r sca s tle P h oto R . IVeébe , B o ] ’ K C L E AND E"EC ROC K ING A RT HUR S AST UTION , TINTAG E L "Fro n tis pi e ce T H E L O S T L A N D OF K I NG A RT H UR BY C M I G W T ERS j . U N AL O n th e o n e h a n d we h a e th e ma n A rth u r o n t h e v , o th er i s a rea te rth u r 3 m ore co o s s a l u e o f wh ich g r A , l fig r , w e h a e so t o s ea b u t a to rs o re s c u e d ro m t h e w rec v , p k , — , f k o f th e elt ic a n th e on . Pxorz ssoa RHY S C P . “ Th ere i s tru th e n o u gh to ma ke h im fa mou s besides ”— th a t wh ich is a u o u s BAc0N . f b l . \ \ l l 1 WI TH S I "TEEN (I LL US TRA TI ON S 2 L OND ON CHAPMAN. AND H ALL , I 90 9 DA . 5 AWN I CHARD CL AY ON S I MI T E D R S , L , A T R E T H I L E. A N D B RE D S E L , c . , B NGAY S FFOL U , U K FO REWO RD WIT HIN a s m all are a in th e We st Country may b e found th e principal place s m enti o n e d in th e — written chro nicle s of King Arthur place s with f m s trange l o ng hi s to ri e s and o natural char . In th e s e pages an impres s i o ni s t vi e w is give n of th e m W regi o n o nce called C a elia rd and Ly o nn e s s e . e e e e o b - s e o m e e e hav v ntur d int y way s ld nt r d , and we tru s t to hav e gath e re d a few details which m a n o t y b e wh o lly with out inte re s t in th e ir place . s a re m e e o om e Fact ag r ab ut King Arthur , and r anc has s o ove rlaid re ality that h is r ealm s eem s n ow f - to b e v e ritably a part o fairy land . In this es e th e o e i s rofitle s s s e t r p ct j urn y p , av tha , by o a s e we a re led to few taking Mal ry a guid , a delightful and half - fo rg otte n l ocaliti e s ou t of th e o o e o om e n ot ee rdinary r ut , fr m which r anc has b n wh o lly dislo dg e d and wh e re traditi o n s urvives i and s s tro ng . C ON T EN T S C HA P. OF T HE AN D HI E I . KING S CHRONICL RS Y E E A ND CA MELI ARD II . OF L ONN SS O F T H E K ME III . ARTHUR ( ING AND RLIN T HE E NCHANTE R I V . OF TINTAG EL V E E - P - K . OF CA RL ON U ON US ‘ OF T H E B E A N D K VI . ROUND TA L ING ’ A RT HUR s BATTL ES V I I . OF CAME LOT AN D A LMES BURY ’ V . F T EVE A N D H E III O S . KNIGHTON S K I T HOLY GRAIL 1 83 I ME T H E ". OF CA LFORD AND E LAST BATTL 1 94 " T B Y T HE P . OF GLAS ON UR AND ASSING OF ARTHUR LI ST OF I LLU STRATI O N S ’ K A s s e E ec o Roc ing rthur Ca tl and x uti n k , ' ' Tintag el Fron fzspzece T h e Roc V e e ky all y , Tintag l ’ e s e e M rlin Cav , Tintag l ’ K n u s s e e i g Arth r Ca tl , Tintag l T h e E e Roc Bo ssin e o e l phant k , y C v B s He e arra ad, Tintag l T h e Roc V e e ky all y , Tintag l ’ S t. o s K e e T e Knight n i v , intag l ’ S t. Knighton s Glen o of Roc V e a n d on s e M uth ky all y L g I land, Tintag l ’ S t. c e s o e G s ob M i ha l T w r, la t n ury ’ T h e O d e m s I n n G s o b l Pilgri , la t n ury ’ S t. ose s e G s o b b b e J ph Chap l, la t n ury A y W ell s Cathedral T h e Ab b e G s o b u y Barn, la t n ry ’ Ru s of S t. o se s e G s o b in J ph Chap l, la t n ury T HE LOST LA ND OF KI NG A RT HUR CHAPTER I OF T HE KING AND H I s CHR ONICLERS Wh a t a n e n orm o u s c a m e ra - O b s c u ra m a g n ifi e r is Tra d i io n "How a h in o s in th e h u m a n e m o in th e t t g g r w M ry , h u m a n m a in a o n h e n o e o s h i a n d a ll h a ie s I g ti , w l v , w r p , t t l in th e h u m a n e a a re h e e to e n cou a e it —Ca r le H rt, t r r g "y . N O pre te nce can b e m ade that a com ple te o r e xhaus tive hi s to ry Of King Arthur is give n in thi s and th e fo llo wing chapte r s . Only parts o f h is s tory and parts o f th e s to ry o f h is m o st illu s tri ou s knight s a re wove n into thi s m o s aic o f fact and m m f ficti o n . So e ti es o nly a ew thr eads o f th e rom ance a re to b e discove re d ; at o th e r tim e s m a r e e h any e gath r d into t e fabri c . I have take n th o s e p o rti on s o nly o f th e Arthur e o s m s s m of ian fabl , built up n a all ub tratu histo ric s te th e e e os fact , which ui d imm diat purp e in vi ew ; 2 T h e Lost L a n d of Kin g Arth u r th e e e m s s o e e e r st , a hug a , which it w uld hav b n e to o e h a s e o e e e unpro fitabl intr duc , p rf rc b n m T h m e h a s ee s m to o itte d . e pri ary Obj ct b n i ply call att enti o n to th e re pute d re li c s o f th e g r e at e o to m s om e th e o o s o f h r , ark Of fl ating traditi n h is o e to e o f few of th e o e s p w r , and sp ak a l caliti whi c h be ar h is nam e o r a re a s s ociated with h is d ee d s ; and I hav e s trive n to add a little to th e th m o e m o m e s to living inte re s t in e uld ring nu nt , bru s h away a little o f th e du s t of age s from e xi s t e e e s to e th e e m s e ing vid nc , lift a littl v il Of y t ry c e s s s es r s o s th e e whi h dark n , di gui , o hr ud lin a m e s of th .