Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He 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. 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. Excalibur was a two-for-the-price-of-one gift for the king. The famous sword came in a scabbard which was also magical, protecting its owner from injury and illness For more information about the work of Farms for City Children, please visit www.farmsforcitychildren.org

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Before he pulled that sword out of that stone, the young Arthur would have been running about in a country looking less like that of First Knight and more like the one in Monty Python and the Holy Grail - although the knights would have been more interested in staying alive than gadding about singing and dancing. The legend goes that Arthur was kept in the dark about his destiny, although Merlin had foreseen the young lad’s destiny years before. Young Arthur Wright, Neil (1982). "Geoffrey of Monmouth and Gildas". In Barber, Richard (ed.). Arthurian Literature. Vol.II. Boydell & Brewer. pp.1–40. ISSN 0261-9946. Camelot was never the capital of Arthur’s Britain - it was simply where he set up his headquarters. Although he’s sceptical about the actual existence of a real King Arthur, historian Michael Wood suggested that Carlisle was actually the most likely base for the legendary king. Travel to Birdoswald and you’ll see plenty of information about the Roman fort and the gatehouse that stood until the 14th Century. One of the old grain storage areas became a great hall for local chieftains after the Romans left - and there’s a good chance the chieftain had something to do with Arthur. Dans une grotte perdue dans le brouillard, un garçon rencontre un vieil homme et son chien. L’histoire qu’il va entendre est celle de l’une des plus grandes légendes qui existent.You can also read about his life in War Child to War Horse,a collaborative biography with Maggie Fergusson. And I felt this was a tale about family, friendships, betrayal, lost love, revenge, forgiveness and faith. It had epic battles, magic, and loads of adventure!

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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. Moll, Richard James (2003). Before Malory: Reading Arthur in Later Medieval England. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802037224.Morpurgo added: “Storymakers and storytellers like Barrie, and like all the previous winners of this award, have given us the hope and faith children need, we need, to keep flying, have sustained us through dark and troubled times, have banished doubt. To touch the lives of children, to witness their listening and reading silence, is reward enough in itself. This is simply the icing on the cake.” So what about the part of the legend that says he didn’t actually die, but went into extended hibernation? If Arthur did go into a long sleep, he and a gathering of loyal knights are supposed to have done so beneath Blencathra, waiting for their next call to arms. Having been fatally wounded at Camlann, Arthur asked to be taken to a nearby shore where a boat would be waiting to take him to Avalon - in this case Blencathra.

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Blaess, Madeleine (1956). "Arthur's Sisters". Bulletin Bibliographique de la Société Internationale Arthurienne. 8: 69–77. Thompson, Raymond H.; Lacy, Norris J. (2013). "Games". In Lacy, Norris K. (ed.). The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. Routledge. p.590. ISBN 978-1136606335 . Retrieved 4 February 2013. I confess to being a bit disappointed, I found it it quite slow, with fairly bland prose; to my surprise my Son loved it; read it at bed time and he found it engaging, never growing sleepy, always asking questions and begging for another chapter - so it obviously does something right. In fairness I learned a few new things about King Arthur as well. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -Benson, Larry D.; Foster, Edward E., eds. (1994). "Alliterative Morte Arthure". d.lib.rochester.edu. University of Rochester: TEAMS Middle English Texts Series . Retrieved 20 February 2014. I read this aloud to my 5 and 9 year olds, who both enjoyed this story. We had just heard Meg Cabot's Avalon High on CD, so it was interesting for them to see a different version of the Arthurian legend. 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.