King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table is Dover Evergreen Classic's 2002 adaptation of folklorist Andrew Lang's 1902 The Book of Romance. Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013. I used this book as a replacement for another King Arthur Book for TOG Yr 2. The battle of Camlann is said to have been King Arthur’s final battle. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Tristram falls into Morgan's hands and is tricked into bearing for her a shield designed to embarrass Launcelot and Guinevere. At last, both badly wounded, Tristram and Launcelot discover one another's identity and the fight stops. Kay and Gaheris easily trounce them. He uses the shield in a tournament where he unhorses both Arthur and Ywain. Please try again. Includes 28 black-and-white illustrations. They spoke of “cauldrons of plenty” that provided food for heroes and could even bring the dead to life. Le Morte d'Arthur is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore. King Arthur consists of 13 separate stories chronicling King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Lancelot, and other Knights of the Round Table. Well written short stories about my favorite historical legendary heroes. Sir Thomas Malory, in his great 15th-century novel, Le Mort D’Arthur, tells us Morgan was “put to school on a nunnery, where she learned magic and necromancy”. King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table is Dover Evergreen Classic's 2002 adaptation of folklorist Andrew Lang's 1902 The Book of Romance. According to the legends associated with him, King Arthur had a circular table made which he seated the knights he valued the most around. Please enter your number below. We are glad we didn't try to read any more difficult versions. A few of the stories are great, and others are only okay. Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013. There's a problem loading this menu right now. I picked this version to read to my 10 & 12 year old children because it was suppose to be an easier version. A collection of stories, there is no over-arching narrative structure. Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2013. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Thirteen favorite tales from the Arthurian myth 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 Guinevere, Arthur's wife; the passing of King Arthur, and more. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Within the courtly circle these stories were told by roving troubadours – poets who learned dozens of Arthurian tales by heart. King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics), "Rosie: Stronger Than Steel" by Lindsay Ward. Tristram rides to the appointed place for his fight with Palomydes — the tomb of Lanceor, where long ago Merlin prophesied that the two greatest knights and the two greatest friends in the world would fight. By entering your details, you are agreeing to HistoryExtra terms and conditions. They wake him; he mounts his horse and jousts them both to the ground, then gallops off. Thanks! This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Later versions of the story extended Lancelot and Guinevere’s love into a full-blown affair, which in the end brought down the Round Table and ushered in the end of Arthur’s reign when Lancelot rescued the queen, who had been condemned to burn at the stake, and in the process killed several of Arthur’s knights. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Thank you for subscribing to HistoryExtra, you now have unlimited access. To this day, countless new books, films, television shows and plays continue to be created about King Arthur, adding to the popularity of the legends, which remain among the most familiar and best-loved stories of all time. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.