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King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table
A ruler said to be the model of goodness over evil and a formidable comrade in the ever-present struggle between right and wrong, the figure of King Arthur of England prevails at the heart of the Arthurian legends. The myths surrounding his reign have been recounted in endless tales. This collection includes thirteen of the best-loved legends of the man and his Knights of the Round Table.
Bewitching stories, related by one of the world's great storytellers, tell of how the young Arthur pulled a sword from a stone to become king; his meeting with the Lady of the Lake and acquisition of the mighty sword Excalibur; gatherings at the Round table; the death of Merlin; how the mysterious sorceress Morgan Le Fay attempted to kill Arthur; the quest for the Holy Grail; the romance of Lancelot and Guenevere, Arthur's wife; the passing of King Arthur, and more.
Magnificent engravings appear throughout the text, further enhancing this splendid introduction to Camelot and its enchanting lore.
These stories have inspired numerous film adaptations, including the 2017 release King Legend of the Sword , directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Eric Bana, Djimon Hounsou, and Annabelle Wallis.
Bewitching stories, related by one of the world's great storytellers, tell of how the young Arthur pulled a sword from a stone to become king; his meeting with the Lady of the Lake and acquisition of the mighty sword Excalibur; gatherings at the Round table; the death of Merlin; how the mysterious sorceress Morgan Le Fay attempted to kill Arthur; the quest for the Holy Grail; the romance of Lancelot and Guenevere, Arthur's wife; the passing of King Arthur, and more.
Magnificent engravings appear throughout the text, further enhancing this splendid introduction to Camelot and its enchanting lore.
These stories have inspired numerous film adaptations, including the 2017 release King Legend of the Sword , directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Eric Bana, Djimon Hounsou, and Annabelle Wallis.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1918
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About the author
Andrew Lang
2,898 books557 followersTales of the Scottish writer and anthropologist Andrew Lang include
The Blue Fairy Book
(1889).
Andrew Gabriel Lang, a prolific Scotsman of letters, contributed poetry, novels, literary criticism, and collected now best folklore.
The Young Scholar and Journalist
Andrew Gabriel Lang, the son of the town clerk and the eldest of eight children, lived in Selkirk in the Scottish borderlands. The wild and beautiful landscape of childhood greatly affected the youth and inspired a lifelong love of the outdoors and a fascination with local folklore and history. Charles Edward Stuart and Robert I the Bruce surrounded him in the borders, a rich area in history. He later achieved his literary Short History of Scotland .
A gifted student and avid reader, Lang went to the prestigious Saint Andrews University, which now holds a lecture series in his honor every few years, and then to Balliol College, Oxford. He later published Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes about the city in 1880.
Moving to London at the age of 31 years in 1875 as an already published poet, he started working as a journalist. His dry sense of humor, style, and huge array of interests made him a popular editor and columnist quickly for The Daily Post, Time magazine and Fortnightly Review. Whilst working in London, he met and married Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang, his wife.
Interest in myths and folklore continued as he and Leonora traveled through France and Italy to hear local legends, from which came the most famous The Rainbow Fairy Books . In the late 19th century, interest in the native stories declined and very few persons recounting them for young readers. In fact, some educationalists attacked harmful magical stories in general to children. To challenge this notion, Lang first began collecting stories for the first of his colored volumes.
Lang gathered already recorded stories, while other folklorists collected stories directly from source. He used his time to collect a much greater breadth over the world from Jacob Grimm, his brother, Madame d'Aulnoy, and other less well sources.
Lang also worked as the editor, often credited as its sole creator for his work despite the essential support of his wife, who transcribed and organised the translation of the text, to the success.
He published to wide acclaim. The beautiful illustrations and magic captivated the minds of children and adults alike. The success first allowed Lang and Leonora to carry on their research and in 1890 to publish a much larger print run of The Red Fairy Book , which drew on even more sources. Between 1889 and 1910, they published twelve collections, which, each with a different colored binding, collected, edited and translated a total of 437 stories. Lang, credited with reviving interest in folklore, more importantly revolutionized the Victorian view and inspired generations of parents to begin reading them to children once more.
Last Works
Lang produced and at the same time continued a wide assortment of novels, literary criticism, articles, and poetry. As Anita Silvey, literary critic, however, noted, "The irony of Lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession... he is best recognized for the works he did not write," the folk stories that he collected.
He finished not the last Highways and Byways of the Border but died.
Andrew Gabriel Lang, a prolific Scotsman of letters, contributed poetry, novels, literary criticism, and collected now best folklore.
