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The Sword and the Circle
Book 1 in the The King Arthur Trilogy series.
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Britain after the departure of Rome. The young Arthur proves his right to rule, gathers the knights who will form the Round Table and establishes Camelot as the centre of a fellowship committed to justice and defence of the realm. Familiar adventures bring Lancelot, Gawain, Percival and other champions into Arthur’s service.
The victories contain the beginnings of later tragedy: personal vows conflict with public duty, and the ideals of the Round Table demand more than even its greatest knights can consistently give. Sutcliff draws together episodes from medieval Arthurian tradition into a continuous narrative, presenting Camelot not merely as splendour but as an attempt to create order in a divided land.
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