Camulod Chronicles Books 1-8 - Jack Whyte
Category: Classic
Narrator: Kevin Pariseau
Tags: Classic, Historical Fiction, Literature, Adults
01.The Skystone 02.The.Singing.Sword 03.The Eagles Brood 04.The.Saxon.Shore 05.The.Fort.at.Rivers.Bend 06.The.Sorcerer.Metamorphosis 07.Uther 08.The.Lance.Thrower, This series of historical novels presents the tale of King Arthur set against the backdrop of Roman Britain. This retelling of the popular legend eschews the use of magic (as in T. H. Whites The Sword in the Stone) to explain Arthurs ascent to power and instead relies on the historical condition (with some artistic license) of post-Roman Britain to support the theory that Arthur was meant to counter the anarchy left by the Roman departure from Britain in 410 AD and the subsequent colonization and invasion of Britain by various peoples from Northwestern Europe, including the Saxons, Jutes, Franks, and Angles). Whyte incorporates both traditional Arthurian names, places and events (albeit in gaelic or Latin form) as well as the names of various historical figures that have been suggested as being the possible basis for the ori
