The Annales Cambriae ( Welsh Annals) and the Annals of Ulster record the conversion of a certain Constantine; these may be a reference to the Cornish saint and therefore to the historical figure. [9] Several subsequent religious texts refer to Constantine, generally associating him with Cornwall, often specifically as its king. The Life of Saint David says that Constantine, King of Cornwall, gave up his crown and joined Saint David's monastery at Menevia. The Vitae Petroci includes an episode in which Saint Petroc protects a stag being hunted by a wealthy man named Constantine, who eventually converts and becomes a monk. Here Constantine is not said to be king, but a 12th-century text referring to this story, the Miracula, specifically names him as such, further adding that upon his conversion he gave Petroc an ivory horn that became one of the saint's chief relics. [10] A number of other traditions attested across Britain describe saints or kings named Constantine, suggesting a confusion and conflation of various figures. [11] Arthur himself is super unlikeable. I realize there are parts of the Arthur story that will inevitably be a little problematic, but they just were not handled well here, ESPECIALLY considering the fact that this is supposed to be a children's book- I felt there was way too much sexual content and violence for a book meant for 10-12 year olds. Also there were some grammar issues that shouldn't have made it past the editors. Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. He is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books for children including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. Nearby is Giant's Cave - a place associated with two giants called Tarquin and Isir. The pair lived on a diet of human flesh, a practice which might have lost its appeal when Sir Lancelot slew Tarquin in battle. Camelot

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The Arthurian legend has many parallels with Ancient Egyptian legend. Osiris, the God of the 'not dead' takes Arthur's place. The most similar parts of the legends concern the death of their hero, Osiris being killed by his brother Set, then taken across the Nile by his sisters to a sacred place in the west to be healed and await the opportunity to return.

In the Dark Ages, Cumbria was known as Rheged. At its peak, the kingdom stretched from coast to coast and from southern Scotland to the Midlands. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Merlin's work with Arthur was only part time. He was a famous 6th Century prophet and was kept busy by other jobs the rest of the time. Please don’t hate me but I really love Mordred, such a good antagonist, he wasn’t just a character that came out of no where and was against Arthur, we got to see him grow up and all that stuff, and I think that’s why he’s such a likeable character, yes he did bad things but the way he was also treated/rejected by his father made him be that, and the pressure from his mother to take over the kingdom he never really had his place anywhere and that lead him to a bad path but an understandable path in my opinion. This one was somewhat different as it focuses on the legend of King Arthur when a young boy stumbles into a cave and meets Arthur who sits down and tells him his story etc and the child instead of being the narrator is the vehicle for him to tell us the story.

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Michael Morpurgo has thrilled and delighted huge numbers of young readers since becoming a children’s author in the early 1970s," Wood said. "Action for Children’s Arts is delighted to recognise Michael’s outstanding contribution by presenting him with the J M Barrie Award 2016. His work will undoubtedly, like Peter Pan, stand the test of time, making him a truly worthy recipient of this award." History [ edit ] Southern Britain in c. 540, the time of Gildas. Constantine's likely kingdom of Dumnonia is in the southwest; the territory of the Damnonii is in the northwest.Finazzi-Agrò, Ettore (1978). A novelística portuguesa do século XVI (in Portuguese). Instituto de Cultura e Língua Portuguesa. pp.45–48. ASIN B000ZQ4P8M. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014 . Retrieved 4 November 2014. Possibly the best thing I can say about this book is that it does not leave the reader with a sense that battle is fun. Battle and war seems messy, bloody and ultimately a bad choice. This book is marketed towards children, but it comes from a different era of children's literature when authors introduced advanced ideas to children. Unlike other "kids Arthur" books I have seen, the content in this book is just barely sanitized, however. The writer does a great job of including a lot of the adult themes of Arthurian Legend in a way that isn't too graphic that it turns off children.

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Trachsler, Richard (2003). "A Question of Time: Romance and History". In Dover, Carol (ed.). A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail. D.S. Brewer. pp.23–32. ISBN 0859917835 . Retrieved 28 February 2014. It appears to be a mixture of different versions of the legends. I am sure the author researched these a lot more than I have but some of the stories I have read in the past wouldn't fit into this chronology. There are a few significant details that I haven't read elsewhere included in this as well as some significant changes. The author definitely put his own signature onto these stories. Bruce, Christopher W. (1999). The Arthurian Name Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0815328656 . Retrieved 26 February 2014. The book depicts TWO one-night-stands that result in a surprise pregnancy -- it is described subtly enough that young children won't understand what was going on. Wasyliw, Patricia Healy (2008). Martyrdom, Murder, and Magic: Child Saints and Their Cults in Medieval Europe. Peter Lang. ISBN 9780820427645.

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Geoffrey of Monmouth includes Constantine in a section of his Historia Regum Britanniae adapted from Gildas. As he does throughout the work, Geoffrey alters his source material, recasting Gildas' reproved kings as successors, rather than contemporaries as in De Excidio. [13] In addition to Gildas, Geoffrey evidently knew the Dumnonian genealogy essentially as it appears in Geraint and Enid and similar sources. He further adds a number of other details not found in earlier sources, identifying Constantine as a son of Cador, a Cornish ruler known in Welsh tradition as Cadwy mab Geraint. Notably, Geoffrey's Constantine is King Arthur's kinsman and succeeds him as King of the Britons. [14] Norris J. Lacy and Geoffrey Ashe suggest Geoffrey made this Arthurian connection based on an existing tradition locating Arthur's birthplace in southwest Britain. [15] However, noting that the earliest references place Arthur in northern Britain rather than the southwest, Rachel Bromwich considers the connection an arbitrary invention by Geoffrey, perhaps suggested by his earlier inventions of familial ties between Arthur and Constantine the Great and the usurper Constantine III. [16] Geoffrey calls Constantine Arthur's cognatus, or blood relative, but does not specify the exact relation, causing much confusion for later writers. [17] A Middle Ages historian claimed Arthur was the High King of Britain, a descendant of the French Bretons' lineage. They arrived in Britain at the beginning of the 5th Century.

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I’ve read and reviewed a few of Morpurgo’s books for Reading in Bed ‘Why the Whales come’ and ‘Escape from Shangri-La’ both of which were set in a modern setting and both of which were more softer, subtle character like pieces. Grylls, David (9 October 2011). "The play's the thing - or is it? - A new 'Shakespeare' provokes both scholarly dispute and a teasingly postmodern domestic drama". The Sunday Times.Vargas Díaz-Toledo, Aurelio Vargas (2013). "A Matéria Arturiana na literatura cavaleiresca portuguesa dos séculos XVI-XVII". E-Spania (in Portuguese). 3. paragraphs 29–32 . Retrieved 4 November 2014. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Grylls, David (9 October 2011). "The play's the thing – or is it? – A new 'Shakespeare' provokes both scholarly dispute and a teasingly postmodern domestic drama". The Sunday Times.