The Young Scholar and Journalist
Andrew Gabriel Lang, the son of the town clerk and the eldest of eight children, lived in Selkirk in the Scottish borderlands. The wild and beautiful landscape of childhood greatly affected the youth and inspired a lifelong love of the outdoors and a fascination with local folklore and history. Charles Edward Stuart and Robert I the Bruce surrounded him in the borders, a rich area in history. He later achieved his literary Short History of Scotland .
A gifted student and avid reader, Lang went to the prestigious Saint Andrews University, which now holds a lecture series in his honor every few years, and then to Balliol College, Oxford. He later published Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes about the city in 1880.
Moving to London at the age of 31 years in 1875 as an already published poet, he started working as a journalist. His dry sense of humor, style, and huge array of interests made him a popular editor and columnist quickly for The Daily Post, Time magazine and Fortnightly Review. Whilst working in London, he met and married Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang, his wife.
Interest in myths and folklore continued as he and Leonora traveled through France and Italy to hear local legends, from which came the most famous The Rainbow Fairy Books . In the late 19th century, interest in the native stories declined and very few persons recounting them for young readers. In fact, some educationalists attacked harmful magical stories in general to children. To challenge this notion, Lang first began collecting stories for the first of his colored volumes.
Lang gathered already recorded stories, while other folklorists collected stories directly from source. He used his time to collect a much greater breadth over the world from Jacob Grimm, his brother, Madame d'Aulnoy, and other less well sources.
Lang also worked as the editor, often credited as its sole creator for his work despite the essential support of his wife, who transcribed and organised the translation of the text, to the success.
He published to wide acclaim. The beautiful illustrations and magic captivated the minds of children and adults alike. The success first allowed Lang and Leonora to carry on their research and in 1890 to publish a much larger print run of The Red Fairy Book , which drew on even more sources. Between 1889 and 1910, they published twelve collections, which, each with a different colored binding, collected, edited and translated a total of 437 stories. Lang, credited with reviving interest in folklore, more importantly revolutionized the Victorian view and inspired generations of parents to begin reading them to children once more.
Last Works
Lang produced and at the same time continued a wide assortment of novels, literary criticism, articles, and poetry. As Anita Silvey, literary critic, however, noted, "The irony of Lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession... he is best recognized for the works he did not write," the folk stories that he collected.
He finished not the last Highways and Byways of the Border but died.
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August 22, 2008
If you're new to the world of Arthurian legends, this is a good introduction.
October 20, 2020
Kral Arthur efsanesini izlediğim yapımlardan sağdan soldan okuduğum şeylerden az çok biliyorum. Kitap parça parça bize hikaye anlatıyor. Belki de hiç duymadığımız kişilerin bile hikayesini okuyoruz. Genel olarak kitaptan memnun kaldım ancak üç karakteri anlatan hikayelerin yetersiz veya neredeyse hiç olmaması bana garip geldi.
Bunların birincisi Morgana. Bu arada bunları az buldum dedim ama gerçekte bütün efsane hikayelerinin hepsi kitapta varmıdır yok mudur bilmiyorum. İkinci karakter ise Merlin. Merlin'in Arthur'la olan ilişkisini az çok biliyoruz. Arthur'un en iyi dostu olarak biliniyor diye biliyorum ama gelin görünki adam akıllı bir hikayesi yok. Üçüncü kişi ise belki çok şaşıracaksınız, Kral Arthur. Arthur'la ilgili bildiğimiz her şey burada var. Excalibur, Gölün Hanımı, kayadan kılıç çıkarması falan. Ben daha fazla hikaye olmasını isterdim ama çok fazlası malesef yok. Tekrarlıyorum sonuçta bu bir efsane ve hepsi bu kitapta mıdır değil midir bilemiyorum. Her şeye rağmen okunabilir. Oldukça ilgi çekici ve kendisini çok rahat bir şekilde okutturuyor.
Bunların birincisi Morgana. Bu arada bunları az buldum dedim ama gerçekte bütün efsane hikayelerinin hepsi kitapta varmıdır yok mudur bilmiyorum. İkinci karakter ise Merlin. Merlin'in Arthur'la olan ilişkisini az çok biliyoruz. Arthur'un en iyi dostu olarak biliniyor diye biliyorum ama gelin görünki adam akıllı bir hikayesi yok. Üçüncü kişi ise belki çok şaşıracaksınız, Kral Arthur. Arthur'la ilgili bildiğimiz her şey burada var. Excalibur, Gölün Hanımı, kayadan kılıç çıkarması falan. Ben daha fazla hikaye olmasını isterdim ama çok fazlası malesef yok. Tekrarlıyorum sonuçta bu bir efsane ve hepsi bu kitapta mıdır değil midir bilemiyorum. Her şeye rağmen okunabilir. Oldukça ilgi çekici ve kendisini çok rahat bir şekilde okutturuyor.
