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Brut Layamon · 1924 · 140p · ≈ 4h · Challenging "This version of Brut is a rendering into modern English, in verse format, of the Middle English story of Britain, from its founding by the legendary Brutus, a supposed descendant of the Trojans, to the final loss of land and prestige when the Saxons took over Britain. Lawman, a priest in the Welsh Marches in the diocese of Worcester, was translating from the twelfth-century French octosyllabic… Shares: Brutus the Trojan, Modernized versions, English Romances, Britons

Layamons Brut, or Chronicle of Britain Layamon · 1847 · 676p · ≈ 22h · Demanding It is a history book. Roman de Brut or Brut is a verse literary history of Britain by the poet Wace. Written in the Norman language, it consists of 14, 866 lines. It is based on Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, and was probably begun around 1150 and finished in 1155. It was intended for a Norman audience interested in the legends and history of the new territories of the… Shares: Brutus the Trojan, English Romances, Britons, Romances

Five Middle English Arthurian romances Valerie Krishna · 1991 · 257p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The poems in this collection will give the reader an appreciation of both the distinctiveness and the variety of the medieval English Arthurian tradition and highlight some of this important chapter in Arthurian legend literature. The Middle English stories are different in style and structure to the later French romances, composed in poetic forms that derive from native English traditions. The… Shares: Modernized versions, English Romances, Romances, Arthurian romances

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo J.R.R. Tolkien · 1975 · ★ 4.0 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares: Modernized versions, Romances, Arthurian romances, Poetry Shares: Modernized versions, Romances, Arthurian romances, Poetry

The Great Captains (The Epic Romance of King Arthur) Henry Treece · 1956 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Based on the life of King Arthur. Shares: Arthur, Arthurian romances, Great Britain, History

Mythology of King Arthur and his knights Evelyn Wolfson · 2014 Out of dark and violent centuries, legends of a great leader arose. King Arthur became one of the most famous figures in British literature. During the Dark Ages, Britain was without a king and the land was divided. Death and destruction reigned over the land as power-hungry overlords armed themselves and fought against their fellow countrymen. Evelyn Wolfson examines both legend and historical… Shares: Britons, Arthur, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

Arthur Stephen R. Lawhead · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate E-Book Extra: "Stephen R. Lawhead on…" (The writing process; The Atlantis/Britain connection; Whether or not Arthur existed, etc.)They called him unfit to rule, a lowborn, callow boy, Uther's bastard.But his coming bad been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. And be had learned powerful secrets at the knee of the mystical sage Merlin. He was Arthur -- Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty… Shares: Britons, Arthur, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

In winter's shadow Gillian Bradshaw · 1982 · ★ 4.0 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Praise for Gillian Bradshaw:"A welcome new light on the horizon of popular Arthurian legend." – Book listVows broken. . .Friendships betrayed. . . The fate of heroes finally revealed. . .As powerful enemies attack the throne from inside the kingdom, Arthur, his queen, and his greatest warrior Gwalchmai will be put to the ultimate test. Never faltering in her loyalty to the king, Gwynhwyfar has… Shares: Britons, Arthur, Arthurian romances, History

Pearl Sir Israel Gollancz · 1891 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Yellow and golden pearls: yellow-green, greenish brown to dark brown; Shares: Modernized versions, English Romances, Romances, Arthurian romances

The book of the sword Diana L. Paxson · 1999 · ★ 3.7 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A retelling of the classic Arthurian legend, full of action, adventure, and epic thrills!Mighty Rome subjugated the isle of Britain only to abandon it, leaving behind a bloody patchwork of warring tribes. The fragile peace imposed by the conquerors has been shattered, compelling Artoria Argantel -- Lady of the Lake and Druid priestess -- to call upon the Spirit of War and Justice to deliver a… Shares: Arthur, Arthurian romances, Great Britain, History

The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart · 1973 · ★ 4.0 · 455p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Dark Ages. Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the fabled sword to become the true High King of Britain. Shares: Britons, Arthur, Romances, Arthurian romances

Three early English metrical romances Robson, John · 1842 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares: Arthur, Romances, Arthurian romances

The Crimson Chalice Victor Canning · 1976 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate When a party of marauding Saxons destroy her father's villa, young Roman girl Gratia, 'Tia' escapes. She comes upon the body of the heir to the chieftanship of a British tribe in the west. Baradoc, a prisoner of Phoenician traders, was sold as a slave and is also escaping the Saxons. However, after being attacked he was left for dead by his cousin, the next heir. Tia nurses him back to health,… Shares: Britons, Arthur, Arthurian romances

Arthur Rex Thomas Berger · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 499p · ≈ 16h · Moderate King Arthur, Merlin, and the knights of the Round Table live in ancient Britain but have contemporary concerns because Guinevere and the other women act liberated. Shares: Britons, Arthur, Arthurian romances

Arthurian chronicles represented by Wace and Layamon Wace · 1912 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Arthurian Chronicles Wace, Norman poet (1110-1174) This ebook presents «Arthurian Chronicles», from Wace. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents About This Book Introduction Wace Layamon Excursus I. Arthur's Magic Possessions Excursus Ii. The Round Table Excursus Iii. The Hope Of Britain Bibliography Wace's Roman De Brut Shares: Britons, Romances, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

The Wicked Day Mary Stewart · 1983 · ★ 4.1 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Far from being the scourge of Arthur, his bastard son Mordred actually strives to resist Merlin's prophecy of doom. But he is thwarted by the schemes of his sorceress mother, Queen Morgause, who has brought him up to be her revenge incarnate. Shares: Britons, Arthur, Romances, Arthurian romances

Sword at Sunset Rosemary Sutcliff · 1963 · ★ 4.1 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate This brilliant Arthurian epic cuts through the mists of pagan, early Christian, and medieval splendors that have gathered about the subject and tells the authentic story of the man who may well have been the real King Arthur—Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Presenting early Britain… Shares: Britons, Arthur, Arthurian romances, History

Iwein Hartmann von Aue · 1827 · 563p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Iwein is a Middle High German verse romance by the poet Hartmann von Aue, written around 1200. An Arthurian tale freely adapted from Chrétien de Troyes Old French Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, it tells the story of Iwein (Yvain), a knight of King Arthurs Round Table. It was written after Hartmanns Erec, and is generally taken to be his last work. Shares: Modernized versions, Romances, Arthurian romances

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