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Arthurian. Toy Knights, collectibles and the legend
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 My Arthurian pages came from a love of Arthurian literature. Little did I know when I read my first Le Morte d'Arthur picture stories, that there were so many more stores to the legend. Enormous as is Sir Thomas Malory's edition, what remained on the cutting room floor is enough to fill many more editions.

My interest in the Arthur legend is both factual and romantic. Whether he did exist is no matter, the literature that his name has produced is the bonus. 

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The two book illustrations above by Harry G Theaker and  N C Wyeth show the wealth of art and romantic interpretation that is formed from the texts.

As you will have see from other pages on my site, collecting the various Arthurian toy knights got my collecting bug started for other Arthurian things, crazy I know , but great fun. So please take a look at the various collectibles I have from plates to comics. If you have anything to add to my list, let me know, perhaps we can put it on these pages.

Model Knights with Arthurian Theme by manufacturer.

 

I have just added this wonderful figure of

King Arthur by Keith Over of Whittlesey Miniatures.

Please take a look at what I hope is just a start of a series. Whittlesey Arthurian page.

Index of Model Arthurian figures mostly modelled on the romantic 13/14 century knight.
Collectors Models Elastolin El Viejo Dragon Miniatures Imrie/ Risley
Lone Star Les Etains Du Graal Michael Ricker Mulberry Miniatures
Noble Miniatures Sacul  Starlux Soldiers di Marco Lucchetti
Timpo Lead Timpo Plastic Thunderbolt Mountain Tudor Miniatures
Whittlesey      
The Round Table
The named Knights from the Round Table as produced by Timpo - King Arthur Lancelot Mordred,  Gawain,  Bedivere,  Green Knight, Percival, Agravaine and Garethsorry I'm still adding to this section.
Arthurian Places to visit
Arthurian sites around the country.
King Arthur's burial site at Glastonbury
The Great Hall at Winchester
Film and Theatre
Arthurian films and those associated with Timpo Toys  

Robert Taylor Marcus Vinicius in Quo Vadis (1951) Ivanhoe in Ivanhoe (1952) Lancelot in Knights of the Round Table (1953) Quentin Durward (1955)

King Arthur books, covering research and literature.
Comics  Classics Illustrated Knights of the Round Table
Arthurian Literature Some of the Books I enjoy
Stamps and Coins with an Arthurian theme  
Stamps United Kingdom and St. Vincent
Coins Mardi Gras Doubloons and Isle of Mann Silver  
China 
Manufactured by Royal Worcester

 

Bibliography for the Arthurian section

Not complete, as its is being added too all the time.

The reference books I have collected over the years fill many shelves, but the editions below are well thumbed, I recommend them all. Some are out of print, but I suggest you hunt then down.

This list of mine is so out of date I will be listing more. The books on the world of King Arthur grows every month, they are all worth reading with few exceptions.

 

They are in no order, but just as they stack beside my desk

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of  Arthurian Legends -- Roman Coghlan.

The Arthurian Legends -- Barber

The Return of King Arthur -- Debra N. Mancoff

The Arthurian Companion -- Phyllis Ann Karr

The Quest for King Arthur -- David Day

Beardsleys Le Morte DArthur -- Dover Publications

The World of King Arthur -- Christopher Snyder

King Arthur -- Geoffrey Ash

The Mystery of King Arthur -- Elizabeth Jenkins

Arthurian Myth et Legend -- Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Exploring the World of King Arthur -- Christopher Snyder

Arthurian Women -- Thelma S.Fensteer

A Dictionary of Chivalry -- Grant Uden

King Arthur in Legend and History -- Richard White

Arthurian Literature XIV -- James Carley & Felicity Riddy

La Vie Quotidienne Des Chevaliers De La Table Ronde -- Michel Pastoureau

Arthurian Handbook -- N.Lacy,G. Ashe and D Mancoff

The Legends of King Arthur in Art -- Muriel Whitaker

The Romance of Arthur -- James J. Wilhelm

King Arthur King of Kings -- Jean Markale

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia -- Norris J. Lacy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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