King Arthur

With yet another movie on its way we thought we'd point you to some key resources about the legend of King Arthur.

Arthurian Fiction

The Movie(s)

Listings from the Internet Movie Database of some famous and infamous Arthurian movies

King Arthur (2004): "A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table." Directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Clive Owen, Keira Knightly...
First Knight (1995): Sean Connery, Richard Gere and Julia Ormond
Excalibur (1981): Classic arthurian movie directed by John Boorman and starring Nigel Terry and Helen Mirren
Camelot (1967): Classic musical with Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave
The Sword in the Stone (1963): the Disney cartoon feature adapted by Bill Peet from The Once and Future King by T. H. White

Historical Arthur

In our Catalogue

Arthur, King

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Websites

Camelot project: a database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information
BBC History: check out the related links on the right and search around the whole site as there are several good pieces about Arthur
Arturius - A Quest For Camelot: "Basing his research on the name Arthur being derived from the Celtic for Artu or Artos, D. F. Carroll has found records naming one Artur or Arturius, the son of Aidan, who lived during the 6th Century, and Carroll believes that this is the true King Arthur."
Clans touch swords in battle to crown Arthur as their own: article in the Scotsman newspaper
Faces of Arthur: three main sections: the collection: a bibliography of arthurian books, the articles: full text on a variety of arthurian subjects and the full text History of Arthurian Britain, 407-597 by Fabio P. Barbieri. Hosted by Vortigern Studies.

In Reference