<P>This seminal new study&nbsp;explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure.</P>
<P>N. J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the <EM>History of the Britons</EM> and the <EM>Welsh Annals</EM>. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sources</P>
<P><EM>King Arthur: Myth-making and History</EM> illuminates and discusses some central points of debate:</P>
<P>* &nbsp;What role was Arthur intended to perform in the political and cultural worlds that constructed him? <BR>* How did the idea of King Arthur evolve?&nbsp;<BR>*&nbsp;What did the myth of Arthur mean to both authors and their audiences? </P>
<P><EM>King Arthur: Myth-making and History</EM> is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the origins and evolution of the Arthurian legend.</P>