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  The Quest for Arthur's Britain by Geoffrey Ashe
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Make/Author/Artist: Geoffrey Ashe
Edition/ Material: 1968
Details: Hard Cover

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Product Code: ARTBRIT

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The story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the chief myth of Britain. Arthur's legendary kingdom has molded Britain's literature, influenced her ideas and even, at times affected her politics.

Was there an Arthur? Medieval man did not doubt that Arthur had actually lived and reigned. historians during the age of Reason were far more skeptical. Gibbon, however, believed in an historical Arthur, and most scholars now regard his reality as probably and accept Arthurian Britain as a meaningful historical term.

The Quest for Arthur's Britain examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian tradition, and then, in five archaeological chapters, presents the results of excavations to date at Cadbury (reputed size of Camelot), Tintagel, Glastonbury and less-known places. An outline of Arthurian Britain takes shape and several fascinating questions emerge. For example, was this dark-age Britain a transitory, unimportant period? Or did the Celtic rally against the

CONDITION: USED, Hard cover, book in vg+ condition, dust jacket shows some wear. 282 pages, 1968

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