This is a bibliography of works about
King Arthur, his family, his friends or his enemies. This bibliography includes works that are
notable or are by
notable authors.
Pa Gur yv y Porthaur (
transl. Who Is the Gatekeeper?), anonymous (a dialogue between Arthur and a gatekeeper, in which he boasts about
Cei's battle with the
Cath Palug)
Englynion y Beddau (
transl. Stanzas of the Graves), anonymous (Arthur's grave site is a mystery)
11th century
Latin
The Legend of St.
Goeznovius, anonymous
c. 1019 (Saxon resurgence when Arthur is "recalled from the actions of the world" may be a reference to his immortality.;[2] Vortigern mentioned)
Vita Sancti Cadoc by Lifris of Llancarfan
c. 1086 (Arthur wants to ravish
Gwladys whom
Gundliauc elopes with, but aids them by Kay and
Bedivere's counsel. St. Cadoc harbors a killer of Arthur's men and pays cattle as recompense, but they transform into bundles of ferns.[3])
Pedwar marchog ar hugain llys (
transl. Twenty-Four Knights of Arthur's Court) 15th–16th centuries[7] (mentions the sword
Caledfwlch and the spear Rhongomiant[8])
Lanzelet by
Ulrich von Zatzikhoven late 12th century (a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely predates Chrétien de Troyes's famous Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven obtained a copy of the original book in 1194 and translated the work from French into German.)
Melech Artus (
transl. King Artus), a 1279 Hebrew translation, and the first in that language, which was published in Italy. Contains several short parts of the
Vulgate Cycle: the Pendragon's seduction of Igraine and Arthur's death. Total of 5 pages, at the end of a larger codex on calendar astronomy titled Sefer ha-I'bbur ("the book of making leap years"). Anonymous author.[20]
Hallowed Isle by
Diana L. Paxson: The Book of the Sword (1999), The Book of the Spear (1999), The Book of the Cauldron (1999), The Book of the Stone (2000).
Albion, a trilogy of historical novels by British author
Patrick McCormack (1997, 2000, 2007)
The King Awakes and The Empty Throne by
Janice Elliott, set in a
Medieval-style society several generations after a nuclear war. Both novels deal with the return of King Arthur and his friendship with a youth from the post-holocaust world
The Merlin Mystery, A
puzzlehunt book which focused heavily on Merlin and Nimue having a love after Arthur has been entombed; it offered a cash prize as well as a gold, silver, bronze and crystal wand. However, the puzzle went unsolved and the prize unclaimed.
^Curt Leviant. King Artus: A Hebrew Arthurian Romance of 1279. Syracuse University Press, 2003. For the Manuscript:
Mss. Urb. Ebr. 48 in the
Vatican Library, pp. 75r–77r.
This is a bibliography of works about
King Arthur, his family, his friends or his enemies. This bibliography includes works that are
notable or are by
notable authors.
Pa Gur yv y Porthaur (
transl. Who Is the Gatekeeper?), anonymous (a dialogue between Arthur and a gatekeeper, in which he boasts about
Cei's battle with the
Cath Palug)
Englynion y Beddau (
transl. Stanzas of the Graves), anonymous (Arthur's grave site is a mystery)
11th century
Latin
The Legend of St.
Goeznovius, anonymous
c. 1019 (Saxon resurgence when Arthur is "recalled from the actions of the world" may be a reference to his immortality.;[2] Vortigern mentioned)
Vita Sancti Cadoc by Lifris of Llancarfan
c. 1086 (Arthur wants to ravish
Gwladys whom
Gundliauc elopes with, but aids them by Kay and
Bedivere's counsel. St. Cadoc harbors a killer of Arthur's men and pays cattle as recompense, but they transform into bundles of ferns.[3])
Pedwar marchog ar hugain llys (
transl. Twenty-Four Knights of Arthur's Court) 15th–16th centuries[7] (mentions the sword
Caledfwlch and the spear Rhongomiant[8])
Lanzelet by
Ulrich von Zatzikhoven late 12th century (a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely predates Chrétien de Troyes's famous Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven obtained a copy of the original book in 1194 and translated the work from French into German.)
Melech Artus (
transl. King Artus), a 1279 Hebrew translation, and the first in that language, which was published in Italy. Contains several short parts of the
Vulgate Cycle: the Pendragon's seduction of Igraine and Arthur's death. Total of 5 pages, at the end of a larger codex on calendar astronomy titled Sefer ha-I'bbur ("the book of making leap years"). Anonymous author.[20]
Hallowed Isle by
Diana L. Paxson: The Book of the Sword (1999), The Book of the Spear (1999), The Book of the Cauldron (1999), The Book of the Stone (2000).
Albion, a trilogy of historical novels by British author
Patrick McCormack (1997, 2000, 2007)
The King Awakes and The Empty Throne by
Janice Elliott, set in a
Medieval-style society several generations after a nuclear war. Both novels deal with the return of King Arthur and his friendship with a youth from the post-holocaust world
The Merlin Mystery, A
puzzlehunt book which focused heavily on Merlin and Nimue having a love after Arthur has been entombed; it offered a cash prize as well as a gold, silver, bronze and crystal wand. However, the puzzle went unsolved and the prize unclaimed.
^Curt Leviant. King Artus: A Hebrew Arthurian Romance of 1279. Syracuse University Press, 2003. For the Manuscript:
Mss. Urb. Ebr. 48 in the
Vatican Library, pp. 75r–77r.