January 10, 2023
Puanım 3/5 (%60/100)
Arthur mitlerine giriş yapmak istiyorsanız güzel bir kitap ama beni hayal kırıklığına uğrattı. Arthur efsaneleri çok keyifli ve ilginç olsa da yazar nasıl olduysa sıkıcı bir şekilde anlatmayı başarmış. Anlatım yüzünden çok keyif aldığım söylenemez ama sevdiğim ve bildiğim hikayeler olduğu için çok kötü puan vermek istemiyorum. Benim favorim Lancelot olduğu için onun Guinevere ile olan hikayesinini görmek de güzeldi. Onun dışında Kutsal Kase arayışı, Nimue, Morgana le Fay'in hikayesinin de olması iyiydi. Hoşuma gitmeyen bir diğer şey de bazı kelimelerin Türkçe çevirisiydi. Dediğim gibi daha önce bilginiz yoksa ve yüzeysel de olsa bir şeyler öğrenmek istiyorsanız güzel bir kaynak olabilir ama zaten Arthur mitlerine hakimseniz çok da beğenmeyebilirsiniz.
Arthur mitlerine giriş yapmak istiyorsanız güzel bir kitap ama beni hayal kırıklığına uğrattı. Arthur efsaneleri çok keyifli ve ilginç olsa da yazar nasıl olduysa sıkıcı bir şekilde anlatmayı başarmış. Anlatım yüzünden çok keyif aldığım söylenemez ama sevdiğim ve bildiğim hikayeler olduğu için çok kötü puan vermek istemiyorum. Benim favorim Lancelot olduğu için onun Guinevere ile olan hikayesinini görmek de güzeldi. Onun dışında Kutsal Kase arayışı, Nimue, Morgana le Fay'in hikayesinin de olması iyiydi. Hoşuma gitmeyen bir diğer şey de bazı kelimelerin Türkçe çevirisiydi. Dediğim gibi daha önce bilginiz yoksa ve yüzeysel de olsa bir şeyler öğrenmek istiyorsanız güzel bir kaynak olabilir ama zaten Arthur mitlerine hakimseniz çok da beğenmeyebilirsiniz.
May 9, 2016
3.5
A pesar de la prosa simple (es un libro para wachines mi edición) y de la esperada glorificación exagerada a los santos de la espada, Arturo es LA leyenda, y los caballeros de la mesa redonda son sus dignos profetas; cada uno con historia propia, con damsel in distress o sin ella, pero siempre con la espada lista y el corazón puesto en el Rey.
Y, ante todo, el Bro Code y Bro's before Ho's- que en esa época se conocía como el Code of Chivalry, claro.
P.D. ¿Soy muy cliché si digo que Sir Lancelot fue mi personaje favorito? ¿Es evitable semejante preferencia?
[Reseña pendiente]
A pesar de la prosa simple (es un libro para wachines mi edición) y de la esperada glorificación exagerada a los santos de la espada, Arturo es LA leyenda, y los caballeros de la mesa redonda son sus dignos profetas; cada uno con historia propia, con damsel in distress o sin ella, pero siempre con la espada lista y el corazón puesto en el Rey.
Y, ante todo, el Bro Code y Bro's before Ho's- que en esa época se conocía como el Code of Chivalry, claro.
P.D. ¿Soy muy cliché si digo que Sir Lancelot fue mi personaje favorito? ¿Es evitable semejante preferencia?
[Reseña pendiente]
February 8, 2024
Çok ilginç bir kitap😃
Sırlar..
Şövalyeler..
Kral..
Aman ismimi kimseye söylemeyin..
Aman kimliğimi söyleyemem derken..
Kitap özeti gibi gelen bir kitap bitirmiş oldum..
Zira bi bakıyorsunuz konu daha oluşmadan hop zıplayıvermiş başka bir yere..
Boş verin şimdi ayrıntıyı, konuya odaklanın der gibi detaya girilmeden geçişleri olan bir eser..
Çok benlik olmayan değişik bir yapıtmış..
Sırlar..
Şövalyeler..
Kral..
Aman ismimi kimseye söylemeyin..
Aman kimliğimi söyleyemem derken..
Kitap özeti gibi gelen bir kitap bitirmiş oldum..
Zira bi bakıyorsunuz konu daha oluşmadan hop zıplayıvermiş başka bir yere..
Boş verin şimdi ayrıntıyı, konuya odaklanın der gibi detaya girilmeden geçişleri olan bir eser..
Çok benlik olmayan değişik bir yapıtmış..
December 9, 2022
Ahh be iki gözümün çiçeği lancelot, neden bu ihanet?
Morgana ve Merlin çok geri planda kalmış bence. Nerede o eğlenceli şakalar ve büyüler yapan Merlin?
