Project Gutenberg 2005-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 120 Furnivall, Frederick James 1825 1910 Furnivall, F. J. (Frederick James) 87033867 Arthur A Short Sketch of His Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century Produced by David Starner, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Arthur" by Frederick James Furnivall is a historical verse narrative that draws on the legends of King Arthur, written in the mid-19th century, specifically during the Victorian era. This text serves as a short sketch of the life and achievements of Arthur, focusing on his legendary battles, the establishment of the Round Table, and his struggles against various foes. The poem is based on an earlier Latin chronicle of the Kings of Britain, intertwining history with myth and emphasizing the heroic nature of Arthur's character. The poem recounts the tale of Arthur from his conception by Uther Pendragon and Igraine to his crowning as king and the establishment of the Round Table, symbolizing equality among his knights. Arthur's adventures include defeating invaders, such as the Roman Emperor Lucius, and combating traitorous Mordred, who ultimately leads to Arthur's tragic downfall. Throughout his journey, Arthur exhibits qualities of strength, chivalry, and moral courage, making him a quintessential hero of British folklore. The narrative weaves together themes of honor, loyalty, and the eventual impermanence of glory in both life and legend. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en enm Arthurian romances Romances, English PR Text Early English Text Society Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 89353 89432 2024-09-07T11:29:31.109618 2023-09-08T03:40:02.157770 text/html text/html 85078 2020-12-12T16:55:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 26025 2020-12-12T16:55:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67642 2024-09-07T11:29:35.172102 application/epub+zip 67298 2024-09-07T11:29:32.303627 application/epub+zip 67297 2024-09-07T11:29:31.544618 application/epub+zip 144862 2024-09-07T11:29:37.210099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136505 2024-09-07T11:29:34.681133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165468 2022-09-08T07:53:20.699790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66867 2024-09-07T11:29:30.526614 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65797 2020-12-12T16:55:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 24079 2020-12-12T16:55:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 66948 2020-12-12T16:55:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24183 2020-12-12T16:55:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20571 2024-09-07T11:29:37.350087 application/rdf+xml 9956 2024-09-07T11:29:31.890626 image/jpeg 2767 2024-09-07T11:29:31.715618 image/jpeg 66475 2024-09-07T11:29:31.116637 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia