The Pagan King

Edison Marshall

• Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN: 9788087888803

This is a telling of the Arthurian legend from a different point of view. "If you are tired of the standard Arthurian romance of an idealized Camelot, then The Pagan King is the book for you. Narrated by Arthur himself, he is first a rustic farmboy, discovers through Merdin's (Merlin's) help his true identity as the legitimate heir to Vortigern's throne, and goes on to lead his Cambrian troops to the conquest of Britain. Gone are the standard characters of Lancelot, Kay, Gawain and others; the Holy Grail is absent; and Modred (Mordred) is recast as Arthur's rakish and conniving half-brother. In general, The Pagan King derives much more from the Welsh traditions of King Arthur than the French and later British romances. If you want to have some idea what the historical Arthur might have been like, this book is the one to read."

Table of contents

• Chapter Two The Prophecy
• Chapter Three Pillicock Hill
• Chapter Four The Visitors
• Chapter Five The Roman
• Chapter Six Auguries Unfolding
• Chapter Seven The Demi-Witch
• Chapter Eight The Great Battle
• Chapter Nine Swan Lake
• Chapter Ten The Circle of Stones
• Chapter Eleven Good Fishing
• Chapter Twelve Stout Foemen
• Chapter Thirteen The Lorn Moor
• Chapter Fourteen Trial by Battle
• Chapter Fifteen The Great Druid
• Chapter Sixteen The Well of Silence
• Chapter Seventeen Elain and Vivain
• Chapter Eighteen Arthur the Great