O değilde çok eskiden izlediğim bir dizi vardı ve guinevere orada hizmetçi rolündeydi. Burada ise bir kralın kızı. İronik olmuş güldüm. :))
Morgana ve Merlin çok geri planda kalmış bence. Nerede o eğlenceli şakalar ve büyüler yapan Merlin?
O değilde çok eskiden izlediğim bir dizi vardı ve guinevere orada hizmetçi rolündeydi. Burada ise bir kralın kızı. İronik olmuş güldüm. :))
April 18, 2023
3.5/5 not enough lancelot and merlin
January 6, 2012
King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table had some fascinating stories not normally shared in everyday history lessons about the period. The tales provided a understanding of the adventures of King Arthur and his knights and also how King Arthur grew up and became king along with the background stories to the knights. Many fables revolve around such things as magic and many impossible tasks that cannot take place. These tales are supposed to represent the actual happenings of the King and his knights. Sir Lancelot du Lake, Sir Mordred, Merlin the Wizard, and Morgan la Fay and many other important characters that are all included in the stories to give the tales a richer cast of characters. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age because even as a bedtime story to little ones it is a great read to learn some history and to expand the mind. An added bonus is it's an easy read, no difficult vocabulary, and the plot is easy to follow.
March 24, 2022
A good intro to the King Arthur legends.
This book is one of the read alouds that came with our Sonlight homeschool curriculum. This edition, the Dover Evergreen Classics edition, has 28 illustrations by H.J. Ford. The illustrations are in black and white, but are lovely and detailed.
This book is one of the read alouds that came with our Sonlight homeschool curriculum. This edition, the Dover Evergreen Classics edition, has 28 illustrations by H.J. Ford. The illustrations are in black and white, but are lovely and detailed.
May 28, 2023
Longest short book ever… This was on our recommended reads list for the essentials program. Usually the recommended books are excellent. This one was tough to get through the first 75%. The last 25% was decent.
March 21, 2022
If you enjoy damsels in distress, swooning lords and ladies, and constantly fighting knights, this is definitely the story for you.
I listened to this book as an audio while reading a different copy of King Arthur’s stories at the same time. One thing I found was that some of the stories are recounted with different details, so it was unique to see the different accounts.
While the real King Arthur lived in the 600s, his stories are all told in a very medieval/crusade era, which was oddly compelling.
In terms of characters, Sir Lancelot or Sir Galahad may be considered the best knights, but personally, I am a Sir Gareth fan. :)
One thing that I find rather humorously strange is that no one seems to recognise their family members. So many of the knights were brothers or cousins or some such relation, and they were always “unknown to their brethren” or some such nonsense. But it was comical at times, though unrealistic at others.
I listened to this book as an audio while reading a different copy of King Arthur’s stories at the same time. One thing I found was that some of the stories are recounted with different details, so it was unique to see the different accounts.
While the real King Arthur lived in the 600s, his stories are all told in a very medieval/crusade era, which was oddly compelling.
In terms of characters, Sir Lancelot or Sir Galahad may be considered the best knights, but personally, I am a Sir Gareth fan. :)
One thing that I find rather humorously strange is that no one seems to recognise their family members. So many of the knights were brothers or cousins or some such relation, and they were always “unknown to their brethren” or some such nonsense. But it was comical at times, though unrealistic at others.
May 19, 2024
Even though I knew many of these stories, I had a hard time keeping track of all the knights; it seemed like almost all of them started with 'G'. I am also curious if Howard Pyle's King Arthur might be more accessible than Lang's. I believe both were written in the early 1900s.
October 22, 2021
The book was ok because the adventures that King Arthur went on were nice. The letters were a bit too small for me. Maybe I will read it again when I am older in the future.
October 27, 2021
A great story that was written horribly!
September 22, 2013
I decided to read this book because in Global Perspectives we are currently learning about the middle ages; their lifestyles, their jobs and their homes. I have always been a fan of the Disney film 'The Sword in the Stone', because I really enjoy exploring the middle ages and the various stories that were told. I thought that this book would suit the category it completed well.
This book completed the category 'A book that teaches you about another time in history'.This category was very interesting as I liked learning about their culture, their lifestyle, their dress and how they spoke. That was actually quite amusing reading what they had said, as it would of seemed annoying only speaking in the longest and fanciest way possible.
My favorite quote from this book is "Arthur had many battles to fight and many Kings to conquer before he was acknowledged lord of them all, and often he would have failed had he not listened to the wisdom of Merlin..." This is my favourite quote because Merlin is my favourite character, I would love to have a best friend that tells me what lies in my future and to give me wisdom and guidance. I liked this quote because it is true that King Arthur wouldn't of done such great things without Merlin.
