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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends Ronan Coghlan has examined all the different strands of the Arthurian myth, bringing together material from a wide range of
sources such as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Malory, Chrétien de Troyes, the Mabinogion and the English Gawain Cycles. Lavishly illustrated with paintings, engravings, maps and family trees, this fascinating work provides the most comprehensive source available on the Arthurian Legends.
In his foreword, John Matthews outlines the various themes and sources and shows how the,traditional material became incorporated into the...
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moil' thanOQljears the a4veur©s "of'
> , most potent forces in El^glish literatur^nd ^ich partk>F our
Celti^eritage iriythology. Gen^aij|)nis havel*^en introduced ^;
to a lost worldwf chivalr]^ valour and Courtly an^V'^etSj-witers i, ¦ ,
and ar1:ist> Pi;av€'found ijiSpiration in^l the talef/)Lithe S^eareh fof'
- ^ tfie Hol)4-Grail, ihe GreeiriCnight, and Lancelot and GuineverS,
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends Ronan Coghlan has examined all the different strands of the Arthurian myth, bringing together material from a wide range of
sources such as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Malory, Chrétien de Troyes, the Mabinogion and the English Gawain Cycles. Lavishly illustrated with paintings, engravings, maps and family trees, this fascinating work provides the most comprehensive source available on the Arthurian Legends.
In his foreword, John Matthews outlines the various themes and sources and shows how the,traditional material became incorporated into the established texts, such as Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, reflecting the synthesis of Celtic and Continental European sources and combining to make a coherent Celtic and British mythology.
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