title: King Arthur: Hero and Legend
author: Richard Barber
description: A welcome paperback re-issue of a much-used edition. YEAR'S WORK IN MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIESUn manuel d'initiation couvrant avec elegance un millenaire de culture. CAHIERS DE CIVILISATION MEDIEVALE Authoritative but accessible...(an) admirable survey... If you want a reliable overview of this phenomenal figure as he is developed and refurbished, then you can't do much better than this. PENDRAGON
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  ## PROLOGUE
  
  
  Sir Bili of Morguhn lay dying in his palace. Fifty years before, after lengthy
  and strenuous persuasion, he had assumed the title and duties of Prince of
  Karaleenos, and he had served that office well and faithfully, it and the
  farming Confederation of which the principality was a sizable part. Early in
  his long life he had become a legend, but now he was an old man, a very old
  man, dying as all old men must, soon or late.
  
  
  But the legend would not die with his ancient, suppurating flesh; he knew this
  as well as did all those powerful notables who had hurriedly gathered to
  attend his passing. The deeds that the younger Sir Bili had wreaked with his
  huge and famous axe, with his prowess and courage, with his matchless mental
  attributes, would continue to be recounted as long as there were