Something I learned from this book would be not to depend on others so much. King Arthur himself depended on a lot of people and would immediately trust someone the first moment he saw them. This happened when Arthur left England and while he was gone he entrusts his position of king to his nephew Sir Mordred. Mordred betrays him and Arthur must fight him to gain back his title. It's better to be independent, as life seems more enjoyable when you are in charge of it.
An interesting character in the book would be Merlin. He was interesting because knew of the future but he wouldn't do anything to prevent bad things from happening, he would just accept it as it is. The best case of this is when Merlin had always told Arthur that he was going to get buried alive by a damsel he adored greatly. And when he met this damsel, he adored her at an instant. He followed her around and wouldn't want to leave her side. One day she asked to see some of the treasures underneath a rock. Merlin did as she wished and she used the magic Merlin taught her to trap him with a rock,burying him alive. If he knew that was his fate why did he go along with it instead of changing it? Merlin is a very mysterious wizard and that is why he is my favourite character, because you never knew what to expect with him.
This book completed the category 'A book that teaches you about another time in history'.This category was very interesting as I liked learning about their culture, their lifestyle, their dress and how they spoke. That was actually quite amusing reading what they had said, as it would of seemed annoying only speaking in the longest and fanciest way possible.
My favorite quote from this book is "Arthur had many battles to fight and many Kings to conquer before he was acknowledged lord of them all, and often he would have failed had he not listened to the wisdom of Merlin..." This is my favourite quote because Merlin is my favourite character, I would love to have a best friend that tells me what lies in my future and to give me wisdom and guidance. I liked this quote because it is true that King Arthur wouldn't of done such great things without Merlin.
Something I learned from this book would be not to depend on others so much. King Arthur himself depended on a lot of people and would immediately trust someone the first moment he saw them. This happened when Arthur left England and while he was gone he entrusts his position of king to his nephew Sir Mordred. Mordred betrays him and Arthur must fight him to gain back his title. It's better to be independent, as life seems more enjoyable when you are in charge of it.
An interesting character in the book would be Merlin. He was interesting because knew of the future but he wouldn't do anything to prevent bad things from happening, he would just accept it as it is. The best case of this is when Merlin had always told Arthur that he was going to get buried alive by a damsel he adored greatly. And when he met this damsel, he adored her at an instant. He followed her around and wouldn't want to leave her side. One day she asked to see some of the treasures underneath a rock. Merlin did as she wished and she used the magic Merlin taught her to trap him with a rock,burying him alive. If he knew that was his fate why did he go along with it instead of changing it? Merlin is a very mysterious wizard and that is why he is my favourite character, because you never knew what to expect with him.
April 17, 2012
King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table is Dover Evergreen Classic's 2002 adaptation of folklorist Andrew Lang's 1902 The Book of Romance. King Arthur consists of 13 separate stories chronicling King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Lancelot, and other Knights of the Round Table. A few of the stories are great, and others are only okay. One fantastic aspect of the volume that runs throughout are the illustrations from the original publication by H.J. Ford.
One thing that must be kept in mind is that these stories are from a 1902 collection of much older folklore. As such, the style is not what a modern reader may be used to. For example, characterization and motivation are given little attention, and much of the action you'd expect from a book about knights questing is missing. Most battles are generally summed up in the text as "The two knights fought for an hour before Sir Lancelot dealt a blow to the helm to his opponent, who then yielded."
My favorite story from the collections is "What Beaumains asked of the King." At 36 pages, it is the longest single narrative of the book (more pages are given to the Quest for the Holy Grail, but those pages are split between several stories). In this tale, a humble young man comes to Arthur's court, refusing to give his true name. He asks to be knighted and aide a woman who has come seeking aid for her sister who is besieged in her castle. Beaumains ventures forth to rescue the sister, defeating foes along the why as the woman scoffs at the lowly person sent to help her sister, unaware of Beaumains' true nobility.
As mentioned, I really enjoyed the engravings by H.J. Ford. His 28 illustrations do much to bring the story to life, and portray the characters and setting in a very romantic light. Almost every story gets at least one illustration, and the longer ones include several. I'd actually say that Ford's art is my favorite part of the book. It's just so evocative of the source material.
Overall, this is an interesting book for someone who isn't very familiar with the Round Table tales. There isn't as much depth as there could be to the stories, but perhaps that's more in keeping with the original stories, as opposed to modern expectations. The art, however, is definitely well done and makes the volume worthwhile. I'm very happy Dover included the original artwork when issuing King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table.
One thing that must be kept in mind is that these stories are from a 1902 collection of much older folklore. As such, the style is not what a modern reader may be used to. For example, characterization and motivation are given little attention, and much of the action you'd expect from a book about knights questing is missing. Most battles are generally summed up in the text as "The two knights fought for an hour before Sir Lancelot dealt a blow to the helm to his opponent, who then yielded."
