Title: From Scythia to Camelot : a radical reassessment of the legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Holy Grail /
Authors: Littleton, C. Scott.; Malcor, Linda A.
Publisher: Garland,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Arthur,; Britons Kings and rulers Legends History and criticism.; Legends Great Britain History and criticism.; Grail Legends History and criticism; Arthurian romances Sources.; Mythology, Iranian; Mythology, Celtic; Britons Kings and rulers Folklore.; Camelot (Legendary place); Great Britain Antiquities, Celtic.
Abstract: This volume proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Also includes 19 maps. --From publisher's description.
Contents: pt. I. The Cultural and Historical Background. 1. The Northeast Iranians -- pt. II. Figures. 2. Arthur and the Sarmatian Connection. 3. Lancelot and the "Alan of Lot" 4. The Knights and the Narts. 5. Women, Water, and Warriors -- pt. III. Themes and Images. 6. The Sword in the Stone. 7. The Serpent Image -- pt. IV. The Holy Grail. 8. The Holy Grail, the Cauldron of Annwfn, and the Nartamongae. 9. The Alans and the Grail. 10. The Grail Keepers.