King Arthur - Tales from the Round Table

By Andrew Lang

Here are the best-loved legends of the Round Table, recounted by one of the world's great storytellers. The tales provided a understanding of the adventures of King Arthur and his knights and also how King Arthur grew up and became king along with the background stories to the knights. Many fables revolve around such things as magic and many impossible tasks that cannot take place. These tales are supposed to represent the actual happenings of the King and his knights. Sir Lancelot du Lake, Sir Mordred, Merlin the Wizard, and Morgan la Fay and many other important characters that are all included in the stories to give the tales a richer cast of characters. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age because even as a bedtime story to little ones it is a great read to learn some history and to expand the mind. An added bonus is it's an easy read, no difficult vocabulary, and the plot is easy to follow.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781304961013

Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang (March, 31, 1844 – July 20, 1912) was a Scottish writer and literary critic who is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang’s academic interests extended beyond the literary and he was a noted contributor to the fields of anthropology, folklore, psychical research, history, and classic scholarship, as well as the inspiration for the University of St. Andrew’s Andrew Lang Lectures. A prolific author, Lang published more than 100 works during his career, including twelve fairy books, in which he compiled folk and fairy tales from around the world. Lang’s Lilac Fairy and Red Fairy books are credited with influencing J. R. R. Tolkien, who commented on the importance of fairy stories in the modern world in his 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture “On Fairy-Stories.”

Reviews for King Arthur - Tales from the Round Table

[thereadingmermaid · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book is written in a very interesting way. When the characters talk they speak in the Old English that they would have in their time. Some of what they say is difficult to understand especially to the layman. It is a very short account of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. All in all it was an interesting read. Very entertaining.

[sumisbooks · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book is written in a very interesting way. When the characters talk they speak in the Old English that they would have in their time. Some of what they say is difficult to understand especially to the layman. It is a very short account of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. All in all it was an interesting read. Very entertaining.