The guinevere deception by kiersten white red wing. It was at once reminiscent of the camelot from old stories of king arthur and a. This first book was really just about guineveres time as queen and who the evil forces against guinevere, arthur, and camelot were, and unfortunately most of it was spent on guinevere suspecting the wrong people and things. Lancelot was in love with the queen king arthur s wife. The guinevere deception is a retelling of the myth of king arthur and camelot, but with a more feminist focus. The guinevere deception kiersten white 9780525581673. She was a beautiful and noble queen, but her life took a tragic turn when she fell in love with lancelot, one of arthur s bravest and most loyal knights. Queen guinevere, the love of arthur and sir lancelot. The guinevere deception camelot rising trilogy book 1. Chretiens story tells a dramatic tale of guineveres abduction by a lord named melwas, who had fallen in love with the queen, and of lancelots efforts to rescue her. Mad merlin, lancelot du lethe, a retelling of the arthurian.
Lovely art and a good story, a sort of prequel to the guinevere of king arthur tales. Guinevere guinevere was the wife of king arthur 1, the legendary ruler of britain 2. This book takes authorian lore and provides a new twist. Guided by visions, he goes to almesbury, where he finds guinevere dead. The book of guinevere was a joy to read as it included excerpts of medieval prose and poetry juxtaposed with historical summaries and commentary from andrea hopkins. Hundreds of books and millions of words have been written about these people and. What is the answer to the riddle that the knight gives king arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solution send in.
With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin. With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solution send in guinevere to be arthur s wife. This story makes up perhaps the most famous love triangle ever known. My secondgrade daughter was fascinated by this book. Mar 06, 2020 according to geoffrey, arthur became king as a young man of 15, following his fathers death, but unlike now, succession wasnt always such a simple task. The lovely artwork added to the timeless tale and brings the reader into a more informative knowledge of guinevere. He was sworn to protect the king and queen and felt guilty for his forbidden love. Set in medieval europe, this is robert san soucis magical tale of guinevere from her childhood to her marriage to king arthur. It tells the story of guinevere in her last year of childhood, when she meets arthur for the first time. There were more than a thousand men gathered on the green in front of her.
Arthurian legend queen guinevere, king arthur her husband, and sir lancelot her lover, form the most celebrated lovetriangle in european literature. King arthur, queen guinevere, merlin the wizard, mordred, morgan le fay, lancelot, tristan, galahad, gawain and the knights of the round table have legendary status in literature. The guinevere deception book contra costa county library. The guinevere deception book king county library system. The book begins as a quite lighthearted account of the young arthurs. As they emerged into the sunlight, guinevere s breath caught in her throat. Mad merlin, lancelot du lethe, a retelling of the arthurian legend from the perspectives of merlin and lancelot rather than on the usual arthur, king weaves his tale by combining bits of folklore and mythology with both sheer invention and historical fact. King arthur was a legendary british leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of britain against saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. Their fateful meeting leads to the fulfillment of guinevere s destiny and her betrothal to king arthur. She begins as a strong female protagonist, but ultimately becomes a maiden defined by arthur and marriage. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the legend of king arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solutionsend in guinevere to be arthur s wifeand his protector from those who want to see the young king s idyllic city fail.
With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solutionsend in guinevere to be arthur s wife and his protector from those who want to see the young king. Sent by a banished merlin to protect king arthur, a sixteenyearold impersonating the deceased guinevere struggles to fit in at camelot where the magic she practices is banished. Guinevere, her reddish gold hair loose, nervously ran her fingers through her locks. Admission to the fellowship of the round table was reserved for only the most valiant. See more ideas about king arthur, guinevere, arthur and guinevere. Ya books with arthurian legend 104 books goodreads.
Brookes novel, i, guinevere, it is guinevere, the future queen, who pulls the mystical sword from the stone, a task no other could. For if guinevere becomes queen and arthur, king, they will bring a peace to the land that will leave the powerhungry merlin a shriveled magician in a weary cloak. The captivating story of king arthur kindle edition by klein, stephen. Guinevere cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the guinevere deception camelot rising trilogy book 1.
With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solutionsend in guinevere to be arthurs wifeand his protector from those who want to see the young kings idyllic city fail. Its no surprise that authors are thrilled to reimagine these tales in a modern way. It began around 830 but arthur may have been mentioned by a welsh poet even earlier than that and these classic tales are still going strong today. King arthur and the knights of the round table and the chivalry, romance, heroism, and betrayal at the heart of the legendary tale have gripped the imagination of the world for centuries. Npr summary princess guinevere has come to camelot to wed a stranger. The young king arthur, famed throughout the land for his defeat of the dark queen and banishment of magic, and the great sorcerer merlin, from the city of camelot and the lands surrounding it, is a beacon of hope, his glorious city on the hill only the. The guinevere deception camelot rising trilogy book 1 kindle edition by. With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a.
The muchloved legend of king arthur is brought to life in this stunningly illustrated collection, featuring stories including the sword in the stone, excalibur and the last battle. When guinevere s fathers castle is besieged by invaders, she must travel through the forest and cross the perilous river in search of young king arthur. Kiersten white the guinevere deception read and download. The guinevere deception official book trailer youtube. The board game shadows over camelot features king arthur as one of the main playable characters in the game. Apr 25, 2019 the love triangle of arthurguineverelancelot was most likely borrowed from the earlier tale of tristan and isolde, originally an irish story, in which the knight tristan falls in love with isolde, the fiance of his uncle king mark. The guinevere deception book gwinnett county public. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. List of works based on arthurian legends wikipedia. To keep arthur safe, guinevere must navigate a court in which the. Mother of god, the abbess said, theres an army at my door. Her future as arthur s wife is foretold by an old crone, a seer who tells young guinevere that the round table will be her dowry when the greatest king of all comes to claim you as his bride. From her origins probably welsh guineveres presence and nonpresence by abduction runs strong throughout mainstream arthurian legend. Experience the world of king arthur through guinevere s eyes as she matures from a young priestess who never dreamed o.
