King Arthur and His Knights
Maude L. Radford Warren
Read by Robin Cotter
A collection of King Arthur's adventures, from his ascent to King of Britain to his death. This book includes some of the crucial Arthurian legends about Sir Lancelot, the Knights of the Round Table, Queen Guinevere, and the search for the Holy Grail. (Summary by Robin Cotter) (4 hr 19 min)
Chapters
How Arthur Became King | 19:00 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Good Sword Excalibur | 4:50 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Great Feast and What Followed | 13:55 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Arthur's Court and the Order of the Round Table | 16:54 | Read by Robin Cotter |
King Arthur and the Princess Guinevere | 8:35 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Coming of Gareth | 12:53 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Story of Sir Gareth and Lynette | 13:35 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Sir Ivaine | 21:11 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Sir Balin | 10:44 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Sir Geraint and Enid | 11:33 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Arthur and Sir Accalon | 11:38 | Read by Robin Cotter |
How Arthur Fought with a Giant | 7:28 | Read by Robin Cotter |
How Arthur Fought with Rome | 10:19 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Knight with the Badly Made Coat | 5:28 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Sir Lancelot and Sir Brune | 15:15 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Adventure of King Pellenore | 6:10 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Sir Lancelot and His Friends | 12:47 | Read by Robin Cotter |
How Sir Lancelot Saved the Queen | 12:25 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Sir Lancelot and Elaine | 16:30 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Search for the Holy Grail | 17:45 | Read by Robin Cotter |
The Death of Arthur | 10:20 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Reviews
Very good
Dracoti
I listened to the whole book. the narrator does a very good job at paced reading, and makes good attrmos at voicing the characters. The story itself is a lovely introduction to the Arthurian legends, though I have learned that this book does deviate a bit from original tales to make it more accessible for children. I.e. some tales have been simplified and adultery removed. Overall very good, would recommend!
A LibriVox Listener
it is a nice simple telling of the King Arthur story. they removed most of the gore and all of the adultery.
very good. The reader did a great job.
ghostrider6231
Nice, family-friendly foray into Arthurian legend
NikkiS
My 6- and 9-year old sons enjoyed this book as an early introduction to the stories of Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. As other reviewers have noted, the more adult themes are glossed over or omitted (i.e. no adultery and minimal descriptions of death and gore) while highlighting the gallantry, brave deeds, piety, and courage of the major characters of each chapter. The reader herself does a pretty fair job of the reading through out, and my boys were rapt listeners of most of the chapters. I myself found that in listening to more than a chapter or two in a sitting, I sometimes tuned it out as a pleasant drone. But overall, recommended as a pleasant listen.
richard
A LibriVox Listener
very very good I love
Boring
Janelle
One star, with an additional star to the narrator for her excellent reading and for putting me to sleep. I don't think I'll be pursuing any more legends about King Arthur; I didn't enjoy this and found it dull.
I really enjoyed this story
Tumeric
For some reason it captivated me though I well knew the tale. There was an innocent wisdom in the rendering
Fantastic
Rex
Love the pacing of the reader it was a great book to say the least.