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Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms
Author(s): Alistair Moffat (Author)
- Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
- Publication Date: 17 May 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 1780270798
- ISBN-13: 9781780270791
Book Description
The Holy Grail, the kingdom of Camelot, The Knights of the Round Table and the magical sword Excalibur are all key ingredients of the legends surrounding King Arthur. But who was he really, where did he come from, and how much of what we read about him in stories that date back to the Dark Ages is true? So far historians have failed to show that King Arthur really existed at all, for a good reason – they have been looking in the wrong place. In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Alistair Moffat shatters all existing assumptions about Britain’s most enigmatic hero. With reference to literary sources and historical documents, to archaeology and the ancient names of rivers, hills and forts, he strips away a thousand years of myth to unveil the real King Arthur. And in doing so he solves one of the greatest riddles of them all – the site of Camelot itself.
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About the Author
Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, he now runs the Borders and Lennoxlove Book Festivals as well as a production company based near Selkirk. He has written seven previous books that are published by Birlinn. In 2011 he was elected Rector of St Andrews University.
