Morpurgo added: “Storymakers and storytellers like Barrie, and like all the previous winners of this award, have given us the hope and faith children need, we need, to keep flying, have sustained us through dark and troubled times, have banished doubt. To touch the lives of children, to witness their listening and reading silence, is reward enough in itself. This is simply the icing on the cake.” Finazzi-Agrò, Ettore (1978). A novelística portuguesa do século XVI (in Portuguese). Instituto de Cultura e Língua Portuguesa. pp.45–48. ASIN B000ZQ4P8M. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014 . Retrieved 4 November 2014. Orme, Nicholas (2000). The Saints of Cornwall. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820765-4 . Retrieved 15 September 2010.

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Jankulak, Karen (2000). The Medieval Cult of St Petroc. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 0-85115-777-7 . Retrieved 6 January 2010.In this book I loved Lancelot… yeah I know he wasn’t the best and he did bad things in the book, but still I loved how his story was beautiful but still had a dark side, I really loved how we felt that he was a human, he did good things but also did bad choices just like us humans. And that’s why Lancelot is my favourite character. And I felt this was a tale about family, friendships, betrayal, lost love, revenge, forgiveness and faith. It had epic battles, magic, and loads of adventure! According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Merlin's work with Arthur was only part time. He was a famous 6th Century prophet and was kept busy by other jobs the rest of the time. Arthur’s last battle was at Camlann, also known as Camboglanna. This is thought to be the old Roman name for Birdoswald, although some people think the name actually refers to Castlesteads. His Grave

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Possibly the best thing I can say about this book is that it does not leave the reader with a sense that battle is fun. Battle and war seems messy, bloody and ultimately a bad choice. Clarkson, Tim (Winter 1999). "Rhydderch Hael". The Heroic Age. 1 (2). Archived from the original on 26 April 2010 . Retrieved 15 September 2010. Constantine does not figure strongly in the Arthurian romance traditions or prose cycles. He is absent from the French Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles, in which Lancelot and his kin kill off Mordred's sons, and no successor to Arthur appears. [24] [25] Some scholars find this omission significant. Rosemary Morris suggests these versions downplay the issue of a designated heir to Arthur to heighten the stakes of Mordred's usurpation and to magnify Lancelot's role in the story. [24] Richard Trachsler writes that the exclusion of an heir adds a sense of finality to the Arthurian story after Arthur's death. [25]

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Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - As much as I love Michael Morpurgo as a writer I am also prepared to say that this was not his best work. Another version of the historical Arthur was a man known as Riothamus, a title meaning 'greatest king'. Riothamus was another Breton, supposedly exiled to Britain after one of Britanny's many civil wars.

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The historical Constantine of Dumnonia may have influenced later traditions, known in Southwestern Britain as well as in Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, about a Saint Constantine who is usually said to have been a king who gave up his crown to become a monk. The Cornish and Welsh traditions especially may have been influenced by Gildas, in particular his adjuration for Constantine to repent; the belief may have been that the reproach eventually worked. [9] In the 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth included Constantine in his pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae, adding details to Gildas' account and making Constantine the successor to King Arthur as King of Britain. Under Geoffrey's influence, Constantine appeared as Arthur's heir in later chronicles. Less commonly, he also appeared in that role in medieval Arthurian romances and prose works, and in some modern versions of the legend. Benson, Larry D.; Foster, Edward E., eds. (1994). "Alliterative Morte Arthure". d.lib.rochester.edu. University of Rochester: TEAMS Middle English Texts Series . Retrieved 20 February 2014. David Wood, chair of Action for Children’s Arts, said Morpurgo is “one of our greatest storytellers”.In the Dark Ages, Cumbria was known as Rheged. At its peak, the kingdom stretched from coast to coast and from southern Scotland to the Midlands. Blaess, Madeleine (1956). "Arthur's Sisters". Bulletin Bibliographique de la Société Internationale Arthurienne. 8: 69–77. Nearby is Giant's Cave - a place associated with two giants called Tarquin and Isir. The pair lived on a diet of human flesh, a practice which might have lost its appeal when Sir Lancelot slew Tarquin in battle. Camelot

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Thompson, Raymond H.; Lacy, Norris J. (2013). "Games". In Lacy, Norris K. (ed.). The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. Routledge. p.590. ISBN 978-1136606335 . Retrieved 4 February 2013. Several of his other stories have been adapted for screen and stage, including My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came and Kensuke's Kingdom. Michael has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. Travel to Birdoswald and you’ll see plenty of information about the Roman fort and the gatehouse that stood until the 14th Century. One of the old grain storage areas became a great hall for local chieftains after the Romans left - and there’s a good chance the chieftain had something to do with Arthur. A Middle Ages historian claimed Arthur was the High King of Britain, a descendant of the French Bretons' lineage. They arrived in Britain at the beginning of the 5th Century. A son and grandson of actors, Michael has acting in his blood and enjoys collaborating and performing live adaptations of his books at festivals, concerts and theatres.Vargas Díaz-Toledo, Aurelio (2006). "Os livros de cavalarias renascentistas nas histórias da literatura portuguesa" (PDF). Peninsula: Revista de Estudos Ibéricos (in Portuguese). 3: 233–247 . Retrieved 4 November 2014. An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.