King of the Celts: Arthurian Legends and Celtic Tradition by Jean Markale

King of the Celts: Arthurian Legends and Celtic Tradition

Jean Markale

320 pages first pub 1993 (view editions)

nonfiction history adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
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Readers seeking a dark, adventurous journey into the historical roots of Western chivalry and morality, grounded in Celtic tradition, will find this slow-burning exploration ideal.

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In a masterful blend of history, geography, and literature, Jean Markale re-creates the true King Arthur, the real-life Celtic warrior-hero who organized the resistance to the Saxon onslaught in fifth-century England. Markale's unsurpassed knowled...

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