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The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650 Paperback – December 31, 2001

by John Morris (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 51 ratings
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It's a past hitherto hidden in myth and mystery, and one so exciting to lovers of literature and history. Yet Arthur himself, both the last Roman emperor and the first medieval king, represented a form of continuity...and pointed the way to future English history. "...Morris has created more than the most devoted of Arthurian enthusiasts could ever have hoped for...in a style of great elegance..."--Times Literary Supplement.
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    Phoenix
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    December 31, 2001
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    6.25 x 2 x 9.25 inches
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    1842124773
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phoenix; Pbk. ed edition (December 31, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 665 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1842124773
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1842124772
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 2 x 9.25 inches
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WisdomQuest
5.0 out of 5 stars Arthur: The Bridge Between Rome and the Medieval Era
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2020
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Morris' book has become a classic on the the transitional era of the British Isles after the withdrawal of Rome. So it isn't just on Arthur, but this is the era Morris and others believe the real Arthur existed. Much of our vision of Arthur comes from much later Medieval tales, which have spawned countless variations for centuries (such as the recent film, King Arthur Legend of the Sword, and the excellent Merlin tv series). What happened in those ancient times that so impressed on the memories of men to tell and retell stories of Arthur right until modern times? What sources, written and oral, are lost to us? Morris' tries to uncover as much as he can and give a plausible reconstruction. We may never learn more, but whoever Arthur was, he left an impression on history that has never been forgotten. See also Geoffrey Ashe's The Discovery of King Arthur and The Holy Kingdom by Gilbert.
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MV
5.0 out of 5 stars Academic style/ level reading
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2023
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Very interesting, gives a feeling for the surrounding eras! I read The Tribes of Britain by David Miles first, an easier read, that familiarized me with early Britain, and, kept a historical atlas and biography references close at hand.
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teresa dosch
5.0 out of 5 stars Not all about Artur but about everything surrounding the timperiod. Great.
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2019
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Awesome! A bit outdated but full of details and comparisons. This is what i hoped for. Great research book
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SH
4.0 out of 5 stars Odd writing style but provocative
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2013
The style of writing is odd. Sentences are terse and paragraphs do not flow, particularly the clarity of pronoun references. It attempts to be chronological but moves up in time and then returns. I find myself armed with my Kindle researching names to see if there is accord on persons and dates. He assumes the reader understands the fall of the Roman empire. What is fascinating are the portraits of the transition between empire into dissolution and fiefdoms. Bringing the militaristic Germanic tribes to 'save' the native 'Britains' and then letting the 'immigrants' stay and prosper was fascinating. The letter from Rome telling them there was no money for military support was a pivotal point in world history. The book is full of choice details I have marked for further research. There is even a reference to climate change during this time period, a topic about which I found a Harvard paper written in 2012. Perhaps Morris who appears to be reviled in some circles will be revisited with more research. I bought this book new when it was first published and am rereading it because there may be parallels to today's world.
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Stanford Mommaerts-Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Even without the supplementals, it's fascinating and enlightening.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2015
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I have been wild about this book, and the world into which Morris drew me, since about the age of ten or eleven. Profoundli grounded in daunting research.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Allow me to rephrase that...
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2001
Ahh, the incredulous acceptance of youth. Yes, to think there once was a time, not so long ago as I might wish it were, when I accepted every pearl of Dr. Morris' wisdom without question. I'm much more well-read on the subject now, and much more academically rigorous, or so I'd like to think. No doubt this review will pain me one day as well, but for now, I must set my mistakes aright!
The Age of Arthur is a very big book on an age we really don't know very much about. How do you put together that much material on such a scanty base of primary sources? Why, by accepting your sources without question, of course! Dr. Morris, bless his soul, was a widely respected scholar in Britain, until he published this book. And while I may not like the vitrolic, rabid attacks launched against his late person because of this publication, the fact remains that there's too many holes in its historical content to use in any way except with the utmost caution. Dr. Morris uses here sources of often questionable reliability, and is often too scanty in his citations to pick apart the reliable history, from the unreliable source material, from Dr. Morris' own conclusions. It is a wonderful book, as historical fiction if nothing else, but as a history book ... be careful. Be very, very, very careful. And please, if that is what you intend to use it for, know your conventional history books backwards and forwards, before you pick this one up.
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Carolyn J. Neff
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting Book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2009
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Bought as a gift, but I read it first and enjoyed it very much! Thanks
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Jack D White Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious Conjecture
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2002
I, for one, am happy to see this work back in print. As others have noted, Morris weaves a grand tapestry from a few threads; but what a tapestry! He guesses, he extrapolates, he leaps, over evidentiary chasms at which more cautious historians blanche, to conclusions. Bully for him. Read it together with more cautious historians such as Salway and Wachter, and have fun.
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Jim Miles
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2024
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This detailed book on the age of Arthur is a tremendous read and it came immaculately wrapped and in excellent condition from the supplier.
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Horst
4.0 out of 5 stars Standardwerk zur Artusforschung
Reviewed in Germany on October 30, 2012
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"The Age of Arthur" ist und bleibt ein sehr umfangreiches Standartwerk zur Artusforschung.
Neben vielen, oftmals sehr schlechten und unwissenschaftlichen Büchern, schaffte es John Morris bereits in den 1970er Jahren ein wegweisendes Buch für die weitere Artusforschung zu schreiben. Viele der von ihm aufgezeigten Ergebnisse finden sich auch in neueren Büchern wieder.

Letztlich kann allerdings auch er die Frage, ob es Artus überhaupt gegeben habe oder nicht, nicht völlig zweifelsfrei beantworten, wa er aber vielleicht auch gar nicht will. Vielmehr bietet sein Werk einen umfangreichen und sehr detaillierten Einblick in das Britannien der Spätantike und des Frühmittelalters also vom Übergang der letzten Römer zu einer englischen Geellschaft, die heute als Waliser bezeichnet wird, bevor die Angeln und Sachsen das Land übernehmen.
Artus als Nationalheld einer alten, aus römischen Zeiten stammenden Gesellschaftsgruppierung um den einheimischen ihre römischen Wurzeln klarzumachen und sie dadurch im Kampf gegen die angreifenen äußeren Feinde zu einen, diese Einschätzung scheint durch Gildas, den ersten gesichertern Autor, der über die Sclacht am Berg Badon berichtet (aber nicht von Artus, ist nur eine These, die man in dem Buch finden wird.
Alles in allem lohnt es sich, auch als Anreiz seine etwas eingerosteten Englischkenntnisse aufzufrischen.
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Andrew Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of useful information.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2022
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Good book with a lot of useful information despite its age.
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flicka
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I wanted
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2018
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Very informative and interesting to read. Was exactly what I wanted and arrived very promptly. Good condition and good service.
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Watery
4.0 out of 5 stars A good book with interesting theories--most of which have been disproven
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2015
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A good book with interesting theories--most of which have been disproven. But if you take the whole "Arthur" thing with a grain of salt certainly some interesting views of history and using legends as a form of oral history.
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