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Caliburn: Arthur's Britain is an exciting tale about King Arthur and his knights' defense of their homeland from the invading Saxon armies. Enjoy this fun, gripping adventure involving the beloved characters from the Arthurian canon.About the Author Logan R. Howard-Finn lives in Windsor, Colorado, with his fiancée, Sarah; brother, Justin; and their two dogs, Harvey and Hoder. They enjoy camping and hiking in the Colorado wilderness; playing summer baseball; and spending time with friends from the area.

T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons. During Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain-and to the king himself."[The Once and Future King] mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow-while telling one of the great tales of the Western world."-Guy Gavriel Kay

When Sir Galahad arrives in Camelot to fulfill his destiny, the presence of Lancelot's illegitimate son disturbs Queen Guinevere. But the young knight's vision of the Holy Grail at Pentecost inspires the entire fellowship of the Round Table to rush off in quest of Christendom's most holy relic. But as the quest gets under way, Sir Gawain and Sir Ywain are both seriously wounded, and Sir Safer and Sir Ironside are killed by a mysterious White Knight, who claims to impose rules upon the quest. And this is just the beginning. When knight after knight turns up dead or gravely wounded, sometimes at the hands of their fellow knights, Gildas and Merlin begin to suspect some sinister force behind the Grail madness, bent on nothing less than the destruction of Arthur and his table. They begin their own quest: to find the conspirator or conspirators behind the deaths of Arthur's good knights. Is it the king's enigmatic sister Morgan la Fay? Could it be Arthur's own bastard Sir Mordred, hoping to seize the throne for himself? Or is it some darker, older grievance against the king that cries out for vengeance? Before Merlin and Gildas are through, they are destined to lose a number of close comrades, and Gildas finds himself finally forced to prove his worth as a potential knight, facing down an armed and mounted enemy with nothing less than the lives of Merlin and his master Sir Gareth at stake.

Rabbit Room Press is proud to present these historical documents to the world for the first time. With contributions from visiting scholars such as Jonathan Rogers, Malcolm Guite, Junius Johnson, A. S. Peterson, and many more, these tales have been scrupulously compiled and annotated by leading experts of dubious renown and are presented here with 100% historically accurate depictions by Ned Bustard.

Originally published: Great Britain: Headline Review, 2009.

The Fall of Arthur, the only venture by J.R.R. Tolkien into the legends of Arthur, king of Britain, may well be regarded as his finest and most skillful achievement in the use of Old English alliterative meter, in which he brought to his transforming perceptions of the old narratives a pervasive sense of the grave and fateful nature of all that is told: of Arthur's expedition overseas into distant heathen lands, of Guinevere's flight from Camelot, of the great sea battle on Arthur's return to Britain, in the portrait of the traitor Mordred, in the tormented doubts of Lancelot in his French castle.Unhappily, The Fall of Arthur was one of several long narrative poems that Tolkien abandoned. He evidently began it in the 1930s, and it was sufficiently advanced for him to send it to a very perceptive friend who read it with great enthusiasm at the end of 1934 and urgently pressed him, "You simply must finish it!" But in vain: he abandoned it at some unknown date, though there is evidence that it may have been in 1937, the year of publication of The Hobbit and the first stirrings of The Lord of the Rings. Years later, in a letter of 1955, he said that he "hoped to finish a long poem on The Fall of Arthur," but that day never came.Associated with the text of the poem, however, are many manuscript pages: a great quantity of drafting and experimentation in verse, in which the strange evolution of the poem's structure is revealed, together with narrative synopses and significant tantalizing notes. In these notes can be discerned clear if mysterious associations of the Arthurian conclusion with The Silmarillion, and the bitter ending of the love of Lancelot and Guinevere, which was never written.

For countless centuries, I've been the assassin for the infamous Merlin, even though the woman who birthed me sits at the right hand of our enemy, Morgen le Fey. Now both my mother and Morgen have decided that it's time I take my place on their side of this conflict.Normally, telling them no wouldn't be a problem, except for the fact that the good guys I protect think that I'm an even worse demon than the ones we fight. Hmm, maybe they're right. I have to say that I do enjoy maiming anyone who gets in my way.At least until my mother gives me a simple choice: join Morgen's Circle of the Damned or see an innocent woman die. I'm all for saving the innocent, but Merewyn isn't as innocent as she seems. And she's none too fond of the fact that her fate is in my dubious hands. Personally I'm all for taking the easy way out, but leaving her to Morgen is rough, even for me. Now the only way to save both our lives is to face the evilest forces ever known?my mother and Morgen. And two people who know nothing of trust must learn to rely on each other or die: provided we don't kill each other first.

