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A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.

Chivalry (1909) is a fascinating collection of tales that draw inspiration from the popular chronicles of medieval Europe. Author James Branch Cabell immerses his reader into this distant world, masking his authorship in order to ensure a fluidity of form and content that injects his work of high fantasy with a sense of truth. Intentionally layered in mystery and claims of authenticity, Chivalry purports to be a copy made by royal scribe Colard Mansion...

A blow on the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthur's kingdom by organizing a school system, constructing telephone lines, and inventing the printing press.

Every Myth Has A Hero Aaron Annwyn is a student in his final year at a Welsh Grammar School, when he accidentally trips through a portal to King Arthur's Britain. In order to continue his time shifting, he must solve complex problems and overcome adversity. He leads a double life, split between the medieval world of knights and battles and his present-day family and friends. He falls in love with the beautiful but doomed Dindraney, and becomes intricately...

Das neue Dschungelbuch Rudyard Kipling-"Das Dschungelbuch", englischer Originaltitel "The Jungle Book", ist eine Sammlung von Erzählungen und Gedichten des britischen Autors Rudyard Kipling. Der erste Band erschien 1894, der zweite 1895 unter dem Titel "The Second Jungle Book" ("Das zweite Dschungelbuch"); seither werden die Erzählungen der beiden Bände zumeist gemeinsam publiziert, oft als "The Jungle Books" ("Die Dschungelbücher"). Die bekanntesten...

Cerca de Camelot y sus campos de cebada se halla una solitaria isla bordeada de lirios. Allí, aislada en una torre, vive la dama de Shalott. La joven sabe que sobre ella pesa una maldición y sucederá algo horrible si alguna vez se asoma al exterior. Así, pasa las horas tejiendo día y noche, contemplando el mundo a través de un espejo por cuyas mágicas visiones conoce a la corte del rey Arturo. Pero un día, el caballero Lanzarote se acerca...

Argo, the ancient ship, has returned and hides beneath Urtha's fortress in Alba. Jason and the Argonauts are aboard her, enchanted into sleep. Niiv is still Merlin's lover, still seeking magic and mysteries, still a delight and torment to him. Something is wrong in Alba. An unknown force is affecting the land. The omens are frightening. The feckless Sons of Llew arrive, having stolen their uncle's chariot and horses once again. They bring news of...

Zwei furchtbare Niederlagen verbreiten in Rom 104 v. Chr. Angst und Schrecken. Die großen Germanenstämme, Teutonen, Ambronen, Haruder und Kimbern, scheinen nicht mehr aufzuhalten zu sein. Steht Rom vor seiner endgültigen Vernichtung? Der Senat bittet Gaius Marius, den berühmten Feldherrn und früheren Konsul, um Hilfe. Wird er Rom beistehen? Oder verfolgt er andere Ziele? Die unsterbliche Priesterin Abbala spürt: Die römische Republik wird untergehen....

Chrétien's works include five major poems in rhyming eight-syllable couplets. Four of these are complete; 'Erec and Enide' (c. 1170); 'Cligès' (c. 1176), and 'Yvain, the Knight of the Lion' and 'Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart', both written simultaneously between 1177 and 1181. Chrétien's final romance was 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail', written between 1181 and 1190, but left unfinished, though some scholars have disputed this. This volume...

Gawayne and the Green Knight: A Fairy Tale' is a poetic retelling of one of the most famous of the Arthurian legends. On Christmas Day, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are together in Camelot celebrating the most sacred holiday when they hear horns. Not just any horns, but horns from Fairyland which lies close at hand. The knights hurry outside to find a fearsome knight arrayed all in Green. He challenges the assembled knights to an...