Worlds of Arthur : facts & fictions of the Dark Ages / Guy Halsall.
Worlds of Arthur : facts & fictions of the Dark Ages / Guy Halsall.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Date
2013.
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G 2014/1384
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English
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xx, 357 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Old worlds. The story of 'King Arthur' ; The matter of Arthur: the traditional narrative ; Swords in the stones: the archaeology of post-imperial Britain -- pt. 2. Present worlds. The antimatter of Arthur: reassessing the written sources ; Continuity or collapse?: the end of Roman Britain ; B...
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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1st ed.
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England
Date Published
2013.
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Broadly speaking, there are two Arthurs. On the one hand is the traditional "historical" Arthur, waging a doomed struggle to save Roman civilization against the relentless Anglo-Saxon tide during the darkest years of the Dark Ages. On the other is the Arthur of myth and legend, accompanied by a host of equally legendary people, places, and stories....
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Worlds of Arthur : facts & fictions of the Dark Ages / Guy Halsall.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-339) and index.
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G 2014/1384
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74VKMXkDLOMM
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019965817X
9780199658176
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942.014
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991021244959702626
