Arthurian romances vs The mabinogion: Which Should You Read?

Arthurian romances Chrétien de Troyes · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.7 377 pages · ≈ 6 h 59 m · Challenging

Offers modern translations of the medieval French poems about the Knights of the Round Table, including "Erec and Enide," "Lancelot," and "Perceval," and briefly discusses Chretien's life and writing style.

The mabinogion Lady Charlotte Guest · 1997 ★★★★☆ 3.9 201 pages · ≈ 3 h 43 m · Moderate

First told orally by unknown generations of Welsh storytellers, "The Mabinogion" was subsequently written down in the 13th century in the form of a collection of prose tales. These stories draw on pre-Christian…