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    King Arthur Dethroned: Did Lancelot Overthrow King Arthur? - An Essay
    King Arthur Dethroned: Did Lancelot Overthrow King Arthur? - An Essay
    King Arthur Dethroned: Did Lancelot Overthrow King Arthur? - An Essay
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    King Arthur Dethroned: Did Lancelot Overthrow King Arthur? - An Essay

    By Austin Norwood

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    When the legendary figure of Arthur first stepped onto the world stage, he was a fearsome king and a mighty hero. But, over time, his position has been slowly supplanted by one of his own men: Lancelot.

     

    Where once stood a hero, now stands a weak and ineffectual king, and a cuckold to boot. Has Lancelot supplanted Arthur's place in his own legend? In this essay, Austin Norwood examines how Lancelot came to supplant Arthur, and reveals how Arthur may have brought this all upon himself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkerry Books Limited
    Release dateSep 1, 2020
    ISBN9781910599204
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      King Arthur Dethroned - Austin Norwood

      King Arthur Dethroned

      Copyright © 2020

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      ISBN 978-1-910599-20-4

      Skerry Books Ltd

      skerrybooks.co.uk

      About the Author

      Austin Norwood has been studying King Arthur and the various traditions surrounding him for over a decade. Although he is fascinated by how the tales have evolved alongside the audience, he will always have a fondness for the Arthur of the Welsh.

      King Arthur Dethroned

      Did Lancelot overthrow King Arthur?

      Austin Norwood

      Skerry Books Limited

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      King Arthur Dethroned: Did Lancelot overthrow King Arthur?

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      King Arthur Dethroned: Did Lancelot overthrow King Arthur?

      The writer of a biographical romance early learns that if his hero is to occupy the center of the stage, rivals, even though they may be greater men, must be pushed into the background ¹.

      So states Roger Sherman Loomis when he laments the belittlement of Arthur in Chrétien de Troyes ‘Knight of the

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