Arthur the King ( Editura: Phoenix, Autor: Allan Massie ISBN 0-75381-781-0 )

It is the aftermath of the Roman occupation of Britain. Kings are now jockeying for position, for title, for land and for power. A young boy confounds the most famous knights of the realm when he pulls a jewelled sword from a cleft in a stone and claims the throne left vacant by the death of Uther Pendragon.
In this new vision of the Arthurian story. Camelot is set on the River Tweed and Merlin is the son of a Roman centurion. Arthur himself is a troubled monarch and deplores the distraction of the Holy Grail. As the story moves towards its tragic end, he becomes a lonely figure, beset by treason and conspiracy.

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