Arthur's Miscellany (eBook)

Aspects of King Arthur, From Shields of Power to the Questing Beast

Helmut Nickel (Autor)

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2025
288 Seiten
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
9781398124400 (ISBN)

Infos

'In the tenth-century Annales Cambriae, which possibly goes back to contemporary sources, the entry about the Battle of Badon Hill mentions that Arthur "e;carried the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ on his shoulders for three days and three nights"e;. It is likely that this Latin quote is based upon a Welsh source, in which the words for "e;shoulder"e; (ysqwyd) and "e;shield"e; (ysqwyt) were close enough in spelling to get mixed up quite easily.'Arthur s Miscellany is full of such insights, based upon a lifetime study of heraldry and armour. These essays were written over a period of more than 30 years, some never published before now. Chapters include: The Arms of Lancelot du Lac ; Why Was the Green Knight Green? ; and Merlin, Magic, and Swords of Power . Alongside his career as an historian and museum curator, Helmut Nickel was a famous illustrator.Few historians would be confident enough to interpret the symbology of the mid-15th century armorial, Les Noms, Armes, et Blazons des Chevalliers et Compaignons de la Table Ronde - all 175 of them! Many of the illustrations within are by the author. This is an important contribution to the Arthurian canon - and a tribute to a great scholar and artist from his friends and fellow researchers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• ISBN-13: 9781398124400 / 9781398124400