The whole narrative feels seamless and thoroughly consistent. Lancelyn Green, mindful of his readership, toned down and ironed out the most explicit aspects (the sex and the gore) of these legends and the story is written in simple, slightly archaic, yet elegant prose.

It covers the whole cycle: the story of Uther Pendragon, Merlin and Nimue, the youth of Arthur and the sword in the stone, the establishment of the Round Table at Camelot, the story of Tristan and Isolde, the Fisher King, the quest of the Grail and the adventures of Gawain, Percival, Bors, Galahad, Lancelot and Guinevere, and finally the plots of Morgan Le Fay and Mordred, the battle of Camlann and the end of the fellowship. Lancelyn Green’s book, however, is not a complete redesign of the old tales: instead, it is a straightforward and condensed retelling of the Arthurian legends, intended for young readers who are, for the most part, unfamiliar with this vast body of literature. White’s The Once and Future King… Let’s say that the romances of chivalry were all the rage in the 1950s - just as dragons and magic fantasies have been all the rage since the 1990s, with George R.R. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table was published a few years after World War II, around the same time as Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia and T. He is, nonetheless, one of the major popularisers of ancient myths and legends in English culture - Neil Gaiman recently acknowledged (in his introduction to Norse Mythology) that Lancelyn Green’s books profoundly influenced his early vocation as a writer. Language eng Summary Retells the stories of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the quest for the Holy Grail, and Morgana le Fay Member ofĬataloging source CANA Green, Roger Lancelyn Dewey number 398.22/0941 Illustrations illustrations Index no index present Intended audience NC 1130 Intended audience source Lexile Interest level MG LC call number PZ8.1.G77 LC item number Ki 1994 Literary form non fiction Reading level 7.Roger Lancelyn Green may not be quite as famous as his teachers and fellow Oxfordians, C.S. Knights and knighthood - Folklore | Juvenile literature.Folklore - Great Britain - Juvenile literature.Label King Arthur and his knights of the round table Title King Arthur and his knights of the round table Statement of responsibility re-told out of the old romances by Roger Lancelyn Green illustrated by Lotte Reiniger Creator

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