Arthur Begins
The Essay continues its epic exploration of the lives, tribes and traces of Albion's Iron Age peoples as archaeologist Miles Russell reconsiders the roots of King Arthur's story.
The Essay continues its epic exploration of the lives, tribes and traces of Albion's Iron Age peoples. Archaeologist Miles Russell returns not to the earth but to the earliest accounts of the story of King Arthur revealed not as a medieval icon of chivalry but as a blood-soaked berserker with Iron Age roots.
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