02666oam 2200685I 450 991045069520332120200520144314.00-415-55500-00-203-58303-51-280-07411-61-134-37202-710.4324/9780203583036 (CKB)1000000000445189(EBL)182609(OCoLC)475896689(SSID)ssj0000301078(PQKBManifestationID)11247553(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301078(PQKBWorkID)10260015(PQKB)11600505(MiAaPQ)EBC182609(Au-PeEL)EBL182609(CaPaEBR)ebr10100502(CaONFJC)MIL7411(OCoLC)56341751(EXLCZ)99100000000044518920180706d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKing Arthur in antiquity /Graham AndersonLondon ;New York :Routledge,2004.1 online resource (221 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-31714-2 0-203-34865-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200) and index.BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS<P>This original and compelling study argues against the traditional identification of Arthur as a king in Celtic Britain. Instead, Graham Anderson explores the evidence for two much older figures, known to classical writers as kings of Arcadia and Lydia, over a millenium before.</P><P>He shows how these kings can be clearly connected with traditional Arthurian characters and adventure, including an ancient Gawain, a Lady of Shallott, and a predecessor of Excalibur, and shows that the Arthurian universe found in Welsh tales and French romances is already anticipated in these earliest of ArthurTalesGreeceHistory and criticismBritonsKings and rulersLegendsArthurian romancesSourcesLegendsGreeceGreat BritainCivilizationGreek influencesGreat BritainHistoryTo 1066FolkloreElectronic books.TalesHistory and criticism.BritonsKings and rulersArthurian romancesLegends398.2/0942Anderson Graham.156208FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910450695203321King Arthur in antiquity2044101UNINA