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Le roi Arthur

Le roi Arthur

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  • Create Date：2021-10-24 03:52:09
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Michael Morpurgo
  • ISBN：2075103828
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Summary

"C'est une longue histoire， une histoire de grand amour， de grande tragédie， de magie et de mystère， de triomphe et de désastre。 C'est mon histoire。 Mais c'est l'histoire surtout de la Table ronde où， autrefois， siégeait une assemblée de chevaliers， les hommes les meilleurs et les plus valeureux que le monde ait jamais connus。 Je commencerai par le commencement， quand j'étais encore un enfant à peine plus âgé que tu ne l'es aujourd'hui"--P。 [4] of cover。

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Reviews

Linda Fallows ，

A lovely read， full of knights， battles and magic。 Highly recommended。

Zineb ，

Il est trop bien， de la magie， des histoires d'amour， des batailles des conquêtes。。。e livre est super 😍 Il est trop bien， de la magie， des histoires d'amour， des batailles des conquêtes。。。e livre est super 😍 。。。more

Maisie ，

I was enchanted by this book the whole way through！！

juliette naud ，

boring as hell

Andy N ，

* Audio version of this review to follow on Reading in Bed Book review Podcast from readinginbed。bandcamp。com from 01 August 2021 *Michael Morpurgo Arthur High King of BritainBlurb:Marooned on a sandbank， a boy faces certain death。 With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave， his final wish is to see heaven。 Waking in a strange bed， the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog。 It is King Arthur， the great warrior of legend， and from his lips the boy * Audio version of this review to follow on Reading in Bed Book review Podcast from readinginbed。bandcamp。com from 01 August 2021 *Michael Morpurgo Arthur High King of BritainBlurb:Marooned on a sandbank， a boy faces certain death。 With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave， his final wish is to see heaven。 Waking in a strange bed， the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog。 It is King Arthur， the great warrior of legend， and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot， chivalry， magic， evil and betrayal。Strengths:I’ve read and reviewed a few of Morpurgo’s books for Reading in Bed ‘Why the Whales come’ and ‘Escape from Shangri-La’ both of which were set in a modern setting and both of which were more softer， subtle character like pieces。This one was somewhat different as it focuses on the legend of King Arthur when a young boy stumbles into a cave and meets Arthur who sits down and tells him his story etc and the child instead of being the narrator is the vehicle for him to tell us the story。And well， it covers all of the bases with all of the main characters of course。 Arthur is somewhat more human than I have seen before， and Merlin felt very sad and weary throughout the book which was also nice。Guinevere sadly didn’t have much to do， and Lancelot I felt was much more in the background too。 As stated elsewhere， I have read a bit on these myths before and it does appear to be a mixture of different versions of the legends。 It feels like the Author clearly has researched this and used it to place his own thumb print on it and despite the hinting of sex and voilence （which I have seen mentioned elsewhere） is a great introduction to the Arthur legends。Weaknesses:It certainly however didn’t add anything new to the story， and despite being great for children， I thought the narrative was somewhat flat throughout the book in places and I was disappointed with Guinevere， instead much preferring the mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley which looks at the myths through the eyes of the female characters （which is essential reading）。I felt some of the backing cast who I won’t name were wrote inconstantly also in places and the setup while great did wander into information dumping way too much for my personal taste。I did enjoy it， but it was far from the author’s best book and also far from the best Arthur legends book I have read。Worth a read but don’t expect anything major。 7/10 。。。more

Debbierea Oliver ，

Super book for ks3 readers， love teaching this！

Mary_mary123 ，

eeh， didn't like that much， boring story， zero romance no fantasy， than I kinda understand it because it's not a fantasy book， I just read it because of school eeh， didn't like that much， boring story， zero romance no fantasy， than I kinda understand it because it's not a fantasy book， I just read it because of school 。。。more

Chloë ，

Review to come。Rating - 2/5

Daisy May ，

This book was really good！ It's a retelling of Arthurian legends; with the original sword in the stone story and some more about various knights。 My favourite was the one called 'Gawain and the Green Knight'。 I loved the bravery and the magic。 There are lots of morals involved all to do with right vs wrong， good vs evil and love。 The characters are well-written and I like how the story spans over many years。 I would definitely recommend this book。 This book was really good！ It's a retelling of Arthurian legends; with the original sword in the stone story and some more about various knights。 My favourite was the one called 'Gawain and the Green Knight'。 I loved the bravery and the magic。 There are lots of morals involved all to do with right vs wrong， good vs evil and love。 The characters are well-written and I like how the story spans over many years。 I would definitely recommend this book。 。。。more