Feb 18, 2020 princess guinevere has come to camelot to wed a stranger. November 9, 2019 kiersten whites retelling of the king arthur story puts his queen guinevere at the center only shes not really. The tv series merlin talks about the once and future king throughout the. Problems and all though, i fell in love with this book and am way too excited for the second book to come out. Arthur speaks to his wife at great length, saying in part.
Despite being one of the most important figures in arthurian literature, she has always been dismissed as a mere spoiled adulteress and pushed to the wayside in the unfolding tragedy, overshadowed by king arthur, merlin, sir lancelot and the other knights of the round table, the treacherous mordred, and the magical morgan le fay. Dec 05, 2019 princess guinevere has come to camelot to wed a stranger. A few seconds more and arthur confronts guinevere in her room. He is, however, a majestic figure as he stands before her. Guinevere smiled, but it seemed to britt that she did so more because it was expected of her, rather than because she actually found britts observation amusing. The details of arthur s story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and modern historians generally agree that he is unhistorical. Apr 03, 2020 the real king arthur and his lancelot. The guinevere deception book lawrence public library. Guinevere is a central character in the broadway musical camelot, in which she was initially portrayed by julie andrews, then sally ann howes. So as soon as i heard she wrote a retelling about guinevere and king arthur.
King arthur is the namesake of a brand of flour, king arthur flour. As his family, village, and even the young arthur, are placed in danger, merlin must face his. Start reading the guinevere deception camelot rising trilogy book 1 on your. Its too bad that her agency erodes as the book ends.
The guinevere deception is the first instalment in kiersten whites new series. A list of young adult books that feature arthurian legend in some form or other. King arthur, queen guinevere, merlin the wizard, mordred, morgan le fay, lancelot. Guinevere and the king chapter 2, a merlin fanfic fanfiction. In this case, arthur was betrayed when he refused to pass the book on to his. In king arthur, young arthur is given a seemingly impossible. Kiersten whites story starts with a major detail that changes everything you know.
Though arthur had been crowned king, in geoffreys telling, he still needed to fight for his country, which took him through a series of battles against other local monarchs. Tall but not as tall as leon, rail thin, with shiny black hair and ears like pot handles, he looks like a man who is more comfortable surrounded by books than armaments. King arthur has appeared in marvel comics comic books various times. With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solutionsend in guinevere to be arthur s wife. Guinevere, wife of arthur, legendary king of britain, best known in arthurian romance through the love that his knight sir lancelot bore for her. Princess guinevere has come to camelot to wed a stranger. I was delighted and intrigued by the concept of this book, which takes the legend of king arthur and his knights and turns it on its head, making a young woman, guinevere, the heroine of the ancient tale. Lately, there have been a lot of arthurian legends popping up. She was said to have fallen in love with sir lancelot, king arthur s most trusted knight. With magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solutionsend in guinevere to be arthurs wife. The guinevere deception camelot rising trilogy book 1 ebook. Ya books with arthurian legend a list of young adult books that feature arthurian legend in some form or other. Nov 07, 2019 princess guinevere has come to camelot to wed a stranger. Arthur related teen and juvenile fiction king arthur libguides.
He knows the young beautys destiny, and he will stop at nothing to prevent what has been foretold. Lancelot was tricked got drunk and slept with elaine. Guinevere comes to camelot to marry arthur but she is not the real guinevere, she is merlins daughter, sent to protect king arthur from an unknown threat. With magic clawing at the kingdom s borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solution send in guinevere to be arthur s wife and his protector from those who want to see the young king s idyllic city fail.
Arthur quickly transitions from a spoiled young prince into a beloved king. For love of guinevere as much as for remorse he takes on the habit of a priest. Guinevere is remembered for her role as king arthur s wife and for her adulterous affair with lancelot. The daughter of king leodogran, guinevere s name meant white fairy, her skin being white and framed by auburn hair.
The king s demeanor is saddened, for he has at last learned the truth about guinevere s infidelity, and now he foresees his own impending defeat and death. Examples include the black knight and captain britain comic book series. Guinevere was the queen of king arthur in the court of camelot, and she plays a central part in the tales and folklore of the castle and the knights of the round table. The strategy board game hexcalibur features a young king arthur and many of his friends and foes. It came into the possession of king leodegran of carmelide, who gave it to arthur as part of the dowry of his daughter guinevere when she married arthur. The matter of britain stories, focusing on king arthur, are one of the most popular literary. She has lately read lots of stories about knights and heroes including young lancelot, but this one. In early welsh literature, one gwenhwyvar was the first lady of this island. Legendary characters such as lancelot, guinevere, merlin and more are brought to life in stories specially retold for children. The legend of king arthur, a fifthcentury warrior king who.
Illustrated tales of king arthur at usborne childrens books. The guinevere deception camelot rising trilogy book 1 kindle edition by white, kiersten. When launcelot hears of the death of arthur and gawain, he comes to england in haste. Queen guinevere was jealous so lancelot left for many years. Guinevere s real name and her true identityis a secret. The love story of lancelot and guinevere, originating in france, became one of the. She was played by vanessa redgrave in the film version of the musical. After king arthur died, guinevere joined a nunnery and stayed there until her death. Guinevere is portrayed by julia ormond in 1995 film first knight, with richard gere as lancelot and sean connery as king arthur. This book combines whites four arthurian novels including the sword and the. Nov 06, 2019 with magic clawing at the kingdoms borders, the great wizard merlin conjured a solutionsend in guinevere to be arthurs wife and his protector from those who want to see the young king.
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