The Age of Chivalry: King Arthur and the Round Table
By Thomas Bulfinch (1858)
Bulfinch's definitive Victorian retelling of Arthurian romance: the sword from the stone, Excalibur given by the Lady of the Lake, the Round Table at Camelot, Sir Lancelot, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the passing of Arthur.
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Chapter 1: The Sword in the Anvil: Arthur Crowned King
The Age of Chivalry: King Arthur and the Round Table • Heroic Lore & Chivalry
The Sword in the Anvil: Arthur Crowned King
Living Narrative & Heroic Myth: The mysterious block of marble and iron anvil at the London churchyard; the golden letters: 'Whoso pulleth out this sword is rightwise born King of all England.'
Narration & Moral Reflection Prompt: Why was young Arthur the only person in England capable of drawing the sword smoothly from the stone without strain?
[Public Domain: Classical Heroic Mythology & Chivalric Heritage Edition.]
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Chapter 1: The Sword in the Anvil: Arthur Crowned King
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Chapter 2: The Lady of the Lake and Excalibur
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Chapter 3: The Round Table at Camelot
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Chapter 4: The Siege Perilous and Sir Galahad
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Chapter 5: Sir Lancelot of the Lake
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Chapter 6: Sir Gareth and the Kitchen Knight (Beaumains)
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Chapter 7: Sir Percival and the Quest for the Grail
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Chapter 8: The Quest of the Holy Grail: Sir Galahad's Triumph
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Chapter 9: The Mabinogion: The Welsh Legends of King Arthur
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Chapter 10: The Tragedy of the Round Table
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Chapter 11: The Last Weird Battle in the West
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Chapter 12: The Passing to Avalon: 'Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus'
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