Kate Pendlenton ，

Read to my 8yo son who loved it。

Kitty ，

It was very good， and much more truthful then the Once and Future King by T。H White （which I highly recommend XD） But I really didn't like them ending where everything seemed to fall part。 It was very good， and much more truthful then the Once and Future King by T。H White （which I highly recommend XD） But I really didn't like them ending where everything seemed to fall part。 。。。more

Drew Reilly ，

This is a children's book。 I remember reading it as a child and I bought a copy so that I could read it to my son。 I wanted to reread it， so I could gage what age he needs to be before we start it。 A very quick read， and a great intro for kids into the Arthurian mythos。 This is a children's book。 I remember reading it as a child and I bought a copy so that I could read it to my son。 I wanted to reread it， so I could gage what age he needs to be before we start it。 A very quick read， and a great intro for kids into the Arthurian mythos。 。。。more

Mathilde ，

I am quite fond of Arthurian mythology， and I remember reading this book as child。 Discovering it once more through my adult eyes was an absolute pleasure， and allowed me to appreciate Morpugo’s writing even more。 A must-read for anyone who wishes to gain basic knowledge about the adventures of Arthur and his devoted knights of the round table ！

Donna Woodard ，

Great retelling and perfect for a 12-14 year old。 Due to mild sexuality not suitable for my 10 year old。。。we don’t want to go there。

Morgane ，

Je suis une fan inconditionnelle des légendes arturiennes et Le roi Arthur de Morpurgo est un classique incontournable。 Agréable à lire， grâce au style de qualité de cet auteur de renom， il permet de découvrir （et redécouvrir） les personnages de Camelot et leurs aventures avec beaucoup de simplicité。On s'attache facilement à Arthur， mais aussi à tous les personnages （Tristan， Lancelot， Perceval。。。）。C'est un parfait tremplin pour un jeune public qui se lance dans les légendes arthuriennes， ou une Je suis une fan inconditionnelle des légendes arturiennes et Le roi Arthur de Morpurgo est un classique incontournable。 Agréable à lire， grâce au style de qualité de cet auteur de renom， il permet de découvrir （et redécouvrir） les personnages de Camelot et leurs aventures avec beaucoup de simplicité。On s'attache facilement à Arthur， mais aussi à tous les personnages （Tristan， Lancelot， Perceval。。。）。C'est un parfait tremplin pour un jeune public qui se lance dans les légendes arthuriennes， ou une lecture "entre-deux" pour les connaisseurs qui ont envie d'une peu de douceur。 。。。more

Claire Moore ，

I’ll never forget this book。 I picked it up randomly in the library when I was 11。 This is one of those books for me that you define your reading life as before finding it and after。 Now I’m 35。 It started me on a long path of devouring Arthurian legend books。 I can’t wait until my son is old enough for me to give him this。

Hel74 ，

Un roman parfait pour s'initier à la légende arthurienne， connaître dans les grandes lignes l'histoire du roi Arthur sans se perdre dans toutes les histoires parallèles。 La partie dans le présent n'était selon moi pas forcément nécessaire， mais c'était intéressant d'avoir Arthur comme narrateur。 Un roman parfait pour s'initier à la légende arthurienne， connaître dans les grandes lignes l'histoire du roi Arthur sans se perdre dans toutes les histoires parallèles。 La partie dans le présent n'était selon moi pas forcément nécessaire， mais c'était intéressant d'avoir Arthur comme narrateur。 。。。more

Shona Carnall ，

Very interesting take on the Arthurian legend。

Sophie Crane ，

I Absolutely Love this Story， Highly Recommended！

Pat Raab ，

One of my favourite historical/mythical characters。

Carl Fernandez ，

Not enjoyable all that enjoyable。 Whilst Arthur stays true to his character， a few of them straight up change and do ridiculous things out of the blue。 There's no set-up， no cause for their characters to change as they do。 I know this is just a retelling aimed at children， but some of it simply felt jarring， and bumpy to read。 Due to the foreshadowing mechanism， ie。 merlin， you see that the things he says come true but some things do not make sense because of the truth in his words。 However， it Not enjoyable all that enjoyable。 Whilst Arthur stays true to his character， a few of them straight up change and do ridiculous things out of the blue。 There's no set-up， no cause for their characters to change as they do。 I know this is just a retelling aimed at children， but some of it simply felt jarring， and bumpy to read。 Due to the foreshadowing mechanism， ie。 merlin， you see that the things he says come true but some things do not make sense because of the truth in his words。 However， it is a very engaging book， but engaging doesn't always mean good。 The ending is kathartic although quite unsatisfying。 。。。more

