Re: King Arthur was mean

Hi Patrick,

Glad you like the site - it expands as and when I get the time (there
is a half-finished piece on the Tristan legend that I keep meaning to
return to, which may fit with your Cornish interests...  Incidentally
there is evidence of an early 12th-century at least transmission of
this legend to N. Spain too...)

I think almost everyone out there started out with Alcock, Ashe and
Morris so you're in good company :-)  Padel has some very interesting
ideas and his book is well worth getting, though it will drive you mad
with its lack of index and detailed references...

Cheers,

Tom Green

http://www.arthuriana.co.uk


patrick boyd wrote:

> Hey Tom, just took a look at your site. It's bigger than Ben Hur!
> There's some serious scholar****p in there. Disappointing that only a
> couple of links in the Concepts section work but I guess that's the
> material for the book you refer to, and you (quite rightly) want to make
> some money out of it. Sign me up to buy a copy the minute it's out.
>
> I'm just an enthusiastic amateur whose modest library is virtually
> limited to Morris, Alcock and Ashe but from your bibliography I can see
> there's a lifetime's reading out there on the subject for the dedicated
> scholar.
>
> Padel seems to be the man of the moment for several of you guys and I
> see "Arthur in Medieval Welsh Literature" is available on Amazon so I
> might go there next. Interesting to note that Padel's sphere of interest
> is mainly Cornish -- a much neglected corner of the Celtic world I feel.
> 
> -- patrick