num_pages: 233
description: The Fall of Arthur recounts in verse the last campaign of King Arthur who even as he stands at the threshold of Mirkwood is summoned back to Britain by news of the treachery of Mordred. Already weakened in spirit by Guineveres infidelity with the now-exiled Lancelot Arthur must rouse his knights to battle one last time against Mordreds rebels and foreign mercenaries. Powerful passionate and filled with vivid imagery this unfinished poem reveals Tolkiens gift for storytelling at its brilliant best. Christopher Tolkien editor contributes three illuminating essays that explore the literary world of King Arthur reveal the deeper meaning of the verses and the painstaking work his father applied to bring the poem to a finished form and investigate the intriguing links between The Fall of Arthur and Tolkiens Middle-earth.
language: English
title: The Fall of Arthur
publisher: HarperCollins