Simon Heywood

Ancient Legends Retold: The Legend of Vortigern (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The tragedy of King Arthur is one segment of a vast cycle, the 'Matter of Britain', stretching across generations of early British kings. Vortigern is central to this cycle. King two generations before Arthur, he opens Britain to the Saxons, ancestors of the modern English. Rising from humble roots, he takes centre stage at court in a crisis moment, plays and loses a vicious game of Dark Age power-politics, and is driven into exile in mountain wilderness, there to encounter dragons, demons, prophecy... and a child who turns out to be Merlin. He meets a hauntingly violent end at the hands of Arthur's future father and uncle. Like the stories of British heroes such as King Lear, Vortigern's is a tale of courage, cowardice, glory and crime, tragedy and treason. But he is virtually forgotten by modern readers - until now.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780752493701
• Artikelnr.: 38399215

Autorenporträt

Simon Heywood lectures in folklore, storytelling and creative writing at Derby University. He completed a PhD on contemorary storytelling at Sheffield University's National Centre for English Cultural Tradition in 2001 and has published research internationallly on contemporary storytelling. He has appeared on TV discussing the Robin Hood legends. he has also worked to international acclaim as a storyteller and workshop leader. He has conceived, developed and toured a series of Arts Council-supported national storytelling tours, and has worked as a solo performer in numerous locations across the country. He is also a musician and composer.