The Wonderful History of The Sword in The Stone went live on Kindle yesterday so is officially launched. A word of warning - this is not a children's story. Although written for general readers it is ideal for students of Malory who don't want a bland re-telling. This is a vigorous modern translation with the graphic violence and (mild) sex scenes that are in the original. This version attempts to reconstruct the fifth-century book that is at the heart of Malory's Mort D'Arthur and the commentary sets it in the historical and religious context of that period. Read in conjunction with Columbanus: Poet, Preacher, Statesman, Saint (see yesterday's blog for discount on
http://www.amazon.com/) it provides a useful guide to Britain and Europe in the Dark Ages which it turns out are not so dark after all.
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