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Knightly legends of Wales

by Sidney Lanier, Alfred Fredericks · 1881

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Twelve episodes from the Mabinogion part of the fourteenth century manuscript entitled The red book of Hergest, a collection of medieval Welsh tales recounting the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings, princes, and knights.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
knightsknightsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
WalesWalesMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 361 pages

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