King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Precious little is known about the historical British leader Arthur, who defended Britannia against Anglo-Saxon invasion in the 6th century. Nevertheless, King Arthur is one of the most famous Britons, and Excalibur and Camelot are perhaps the world’s best-known sword and mythical castle.King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table examines the fact and the fiction behind Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere, and Galahad—among others—as well as the quest for the Holy Grail. Beginning with ...