Sword at Sunset
This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Artos here comes...
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This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold and forceful in battle, warm and generous in friendship, tough in politics, shrewd in the strategy of war—and tender and tragically tormented in love. Out of the interweaving of ancient legend, fresh research, soaring imagination, and hypnotic narrative skill comes a novel that has richly earned its reputation as a classic.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781556527593 (1556527594)
ASIN: 1556527594
Publish date: May 1st 2008
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Mythology,
Arthurian
Series: The Dolphin Ring Cycle (#5)
Sword At Sunset is an a retelling of the Arthurian legend with the emphasis on realism. Arthur, or Artos as he is here known, is a warlord struggling to unite the disparate tribes of Britain against Saxon invaders. The writing bears all the Rosemary Sutcliff hallmarks: detailed observation of nature...
An unexpected reading of the Arthur legend, pushing on its historic connection to Celtic resistance to Saxon encroachment. Little focus on magic, lots of focus on how to get horses to Britain.
14 years ago
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