My favorite story from the collections is "What Beaumains asked of the King." At 36 pages, it is the longest single narrative of the book (more pages are given to the Quest for the Holy Grail, but those pages are split between several stories). In this tale, a humble young man comes to Arthur's court, refusing to give his true name. He asks to be knighted and aide a woman who has come seeking aid for her sister who is besieged in her castle. Beaumains ventures forth to rescue the sister, defeating foes along the why as the woman scoffs at the lowly person sent to help her sister, unaware of Beaumains' true nobility.
As mentioned, I really enjoyed the engravings by H.J. Ford. His 28 illustrations do much to bring the story to life, and portray the characters and setting in a very romantic light. Almost every story gets at least one illustration, and the longer ones include several. I'd actually say that Ford's art is my favorite part of the book. It's just so evocative of the source material.
Overall, this is an interesting book for someone who isn't very familiar with the Round Table tales. There isn't as much depth as there could be to the stories, but perhaps that's more in keeping with the original stories, as opposed to modern expectations. The art, however, is definitely well done and makes the volume worthwhile. I'm very happy Dover included the original artwork when issuing King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table.
December 23, 2015
"The sword itself he put in a magic stone, which floated down the stream to Camelot, that is now called Winchester.
(...) and said Arthur: far more grievous to me is the loss of my good Knights, than of my Queen; for Queens I might have in plenty, but no man had ever such a company of Knights."
(...) and said Arthur: far more grievous to me is the loss of my good Knights, than of my Queen; for Queens I might have in plenty, but no man had ever such a company of Knights."
January 20, 2010
Own. Christmas present from Uncle Geoff.
That was a good book!
That was a good book!
June 15, 2023
Content:
language: None.
Violence: low moderate. There is a lot of fighting, stabbing, heads flying and general battles. There is very little blood however and the nature isn't graphically described.
Sexual: Mild. Nothing is overtly mentioned in this telling of the legends. It's not even outright stated that Lancelot and Guinevere have an affair.
I did not care for this version of the collected legends and myths. There was a lot of contradictory information in the stories. For example: At one point it says that Sir Bors is Lancelot's cousin, and then in later chapters it calls him Lancelot's nephew. They also confused me to death as to who Sir Ector de Maris was. It says at one point he and Lancelot are brothers, but also that he was Arthur's foster father. Never heard that one before.
Also, there is so much vague language in this that drove me bananas. They'd be telling the story and it would neglect to use nouns, only pronouns. The squire, the sister, that knight, or his brother. Whoever they may be, but apparently it wasn't worth the ink to mention details that would've made the story flow better?
All in all, I nearly quit reading this at least three times, but only persevered because it was so short.
language: None.
Violence: low moderate. There is a lot of fighting, stabbing, heads flying and general battles. There is very little blood however and the nature isn't graphically described.
Sexual: Mild. Nothing is overtly mentioned in this telling of the legends. It's not even outright stated that Lancelot and Guinevere have an affair.
I did not care for this version of the collected legends and myths. There was a lot of contradictory information in the stories. For example: At one point it says that Sir Bors is Lancelot's cousin, and then in later chapters it calls him Lancelot's nephew. They also confused me to death as to who Sir Ector de Maris was. It says at one point he and Lancelot are brothers, but also that he was Arthur's foster father. Never heard that one before.
Also, there is so much vague language in this that drove me bananas. They'd be telling the story and it would neglect to use nouns, only pronouns. The squire, the sister, that knight, or his brother. Whoever they may be, but apparently it wasn't worth the ink to mention details that would've made the story flow better?
All in all, I nearly quit reading this at least three times, but only persevered because it was so short.
June 2, 2020
Maya Kitap'ın Mitolojik Hikayeler dizisinden ilk kitabı Britonların mitolojisi Kral Arthur'a ayrılmış. Bu ve ikinci kitapta da kapak tasarımı ve renk seçimi çok güzel, bu işlerle ilgilenen insanları özellikle tebrik etmek isterim.
Kitap dört kısımdan oluşuyor, dört kısım da Arthur'un ve meşhur Yuvarlak Masa Şövalyeleri'nin çeşitli cesurluklarını anlatıyor. Başlangıç olarak Arthur'un kral oluşu ve efsane kılıç Excalibur anlatılmış, bitiş olarak da Arthur'un ölümü ele alınmış.
İçerik olarak bu mitolojiyi anlamaya yetecek kadar bilgi var, ama derinlemesine öğrenmek istiyorsanız daha eski kaynaklara başvurmanız gerekecek. Bu kitap yatmadan önce ya da boş bir vakitte okunacak kadar basitleştirerek ve genellemesine anlatmış mitolojiyi. Kötü bir özellik değil asla, çoğumuzun işine yarayacak bir şey bu.
