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From Scythia to Camelot : a radical reassessment of the legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Holy Grail

Title
From Scythia to Camelot : a radical reassessment of the legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Holy Grail / C. Scott Littleton, Linda A. Malcor.
Author
Littleton, C. Scott.
Publication
New York : Garland, 1994.

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Malcor, Linda A.
Description
xxxiii, 401 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1795
Uniform Title
Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 1795.
Subject
  • Arthur, King
  • Britons > History and criticism
  • Legends > Great Britain > History and criticism
  • Grail > History and criticism
  • Arthurian romances > Sources
  • Mythology, Iranian
  • Mythology, Celtic
  • Great Britain > Antiquities, Celtic
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.
Contents
Pt. I. The Cultural and Historical Background. 1. The Northeast Iranians -- Pt. II. Figures. 2. Arthur and the Sarmatian Connection. 3. Lancelot and the "Alan of Lot" 4. The Knights and the Narts. 5. Women, Water, and Warriors -- Pt. III. Themes and Images. 6. The Sword in the Stone. 7. The Serpent Image -- Pt. IV. The Holy Grail. 8. The Holy Grail, the Cauldron of Annwfn, and the Nartamongae. 9. The Alans and the Grail. 10. The Grail Keepers.
ISBN
0815314965
LCCN
94008776
OCLC
  • 30036414
  • ocm30036414
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries