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I picked up an interesting book the other month and I finally got around to reading at work, spread over many many lunches. "The Discovery of King Arthur" by Geoffrey Ashe is an interesting account of the Arthurian Myth and Legend. He attempts to tackle the holy grail of the legend, was Arthur real? While the book is a very dense and dry read - yet it drew me along the path of Ashe's discoveries.
The book itself is written, in my opinion, as a thesis. He splits the content into three main parts along sensible lines. The root of the Arthurian legend, Arthur himself, and finally - how his myth was created over time. Each section is well written and researched, it makes me want to pick up some dead languages and a history major as well!
If you want to borrow it, you know where I can be reached.
-- Andrew
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