{"product_id":"9780008445805_the-great-book-of-king-arthur-and-his-knights-of-the-round-table-a-new-morte-darthur","title":"The Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table: A New Morte D'Arthur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most famous and influential work of English fantasy ever published, reimagined for a new generation of readers by John Matthews, one of the world’s leading Arthurian experts, and illustrated by internationally acclaimed Tolkien artist, John Howe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tales of how the boy Arthur drew the Sword from the Stone, or the love of Lancelot and Guinevere, or how the knights of the Round Table rode out in search of the Holy Grail are known and loved the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all began when an obscure Celtic hero named Arthur stepped on to the stage of history, sometime in the sixth century, and oral tales led to a vast body of stories from which, 900 years later, Thomas Malory wrote the famous \u003cem\u003eMorte D’Arthur\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GREAT BOOK OF KING ARTHUR presents these well-loved stories for a modern reader, for the first time collecting many tales of Arthur and his knights either unknown to Malory or written in other languages. Here, you will read of Avenable, the girl brought up as a boy who becomes a famous knight. You will learn of Gawain's strange birth, his upbringing amongst poor folk and his final rise to the highest possible rank – Emperor of Rome. There is also the story of Morien whose adventures are as fantastic and exciting as any to be found in the pages of Malory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are some of the earliest tales of Arthur, deriving from the tradition of Celtic storytelling. Here is the original Arthur, represented in such powerful stories as ‘The Adventures of Eagle-Boy’, and 'The Coming of Merlin', based on the early medieval text \u003cem\u003eVita Merlini\u003c\/em\u003e, which gives a completely new version of the great Enchanter's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese age-old stories, still as popular today as they were from the Middle Ages onwards, are dramatically brought to life by the luminous paintings and drawings of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Howe\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose work on the \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHobbit\u003c\/em\u003e film trilogies has brought him a world-wide following.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46897541513365,"sku":"9780008445805","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008445805.jpg?v=1776888155","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008445805_the-great-book-of-king-arthur-and-his-knights-of-the-round-table-a-new-morte-darthur","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}