From Scythia to Camelot

A Radical Reassessment of the Legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Holy Grail
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3566-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 533 g

Reihe: Arthurian Characters and Themes

This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Also includes 19 maps.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Littleton, C. Scott

Malcor, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I: The Cultural and Historical Background 1.The Northeast Iranians Part II: Figures 2. Arthurian and the Sarmatian Connection 3. Lancelot and the Alan of Lot 4. The Knights and the Narts 5. Women, Water, and Warriors Part III: Themes and Images 6. The Sword and the Stone 7. The Serpent Image Part Iv: The Holy Grail 8. The Holy Grail, the Cauldron of Annwin, and the Nartamongae 9. The AQlans and the Grail 10. The Grail Keepers Conclusions Appendix 1. A Note on Soources Appendix 2. Genealogies Appendix 3. A Reinterpretation of Nennius's Battle List References Cited Index

Über Autor(innen)

C. Scott Littleton is professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at occidental College in Los Angeles, California. He is the author of numerous books and articles on comparative Indo-European mythology, including the The New Comparative Anthology: An Anthropological Assesment of the Theories of Georges Dumezil (3rg Edition, 1982). He has also published extensively on Japanese Mythology and Folklore.

Linda A. Malcor is a California-based free-lance writer and researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA and occassionally teaches and lectures on the Arthurian legends. In addition to scholarly publications, she writes fantasy fiction and screenplays.