In this sequel to "The Thirteenth Scroll, " Aghamore is rulerless and teeters on the brink of civil war, even though the blind seer Lysandra and her companions have found Selia, the young girl who possesses the innate wisdom to save the land. In order to see Selia crowned as the Font of Wisdom and put on the throne to save Aghamore from destruction, the truest power must be discovered. Original.

T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time, a young boy called "Wart" was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons. During Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain-and to the king himself."[The Once and Future King] mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow-while telling one of the great tales of the Western world."-Guy Gavriel Kay

At the dawn of his reign, a young king must prove his greatness . . . or forfeit a realmArthur is King—but darkest evil has descended upon Britain's shores in many guises. In this black time of plague and pestilence, Arthur's most trusted counselor Myrddin—the warrior, bard, and kingmaker whom legend will name Merlin—is himself to be tested on a mystical journey through his own extraordinary past. So the noble king must stand alone against a great and terrible adversary. For only thus can he truly win immortality—and the name he will treasure above all others: Pendragon.

This book-the proceedings of a workshop held in February 2020 at the University of Regensburg (DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 2337 "Metropolität in der Vormoderne") -investigates the substantial changes that can be perceived within the urban fabric and its surrounding territory in the transition period between the second century and the sixth century AD in several areas of the Mediterranean Basin that have remained unexplored until now.The results of new excavations and case studies with an innovative and original approach give new insights into the development of the late antique city. The multidisciplinary method and the comprehensive examination of the different topics offer a new focus on the spatial occupation of urban territories through time and geographic boundaries.

La rueda de la fortuna es una comedia teatral de corte histórico del autor Antonio Mira de Amestua. Se articula en torno al enfrentamiento entre la nación persa y Mauricio, el Emperador de Bizancio. Una deliciosa mezcla de sucesos históricos, políticos y amorosos.Antonio Mira de Amescua es un poeta y dramaturgo español nacido en Guadix (Grandada) en 1577 y fallecido en la misma localiad en 1644. Enmarcado en el Siglo de Oro Español, su obra teatral entronca directamente con el auto sacramental, la comedia religiosa y el costumbrismo. Escribió más de sesenta obras que le valieron gran renombre, siempre desde un punto de vista cristiano y adscrito a la moral de su época.

"Tre vintre går ud i ét uden somre imellem." Ny forskning har vist, at Fimbulvinteren, som omtales i den nordiske mytologi, sandsynligvis bygger på en virkelig hændelse. Vores gæst er Jeanette Varberg, arkæolog og museumsinspektør på Nationalmuseet. Vi taler om år 536, hvor ALT simpelt hen gik galt. Det hele begyndte med en vulkan på Island.Verden er fuld af vilde historier; utrolige historier, sørgelige historier, så-tæt-var-vi-på-katastrofen-historier. I podcasten "Vild Historie" folder de to værter, Simon Kratholm Ankjærgaard og Tommy Heisz, fortællingerne ud i selskab med gæsterne. I hvert program vil én vild historie være den røde tråd og dagens tema. Der er kun to krav til historierne: De skal have fundet sted i virkeligheden - og ja, så skal de være vilde.Simon Kratholm Ankjærgaard (f. 1973) er journalist, forfatter, historiker og formidler. Han har tidligere arbejdet på Berlingske Media og hjemløseavisen Hus Forbi, men i dag er han freelance. Han har desuden skrevet flere bøger, blandt andet "Genforeningen 1920" (2019) og "Augustoprøret 1943" (2020).Tommy Heisz (f. 1975) er forfatter og journalist. Han har skrevet en lang række bøger om vidt forskellige historiske emner, blandt andet "Dødens årsag" (2020), som han har udgivet i samarbejde med professor i retsmedicin Markil Gregersen.