Yazarın dili yeterince akıcı, çeviri kusursuz. Baştan sona macera ve biraz da gerçeklik dolu bir kitap arıyorsanız, bunları yaparken bir yandan da Arthur'u tanımak istiyorsanız bu kitap sizi bekler.
Keyifli okumalar dilerim.
Kitap dört kısımdan oluşuyor, dört kısım da Arthur'un ve meşhur Yuvarlak Masa Şövalyeleri'nin çeşitli cesurluklarını anlatıyor. Başlangıç olarak Arthur'un kral oluşu ve efsane kılıç Excalibur anlatılmış, bitiş olarak da Arthur'un ölümü ele alınmış.
İçerik olarak bu mitolojiyi anlamaya yetecek kadar bilgi var, ama derinlemesine öğrenmek istiyorsanız daha eski kaynaklara başvurmanız gerekecek. Bu kitap yatmadan önce ya da boş bir vakitte okunacak kadar basitleştirerek ve genellemesine anlatmış mitolojiyi. Kötü bir özellik değil asla, çoğumuzun işine yarayacak bir şey bu.
Yazarın dili yeterince akıcı, çeviri kusursuz. Baştan sona macera ve biraz da gerçeklik dolu bir kitap arıyorsanız, bunları yaparken bir yandan da Arthur'u tanımak istiyorsanız bu kitap sizi bekler.
Keyifli okumalar dilerim.
July 3, 2018
This was a gift from my good friend Naila. '' To the sweetest girl I've ever met, Naila 2017.11.05'' you wrote : )
Very like children book from the cover, you'd think But NOOO, anything but that! A dark story with a darker ending. The thing about this book that it doesn't particularly dive deeply in the story of King Arthur and Excalibur the legendary sword but rather narrates the adventures of the round table knights in a set of short stories among which entertained me most are Sir Lancelot's and his son Sir Galahad's ...yep that's all x). Others are the stories of Queen Guenevere and MERIN the wizard. Oh, Merin... sadly he had to depart us at the very beginning T-T.
I'm not sure if I'll be reading King Arthur's tales again, I mean I like the concept of it and the enchanted sword but come on! the adventures are a LITTLE BIT OVERRATED...
Very like children book from the cover, you'd think But NOOO, anything but that! A dark story with a darker ending. The thing about this book that it doesn't particularly dive deeply in the story of King Arthur and Excalibur the legendary sword but rather narrates the adventures of the round table knights in a set of short stories among which entertained me most are Sir Lancelot's and his son Sir Galahad's ...yep that's all x). Others are the stories of Queen Guenevere and MERIN the wizard. Oh, Merin... sadly he had to depart us at the very beginning T-T.
I'm not sure if I'll be reading King Arthur's tales again, I mean I like the concept of it and the enchanted sword but come on! the adventures are a LITTLE BIT OVERRATED...
October 26, 2019
Britanya mitleri ilgimi çektiği için kitabı okumaya başladım. Kitap 4 bölümden oluşmaktadır. 1. bölüm kitaba adını veren Arthur'un kılıcı çekmesi ile kral olmasını ve Excalibur adlı kılıca ulaşmasını anlatıyor. Ayrıca bazı Yuvarlak Masa Şövalyeleri'nin hayatlarından destansı hikayeler bulunmaktadır. Merlin karakteri ile 1. bölüm bitiyor. 2. bölümde şövalyelerin kutsal kaseyi arayışları, 3. bölümde Kraliçe adına savaşlar ve son yani 4. bölümde ise kendisine ihanet edenler ile savaşan bir Arthur hikayeleri okuyoruz.
Kitap boyutu ufak olduğu için kısa sürede okunacak bir kitap. Çeviri çok sıkıntı değildi. 2-3 yerde bir sıkıntı gördüm ama okumaya engel bir durum yoktu. Kitap tasarımı da bana çok güzel geldi. Bu konulara ilgi duyanların okumasını istediğim güzel bir kitap. Puanım 5/5.
Ayrıca şu sahneyi de atmasam olmaz. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq0NY...
Kitap boyutu ufak olduğu için kısa sürede okunacak bir kitap. Çeviri çok sıkıntı değildi. 2-3 yerde bir sıkıntı gördüm ama okumaya engel bir durum yoktu. Kitap tasarımı da bana çok güzel geldi. Bu konulara ilgi duyanların okumasını istediğim güzel bir kitap. Puanım 5/5.
Ayrıca şu sahneyi de atmasam olmaz. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq0NY...
August 18, 2023
Took us a while to get through it, but this is a good King Arthur version, and will touches on most of the Arthurian corpus, missing primarily the less child-friendly bits DD#1(10) & DS#2(8) liked it better than DD#2(6). Both the material and the language was probably a bit much for the latter.
