King Arthur

by James Riordan, Victor G. Ambrus (Illustrator)

In this splendid retelling of the legend of King Arthur, James Riordan captures the magical and mysterious kingdom of Camelot. The magician Merlin, the sword Excalibur, the Lady of the Lake, the beautiful Guinevere, the knights of the Round Table, Lancelot, the Green Knight, and all of the other characters from Camelot spring to life in Victor Ambrus's colorful recreations of the lost world of King Arthur. Beginning when the evil Vortigern poisons his father, The Story of King Arthur follows young Arthur's escape in the arms of the magician Merlin, his education as a knight, and coronation as king after he pulls the sword from the stone, and his reign over Camelot amongst the Knights of the Round Table.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Picture Books, Arthurian

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Riōdan, Jeimuzu 1936-2012
Riordan, Dž.
Riordan, Džejms.
Riordan, James
Riordan, James William 1936-2012
Riordan, Jim, 1936-2012

James Riordan (10 October 1936 – 10 February 2012) was an English novelist, broadcaster, sports historian, association football player and Russian scholar.

Well known for his work Sport in Soviet Society, the first academic look at sport in the Soviet Union, and for his children's novels.

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had this as a kid. I picked it up at a used book store because the cover looked good and I liked Arthurian material. I wasn't a fan of the text, which seems sort of...off in tone? Dissimilar from versions I'm familiar with? Arthur is oddly precocious and adult as a child. And I seem to recall feeling that if you didn't already know the background story this presentation wouldn't make a ton of sense.

But the illustrations were good. I will look for more by Ambrus.

[Kristin Soone · Rating 3 out of 5]

rip kuningas arthur, sa oleks nii kurb kui sa praegust UK kuningat näeks

[anni adele · Rating 2 out of 5]

ma tean et see on brittidele mingi mega püha raamat aga nagu hell naw ma ei suutnud seda lugeda

miks nad 24/7 üksteise päid maha raiuvad??

[Ülle Hilep · Rating 4 out of 5]

Olin ammu tahtnud Arthuri Ümarlaua lugusid tervikuna lugeda. Suur oli minu üllatus, kui leidsin, et eesti keeles on selline raamat avaldatud juba 1995.a. Tol ajal viisin kogu oma vaba raha raamatupoodi (ja krediidi ka), kuid see raamat oli kuidagi filtrist läbi lipsanud.
Jupikaupa on need lood filmidest ja muudest raamatutest tuttavad. Raamatu stiil on suhteliselt sisutihe kondikava, millele saab pildid ja emotsioonid ise juurde mõelda. Ehk siis kujutlusvõimele väga hea alusmaterjal.
Kui ma varem oleks tahtnud seda oma pojale ettelugemiseks, siis nüüd ma enam nii kindel ei ole.
Käib hoogne ringimadistamine ja võitluste pidamine, verd lendab, pidevalt on kellegi maharaiutud pea kaasas. Ja kui lüüakse, siis ikka pea õlgadeni lõhki. Samas ei rõhutata seda liigselt, nii lihtsalt oli. Oh ajad, oh kombed.

[Kristine Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kuningas Arthuri legendide ümberjutustus Krista Kaera suurepärases tõlkes. Kuna raamatu leidsin raamatukogu lastekirjanduse riiulitelt, siis ilmselt on mõeldud lastele, kuid minu meelest igati tore lugemine kõikidele, kes soovivad teha esmatutvust kuningas Arthuri lugudega. Lugemiseks sain innustust sellesuvisel kirjandusreisil Inglismaale, kui Tintageli lossi poole sõites Krista Kaer meile bussis raamatust katkendeid ette luges. Soe soovitus kõikidele keskaja ja rüütliromantika huvilistele.

[Torzilla · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a collection of well-known stories set in Britain that follow Arthur from his birth to death. The illustrations are somewhat choppy and rough, though this serves to reinforce the writing style and the time in which these stories were based upon. There is some character development within the book, though the characters generally appear to be set in their ways. After committing a grave error, most knights repent for their wrongs.

A general theme of the book is chivalry and the importance of maintaining one’s honor; due to Gwendolyn and Lancelot’s lack of honor for their king, the entire round table eventually falls.

The author uses repetition during battle – a constant factor within this book – to grant familiarity and predictability for young readers. The style of writing is also brief, and, as was mentioned earlier, choppy.

Not my cup of tea. The writing was somewhat bland, and the pictures did not capture my interest. As for the stories themselves... they were simplified versions of the tales that I read in my college classes (and I prefer the college texts to this). This book is nice if one would like to read a simplified version of these tales in order to learn a bit more about Arthur and his knights.

[Christine Lucia Asha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very exciting and did a good job elaborating on the stories we know, but I believe there was a chronological error in the book. In the story "Tristram and Isolda", Tristram dies at the end of a broken heart, right? So why does it seem like he is still alive later when Galahad comes to the Round Table and his seat is referred to the "one between Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram"?

[André Boldrin]

Prateleira 4

[Jade Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tranquilissimo esse cara, muitas lições valiosas

[Reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring

[Bette-Marii · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was an ok book, i wasnt the biggest fan since i hate history related things with a passion, but ibviously the book itself and the writing were good.

[David Chmelik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a well-illustrated children's version of the Arthurian legends. If you are more interested in the stories than illustrations, just read the history, and also mediaeval Arthurian sagas such as Parzival and "Tristram and Isolde."

[Kairi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lugudel on lisaks haaravusele tugev sümboolika mõju, maagiline lugu. Mitmed juhtumised on otseses mõttes muinasjutulised ja esineb nii lahti seletatud kui lahti seletamata sümboolikat. Et need sümbolid esinevad ka kaasaegses kultuuris, annab lugude tundmine võime neid sümboleid märgata ja mõista.

[Margit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ma ei mäleta, kuidas see raamat mulle nooremana tundus, aga praegu oli pisut igav. Ja liiga palju peade maharaiumist ning vägivalda.
Vanaisa kinkis selle mulle 16. sünnipäevaks, nii et seetõttu pean vajalikuks raamatut alles hoida.

[Carole · Rating 3 out of 5]

An overall nice telling. Not spectacular, but altogether catches the virtue and valor of the tale.

[Todd Glaeser · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, short, used store find. The art is the reason to check it out.

[Gabriela Folco · Rating 3 out of 5]

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