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Artorius Rex

John Gloag

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Description:Here is not the King Arthur of legend, but the Arthur of history: Artoriug Rex, a brilliant general, a wise judge of men, but a cruelly deceived husband.One reads John Gloag not only for the sake of a good story, but also for the pleasure of the uncluttered simplicity of his prose. He is a master of the English language and uses it like a craftsman to show us this picture of Britain almost sinking back into barbarism after five centuries of Roman civilisation. The rulers of the country's many little kingdoms, divided by jealousy and fear, are incapable of defending themselves against their common enemies, the Irish, the Picts and the Saxons, until Artorius, dux Britanniarum, unites the kings into a formidable force and almost succeeds in making Britain into a single great kingdom. But Artorius falls disastrously in love with Gwinfreda, daughter of a Saxon king. From the beginning she undermines Artorius' Holy Band of Brothers by her blatant sexuality, ensnaring all men except the narrator of this tale: Caius Geladius (a descendant of the famous Geladii about whom John Gloag has written in the first two volumes of his trilogy; Caesar of the Narrow Seas and The Eagles Depart).Merlin also comes into this book, seen as a fallible adviser rather than an allpowerful magician. Other characters enrich the story: Wencla, the bold, ruthless nobleman from Armorica who eventually undermines the authority of Artorius, and Philonides, by whose order Caius recounts the events in this brave soldier's life.Caius loyally follows Artorius for forty years. He sees Britain with the critical eye of an imperial Roman and the story is sprinkled with his drily humorous comments on the uncivilised life of the British: the filthy climate; the greasy, unpalatable food and the squalid plumbing. He describes the mist-ridden countryside teeming with bands of vagrants and hordes of marauding wolves; Roman villas slowly crumbling into heaps of rubble, and once fertile estates becoming wildernesses until reclaimed by invading Germanic tribesmen who recognise the rich potential of this almost defenceless island.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Artorius Rex. To get started finding Artorius Rex, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Here is not the King Arthur of legend, but the Arthur of history: Artoriug Rex, a brilliant general, a wise judge of men, but a cruelly deceived husband.One reads John Gloag not only for the sake of a good story, but also for the pleasure of the uncluttered simplicity of his prose. He is a master of the English language and uses it like a craftsman to show us this picture of Britain almost sinking back into barbarism after five centuries of Roman civilisation. The rulers of the country's many little kingdoms, divided by jealousy and fear, are incapable of defending themselves against their common enemies, the Irish, the Picts and the Saxons, until Artorius, dux Britanniarum, unites the kings into a formidable force and almost succeeds in making Britain into a single great kingdom. But Artorius falls disastrously in love with Gwinfreda, daughter of a Saxon king. From the beginning she undermines Artorius' Holy Band of Brothers by her blatant sexuality, ensnaring all men except the narrator of this tale: Caius Geladius (a descendant of the famous Geladii about whom John Gloag has written in the first two volumes of his trilogy; Caesar of the Narrow Seas and The Eagles Depart).Merlin also comes into this book, seen as a fallible adviser rather than an allpowerful magician. Other characters enrich the story: Wencla, the bold, ruthless nobleman from Armorica who eventually undermines the authority of Artorius, and Philonides, by whose order Caius recounts the events in this brave soldier's life.Caius loyally follows Artorius for forty years. He sees Britain with the critical eye of an imperial Roman and the story is sprinkled with his drily humorous comments on the uncivilised life of the British: the filthy climate; the greasy, unpalatable food and the squalid plumbing. He describes the mist-ridden countryside teeming with bands of vagrants and hordes of marauding wolves; Roman villas slowly crumbling into heaps of rubble, and once fertile estates becoming wildernesses until reclaimed by invading Germanic tribesmen who recognise the rich potential of this almost defenceless island.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Artorius Rex. To get started finding Artorius Rex, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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