num_pages: 576
description: Arthurian Legends brings together many of the traditional stories about King Arthur, along with several new interpretations of the legend, to provide a complete picture of his birth, adventures romance, and fate. It traces Arthur's exploits to gain the sword Excalibur, the conflict with his half-sister Morgan, the birth of his bastard son Mordred, and the shadowy influence and fate of Merlin. Includes material on King Arthur and his knights by Howard Pyle, Geoffrey of Monmouth, John Steinbeck, Rosemary Sutcliff, Roger Lancelyn Green, Hilaire Belloc, Arthur Machen, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Jane Yolen, among others.ContentsThe first pendragon / Sir James Knowles --The winning of kinghood / Howard Pyle --The winning of the kingdom / Geoffrey of Monmouth --The knight with the two swords / John Steinbeck --The winning of a sword / Howard Pyle --The reason of Morgan le Fay / George Cox --The winning of Olwen / Lady Charlotte Guest --The temptation of Launcelot / Peter Valentine Timlett --Sir Gawain and the green knight / Rosemary Sutcliff --The quest of the saracen beast / Theodore Goodridge Roberts --Sir Marrok the wolf / Allen French --The marriage of Sir Gawayne / Maude Ebbutt --The carle of Carlisle / Ron Tiner --Sir Lanval / A.R. Hope Moncrieff --Sir Percivale of Wales / Roger Lancely Green --John, the knight of the lion / H. Shück --The romance of Tristan and Iseult / Hilaire Belloc --The dog's story / Eleanor Aranson --The quest of the Holy Grail / Andrew and Leonora Lang --Madoc the door ward / Douglas Carmichael --Guinevere and Lancelot / Arthur Machen --The pretender / Stephen Dedman --The passing of Arthur / Alfred, Lord Tennyson --The lady of Belec / Phyllis Ann Kar --Ravens' meat / Fay Simpson --The quiet monk / Jane Yolen --The isle of Avalon / Phil Carradice
language: English
title: The Mammoth book of Arthurian legends
titlecomplete: The Mammoth book of Arthurian legends
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Anthologies, Short Stories, Reference, Arthurian, Mythology
ratings_count: 68
series: La saga di Re Artù
publisher: Robinson