy period...
The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is both a critical history of the Arthurian tradition and a reference guide to Arthurian works, names, characters, symbols, and places. Seven essays offer a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from their origins...
| Author | Caitlín Matthews |
| ISBN | 1852305606 |
The Celtic tradition is a source of inspiration to many seeking to discover their ancestral spiritual heritage. This superb sourcebook contains many new translations of seminal Celtic texts, including stories, poems, and prose pieces, some dating from as far back as the seventh century. Key ingredients...
| Author | Geoffrey Ashe |
| ISBN | 0905649699 |
Myths, legends & literary mysteries mix with maps, relics & historical facts in "The Discovery of King Arthur." Scholars, students & general readers of all ages have wondered for centuries about whether Britain was ever really ruled by an Arthur who held court at a place called Camelot....
| Author | David Day |
| ISBN | 0816033706 |
This book was entertaining and descriptive, with wonderful illustrations and excerpts from orginal writings, although every once in a while the author seemed to be assuming that the reader would already have a fairly broad knowledge of the Arthurian legends and romanctic tales. The book includes...
| Author | Ellen Galford |
| ISBN | 0809452812 |
My review for all of these books in this series is the same.
Time-Life has once again done an outstanding job putting together a series. From cover to cover they are thoughtful, beautiful books. I'm starting to sound generic, but it's true.
I'm a DK fan, I like white backgrounds and side notes...
| Author | Michael Jordan |
| ISBN | 0816029091 |
Since the beginning of time, the same mysteries have puzzled people on every continent; the same fears have beset them. They have attempted to explain the mysteries and allay the fears in the same way - through the worship of gods. Deities have been identified with the human psyche for at least 60,000...
| Author | Geoffrey of Monmouth |
| ISBN | 0708305202 |
The VITA MERLINI (LIFE OF MERLIN) is an often-overlooked, but nonetheless important and fascinating, account of the life of Merlin, the good wizard of the Arthurian legendarium. In this volume, we have the original Latin poem (from the 12th century), an English translation thereof, and copious notes...
