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<p>When Bernard Cornwell embarked on his Arthurian trilogy, beginning with <I>The Winter King</I> and alive again in his latest, <I>Enemy of God,</I> it was his intention to extract the legendary king from the mire of myths. He hoped to set the tale of Arthur's fifth century against a more certain -- and less chivalrous and romantic -- historical backdrop. His purist approach demanded that he eliminate both the dashing Lancelot and even the mystical Merlin, because, as Cornwell has noted, "It's almost certain that Merlin had nothing to do with Arthur whatsoever." <P> Searching for the meaning of Arthur led Cornwell back to the earliest of histories, folktales, and epic poems. Without the colorful additions of Merlin's magic and Lancelot's betrayal, what he found was a relatively dark tale set in an even darker age. And so Cornwell chose to compromise fact and fiction, striking a celebrated balance between the academic truth and the familiar yet compelling, arguably fictional characters who act as a vehicle for his well-researched version of Arthurian history. <P> <I>Enemy of God</I> picks up where Cornwell's first, <i>Novel of Arthur,</i> left off, with Arthur having defeated the l

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Author

Bernard Cornwell, Concepcion Cardenoso

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140232479

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance

Rating

4.38 / 5 (1,699 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13