02675nam 2200697Ia 450 991096393470332120251116204208.01-134-37201-90-415-55500-00-203-58303-51-280-07411-61-134-37202-710.4324/9780203583036 (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)99100000000044518920030430d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKing Arthur in antiquity /Graham AndersonLondon ;New York Routledge20041 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 1066FolkloreTalesHistory and criticism.BritonsKings and rulersArthurian romancesLegends398.2/0942Anderson Graham156208MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963934703321King Arthur in antiquity4474164UNINA