Esther ，

An exciting and interesting read with intricate layers of stories。 Each tale fitted together perfectly which made the characters engaging and life-like。 （10+）

Gracethereader ，

This book was great。 I liked the stories that Arthur tells and liked the characters。 It was a good read。 Would recommend。

John Naylor ，

As much as I love Michael Morpurgo as a writer I am also prepared to say that this was not his best work。It is a retelling of Arthurian legend for a new reader age group。 It is quite violent in places and there are also hints about sex。 It appears to be a mixture of different versions of the legends。 I am sure the author researched these a lot more than I have but some of the stories I have read in the past wouldn't fit into this chronology。 There are a few significant details that I haven't rea As much as I love Michael Morpurgo as a writer I am also prepared to say that this was not his best work。It is a retelling of Arthurian legend for a new reader age group。 It is quite violent in places and there are also hints about sex。 It appears to be a mixture of different versions of the legends。 I am sure the author researched these a lot more than I have but some of the stories I have read in the past wouldn't fit into this chronology。 There are a few significant details that I haven't read elsewhere included in this as well as some significant changes。 The author definitely put his own signature onto these stories。 What the book lacked for me was an emotional heart。 Arthur doesn't provide one and he isn't always an even likeable narrator。 The side story set in the era that the book was written also could have done with a little expansion。 I enjoyed more than I disliked about this。 It just never felt like something I was completely invested in。 It would be useful as a guide to Arthurian legend for younger readers but it is far from the author's greatest work。 。。。more

Mariion2404 （un chapitre et j'arrete） ，

Un plaisir de découvrir l'histoire du roi Arthur et de ses chevaliers。 Je ne connaissais que quelques noms et je suis contente d'avoir découvert l'histoire derrière ces chevaliers。 Un plaisir de découvrir l'histoire du roi Arthur et de ses chevaliers。 Je ne connaissais que quelques noms et je suis contente d'avoir découvert l'histoire derrière ces chevaliers。 。。。more

Evie ，

Easy and simple history based read。

Dorian ，

Covered basic stories without diving to deeply into them or being very creative， so the book felt like a shallow recap of the myths。Quite a legarthic read。 Drained of the liveliness and spark of the legends， overshadowed by boredom and the sadder stories。 Many characters weren't very explored or developed - just labelled with superficial traits and left to fufill their roles in the legends without compelling explanations for their actions or feelings。Morally complex characters especially suffere Covered basic stories without diving to deeply into them or being very creative， so the book felt like a shallow recap of the myths。Quite a legarthic read。 Drained of the liveliness and spark of the legends， overshadowed by boredom and the sadder stories。 Many characters weren't very explored or developed - just labelled with superficial traits and left to fufill their roles in the legends without compelling explanations for their actions or feelings。Morally complex characters especially suffered because of this。Guinevere was a non-entity and lifeless。 Kay was just mean and full of himself， nothing else。Morgan was， unfortunately， a one dimensional， boring chessmaster villain。 I really need to stop getting disappointed when she isn't portrayed as a human with reasons and emotions， but rather a Big Bad plot device。 Mordred got a similar treatment。Good characters， too， got few other characteristics than "goodness"。Fine as a basic recap。 Not very interesting as a story。Sorry Michael Morpurgo。 。。。more

Bladelor ，

Bien écrit， un vrai plaisir de se replonger dans la légende arthurienne sous la plume de cet auteur talentueux。

yellowback。himalayan ，

Arthur High King of Britain is written after the legends of King Arthur and his Knights。 Although this was the first time I was acquainted to this tale， I understood soon enough，that all who know the Arthurian Legends surely know about the heartbreaking and tragic love story that ensues during its span。 Micheal Morpurgo with his distinct writing style evoked such emotion within me， filling me with a pang of pain and bringing me to tears towards the end of the book。 As this story is narrated by K Arthur High King of Britain is written after the legends of King Arthur and his Knights。 Although this was the first time I was acquainted to this tale， I understood soon enough，that all who know the Arthurian Legends surely know about the heartbreaking and tragic love story that ensues during its span。 Micheal Morpurgo with his distinct writing style evoked such emotion within me， filling me with a pang of pain and bringing me to tears towards the end of the book。 As this story is narrated by King Arthur， I couldn’t help but side him in the battle of hearts，only to realise that no one is truly right or wrong when it comes to the matters of the heart， although ethically things are rather black and white。 But then again， are ethics of any consideration when love grips the heart？ I was reminded of Rainer Maria Rilkes lines， “We need， in love， to practice only this: letting each other go。 For holding on comes easily; we do not need to learn it。” 。。。more

sweet peas ，

I surprisingly was very touched and enjoyed this

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