Tales Of King Arthur And The Round Table

Written by Andrew Lang

Narrated by David Wales

The tales of King Arthur and his Knights are of Celtic origin. The Celts were the people who occupied Britain at the time when the history of the country opens… It is believed that King Arthur lived in the sixth century, just after the Romans withdrew from Britain… the stories came to be handed down from father to son, in Brittany (whose people are of the same family as the Welsh) as well as in Wales and England… [story-tellers altered the stories to suit their times down through the centuries] …and so in their altered and historically inaccurate form they have reached us at the present day. …Sir Thomas Malory obtained the material for his “Morte d’Arthur,” which was written in 1470. This is the most famous of the early books of Arthurian legend, and it is from the “Morte d’Arthur” that most of the stories in this book are taken…. The language throughout has been modified with a view to making the legends more easy of study. - Summary by Book Introduction and david wales

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish editor, poet, author, literary critic, and historian. He is best known for his work regarding folklore, mythology, and religion, for which he had an extreme interest in. Lang was a skilled and respected historian, writing in great detail and exploring obscure topics. Lang often combined his studies of history and anthropology with literature, creating works rich with diverse culture. He married Leonora Blanche Alleyne in 1875. With her help, Lang published a prolific amount of work, including his popular series, Rainbow Fairy Books.

Reviews for Tales Of King Arthur And The Round Table

[Sherri Flowers · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Scribd has a tendency to have portions where audio cuts out and you just keep listening for it to start up down the road… it does that here.

Otherwise a good story broken down into many stories. Nice to note how language is used.

[Christy O'Connor · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It is an amazing read and would recommend for history geeks. Is has action, romance and mystery.