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 web site and any knowledge is due to these books and others I have read too many to mention, this is my  recommended short list....... robert

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

King Arthur and The goddess of the Land.--Caitlin Matthews.

The Book of Arthur.--John Matthews