I did switch out the part where with the version from Tennyson's "Idyls of the King", because that's such a dynamite poetic scene.
IMHO, Howard Pyle is a bit better as far as complex children's versions of Arthur, but he's even less well-suited to bedtime reading.
I did switch out the part where with the version from Tennyson's "Idyls of the King", because that's such a dynamite poetic scene.
IMHO, Howard Pyle is a bit better as far as complex children's versions of Arthur, but he's even less well-suited to bedtime reading.
July 3, 2020
Given someone says most of these are from 1902 or a collection from. Makes sense given the sort of old American or that sort of English it is written in. As it's not modern. It's not Old English but somewhere in between. It's harder to read until about Lancelot and Guinevere bit and then it flies. Book I have matches this cover with an ISBN that does not match the cover. Better spoke the cover that is shown for my ISBN is something else. This does not have a 13 # ISBN but is a 1995 reprint, bound and printed in Denmark. Very light paper. For such a small book. Was easy to read in the middle. Took me nearly 24 yrs but I did get to it. Just tales and if you wanna get another book done in your goal on goodreads why not :)
July 17, 2019
THIS was the King Arthur book I was looking for. This includes all the famous stories: the search for the Holy Grail, Lancelot and Guinevere, Merlin and Nimue, etc. It's all delightfully Medieval, chivalrous and rather bonkers (but it is, after all, Medieval mythology, so it's an alien world to our modern way of thinking: it should be somewhat baffling). The chivalry seems quaint and foreign, as well it should, but it also seems believable and authentic. Parts of the whole thing haven't aged well and don't make much sense to me, but for the most part I quite enjoyed it and was pleased to read it.
February 17, 2021
I read this one for class. I teach a King Arthur unit.
This isn’t my favorite version of the Arthurian legends, but it’s written in a way that is easy for my students to understand. It doesn’t require much scaffolding for basic understanding. They get the idea of the King Arthur story, and we are able to discuss on a deeper level. It leaves out details, but it does get the job done. When I felt it was necessary, I have filled in details for them as we read. The students should be able to recognize allusions to the legends and understand the influence of the stories on Brit lit as they continue their studies.
This isn’t my favorite version of the Arthurian legends, but it’s written in a way that is easy for my students to understand. It doesn’t require much scaffolding for basic understanding. They get the idea of the King Arthur story, and we are able to discuss on a deeper level. It leaves out details, but it does get the job done. When I felt it was necessary, I have filled in details for them as we read. The students should be able to recognize allusions to the legends and understand the influence of the stories on Brit lit as they continue their studies.
March 27, 2020
Curse this story. For I'm not a woman who prays. But may a blessed soul wish for certain individuals from this book a better life on the rebirth they're destined to have.
This story is so sexist in its base form, without meaning it probably, after all, the lore was written long ago, but Gods be damned if I didn't grow to hate Guenevere so much.
I've been writing curses in this book from the get go.
Oh the irony.
From,
One who awaits The One True King's Return
This story is so sexist in its base form, without meaning it probably, after all, the lore was written long ago, but Gods be damned if I didn't grow to hate Guenevere so much.
I've been writing curses in this book from the get go.
Oh the irony.
From,
One who awaits The One True King's Return
May 6, 2023
It is a good work that summarizes Malory's ''Le Morte d'Arthur''. Yet, I felt like I was reading fragments from a manuscript as the book lacked an authorial voice. Instead, it summarizes the main Arthurian tales. Overall, It was enjoyable, I especially liked the parts that tell the event of Lancelot and Lady Astolat. I recommend this work to the readers who wish to dive into Arthurian literature but are intimidated reading the whole ''Le Morte d'Arthur'
September 18, 2024
Okuması kolay bir kitap ancak bazı sorularım olmadı değil. İlk olarak isminden anlaşılıyor olsa da neden Morgana'nın bir peri (Morgana le fay yazıyor ama fay'in peri anlamına geldiği dipnotta belirtilebilirdi) veya cadı olduğu yazılmamış? Merlin'i taşa hapseden kadın aslında Gölün Hanımı yani Nimue/Vivien... Arthur'a Excalibur'u veren de o. Burada sorun Türkçe edisyonda değil elbette. Sadece efsaneyi daha öncr araştırmamış biri bunları okurken kafası karışabilir.
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October 14, 2024
I can’t understand at all how this is a classic. The stories seems to have very little point. They go through so many characters that there is almost no character development and they come and go into and out of the story at such rapidity that it is impossible to keep them straight. But it doesn’t seem to matter much if I keep them straight or not because they will drip out of the story within a page or two.
It was painful to get through!
It was painful to get through!
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