Presset af dronning Gwenhwyfar er Arthur begyndt at vise stadig større interesse for den kristne tro. Det fører til uenigheder med Avalons præstinder, og snart bryder striden mellem den gamle og den nye tro ud i lys lue. Det er endnu ikke lykkedes Gwenhwyfar at skænke ham en arving, og samtidig bliver det sværere og sværere at bevare hemmeligheden om Morgaines søn."Tågerne omkring Avalon" er en fantasyserie på fire bind, der dykker ned i legenden om Kong Arthur og ridderne af det runde bord i England i 4-500-tallet.Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) var en amerikansk fantasy- og science fiction-forfatter. Hendes bøger er udkommet på mange sprog, og hun opnåede stor popularitet blandt sin enorme læserskare. Mest kendt er hun for sit store firebindsværk om Kong Arthurs England – "Tågerne omkring Avalon".

I England glider tilhængerne af den gamle keltiske tro og kristendommen længere og længere fra hinanden, selvom der længe har hersket fred i Kong Arthurs rige. Hvad vil der ske, når det endelige opgør skal stå? Kan det fortsat lade sig gøre at holde dronningen og ridder Lancelets kærlighed skjult? Og kan striden om tronen løses uden at involvere Arthurs uægte søn Mordred?"Tågerne omkring Avalon" er en fantasyserie på fire bind, der dykker ned i legenden om Kong Arthur og ridderne af det runde bord i England i 4-500-tallet.Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) var en amerikansk fantasy- og science fiction-forfatter. Hendes bøger er udkommet på mange sprog, og hun opnåede stor popularitet blandt sin enorme læserskare. Mest kendt er hun for sit store firebindsværk om Kong Arthurs England – "Tågerne omkring Avalon".

W wysokich górach żyje plemię Okulo. Jego członkowie mają żółtą skórę pokrytą czarnymi piegami, a pod ramionami błony, które pozwalają im łagodnie lądować z dużej wysokości. Ich warunki życia stają się coraz trudniejsze, gdyż z wierzchołka góry raz po raz wydobywa się ognista lawa, a jezioro w dolinie co pewien czas przybiera fioletową barwę, a wówczas napicie się z niego wody oznacza długotrwałą chorobę. Społeczność musi zmienić lokalizację, ale żeby to zrobić, najodważniejszy wysłannik wioski będzie musiał przejść przez niebezpieczny Labirynt. Rada plemienia decyduje się posłać na tę misję młodą i dość lękliwą Viktorię. Agnieszka Rautman-Szczepańska - urodzona w w 1976 r. w Bydgoszczy, jest lekarką medycyny rodzinnej, od lat mieszka i pracuje w Szwecji. Autorka nagradzanych utworów poetyckich (tomik "Szelest astralnych jaskółek", książka poetycka "Święta Helisa od Neuronów"), publikowała w "Przeglądzie artystyczno-literackim", kwartalniku "Metafora" oraz czasopiśmie "Akant". Pisze także motywujące i rozwijające wiarę w siebie opowieści dla dzieci.Interesuje się tematyką parentingową i rozwojem osobistym.

La copa de marfil es una tragedia teatral del dramaturgo y poeta José Zorrilla, una historia que se desarrolla en torno a un amor traicionado y a las consecuencias de los celos.José Zorrilla es un autor nacido en Valladolid en 1817 y fallecido en Madrid en 1893. Su obra, repartida entre la poesía y el teatro, es sobre todo conocida por el drama romántico Don Juan Tenorio.

Als Stifter einer der großen Weltreligionen ist Mohammed immer wieder vereinnahmt worden, von Muslimen wie von Nichtmuslimen. Heilsbringer und Lügenprophet, Genie und Fanatiker, Vermittler und Verführer, liebender Ehemann und strenger Richter: Lebensbild und Nachwirken dieser Persönlichkeit sind weit facettenreicher, als sie uns in vielen Darstellungen entgegentreten. Marco Schöller, Experte für islamisch-arabische Geistes-, Kultur- und Mentalitätsgeschichte, begibt sich auf die Spuren des Propheten und der Wirkung seines Schaffens. Dabei hat er stets das Bild im Blick, das die westliche Welt sich von Mohammed gemacht hat: Im Mittelalter als Häretiker, in der Neuzeit als Eiferer und Verführer beschimpft, wird er heute häufig als Symbolfigur einer Religion gesehen, die mit den westlichen Werten schwer vereinbar zu sein scheint. Sachlich und kenntnisreich, kritisch und gerecht korrigiert Schöller diese Zerrbilder und gibt den Blick frei auf eine widersprüchliche und faszinierende Gestalt.