The King Arthur Conspiracy : How a Scottish Prince Became a Mythical Hero Paperback / softback
by SIMON STIRLING
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Most of what we know - or think we know - about King Arthur came from the pen of one Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1137.
His account in a History of the Kings of Britain quickly became the accepted version of events.
It was, however, extremely wide of the mark. Geoffrey created a myth and allowed the English to imagine that Arthur was one of their own.
A hero named Arthur undoubtedly existed, but his legend was stolen.
The scam of Arthur's grave and the subsequent myth that Glastonbury was the Isle of Avalon formed a further part of the early Church's conspiracy to reinvent Arthur as an English paragon.
So where is Avalon - the island on which Arthur was buried? And who was the original King Arthur? Simon Andrew Stirling draws on a vast range of sources and new translations of early British and Gaelic literature to identify history's true Arthur, and to pinpoint his precise burial location on Avalon.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:15/05/2020
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- ISBN:9780750994163
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:15/05/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780750994163