King Arthur in Antiquity

<p>This original and compelling study argues against the traditional identification of Arthur as a king in Celtic Britain. Instead Graham Anderson explores the evidence for two much older figures known to classical writers as kings of Arcadia and Lydia over a millenium before.</p><p>He shows how these kings can be clearly connected with traditional Arthurian characters and adventure including an ancient Gawain a Lady of Shallott and a predecessor of Excalibur and shows that the Arthurian universe found in Welsh tales and French romances is already anticipated in these earliest of Arthurian materials.</p><p>This radical reassessment of the Arthurian legends provides a new perspective on on age-old historical puzzle and will provoke debate amongst Classical and Medieval scholars and Arthurian enthusiasts.</p>