Coming of the King | 
pickThe medieval French interpreters of the Matter of Britain drew heavily upon the Celtic myths and folktales of Brittany and Great Britain when they wrote their own chivalric stories. The heroes of those earlier tales were seen by the French as uncouth and unchristian and they generally cast the native heroes as boorish and unmannered when compared with the "new" cultured French heroes.
Tolstoy has taken back the original traditions and shows..??
Bookwomble ...these characters, warts and all, as people set within their own culture. Based on Welsh and Germanic mythology, the manners might not be what we have come to expect from Arthurian heroes, but the combination of earthy humour and high mysticism strikes a chord of realism, despite the fantasy setting. The kings and warriors aren't paragons of chivalric virtue, but then they pre-date the chivalric ideal and demand to be treated on their own terms. 7y
Leftcoastzen Was in a friends of library store today, saw this book, went to Litsy,your wonderful review popped up.Sold! 6y
Bookwomble @Leftcoastzen It has mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, Tolstoy got into legal and financial difficulties when sued for libeling somebody, so his intended trilogy never got further than this one. I seem to remember that it worked as a standalone, though. Hope you enjoy it 😊🤞🏻 6y