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Author:

Halsall, Guy.

Title:

Worlds of Arthur : facts & fictions of the Dark Ages / Guy Halsall.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

xx, 357 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Arthur,--King.
Great Britain--Historiography.--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066--Historiography.
Britons--Kings and rulers--Folklore.
Great Britain--History--To 1066.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-339) and index.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Old worlds. The story of 'King Arthur' ; The matter of Arthur: the traditional narrative ; Swords in the stones: the archaeology of post-imperial Britain -- pt. 2. Present worlds. The antimatter of Arthur: reassessing the written sources ; Continuity or collapse?: the end of Roman Britain ; Beyond brooches and brochs: rethinking early medieval British archaeology -- pt. 3. Mad worlds. Red herrings and old chestnuts -- pt. 4. New worlds? The dark matter of Arthur: changing the framework ; Rethinking the Anglo-Saxon migration and settlement (1): When did the Anglo-Saxons come to Britain? ; Rethinking the Anglo-Saxon migration and settlement (2): The nature and scale of the migration ; Fifth- and sixth-century politics in Britannia ; The end of the 'World of Arthur.'

ISBN:

019965817X
9780199658176

OCLC:

(OCoLC)809617070

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)