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Avalon: Arthur of Camelot and Excalibur
by Anya Seton
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- Hardcover
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Avalon is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 Historia Regum Britanniae ("The History of the Kings of Britain") as the place where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was forged and later where Arthur was taken to recover from being gravely wounded at the Battle of Camlann. Since then the island has become a symbol of Arthurian mythology, similar to Arthur's castle Camelot. Copyright 1965 . Houghton Mifflin Company Boston / Riverside Press Cambridge . 440 Pages . Measures 8.5 X 5 5/8 inches . NO Dust Cover
Synopsis
Princes, Vikings, and the history of tenth-century England come together in this saga of exploration and unrequited love. Prince Rumon of France, descendant of Charlemagne and King Alfred, is a searcher. He has visions of the Islands of the Blessed, perhaps King Arthur’s Avalon, “where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow.” Merewyn grows up in savage Cornwall—a lonely girl, sustained by her stubborn courage and belief that she is descended from the great King Arthur. Chance—or fate—in the form of a shipwreck off the Cornish coast brings Rumon and Merewyn together, and from that hour their lives are intertwined. Bound by his vow to her dying mother, Rumon brings Merewyn safely to England and keeps from her and all others the shameful secret of her birth. But there his responsibility ends. At court, Queen Alfrida dazzles him with her beauty and holds him in subjection to her will. When her murderous bid to capture the throne for her son comes to light, Rumon is finally freed, and he turns to Merewyn, only to find that he has lost her. His search leads him across the Atlantic to an unknown land, disappointment, and, at last, fulfillment and peace.
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- Antiquity Treasure Hunter
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Misc 41
- Title
- Avalon
- Author
- Anya Seton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company Boston / The Riverside Press Cambridge
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Camelot, Arthur, Excalibur
- Size
- 8.5 X 5 5/8
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