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Author Ardrey, Adam.

Title Finding Arthur : the true origins of the once and future king / Adam Ardrey.

Publication Info. New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2013.

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  942.014 ARDREY    Check Shelf
Description 352 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary "The legend of King Arthur has been told and retold for centuries. As the king who united a nation, his is the story of England itself. But what if Arthur wasn't English at all? As writer and activist Adam Ardrey discovered, the reason historians have had little success identifying the historical Arthur may be incredibly simple: He wasn't an Englishman at all. He was from Scotland. Finding Arthur chronicles Ardrey's unlikely quest to uncover the secret of Scotland's greatest king and conqueror, which has been hidden in plain sight for centuries. His research began as a simple exploration of a notable Scottish clan, but quickly it became clear that many of the familiar symbols of Arthurian legend--the Round Table, the Sword in the Stone, the Lady of the Lake--are based on very real and still accessible places in the Scottish Highlands. Sure to be controversial, Finding Arthur rewrites the legend of King Arthur for a new age."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-340) and index.
Subject Arthur, King.
Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Historiography.
Scotland -- History -- To 1057.
Scotland -- Antiquities.
Great Britain -- Antiquities, Celtic.
Arthurian romances -- Sources.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
HISTORY / Medieval.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology.
ISBN 9781468306897 US ISBN
1468306898 US ISBN
9780715645833 UK ISBN
0715645838 UK ISBN
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