Erik’s Reviews > Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table > Status Update

Popular depictions that I have seen of King Arthur portray him as only a hero. So far this book gives me a different story. The two major issues I have with Arthur's character is that he uses Merlin's magic to disguise himself so that he can sleep with another man's wife. Then he pulls a king Herod trick and orders the murder of all babies of a certain age because of a prophecy that one of them will be his downfall.