The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

By: James Knowles

Narrated by: Eric Brooks

King Arthur was a legendary British leader of the late fifth and early sixth century who, according to the medieval histories and romances, led the defense of the Romano-Celtic British against the Saxon invaders in the early sixth century. This book gives an account of the life of this great legend of all times.

Public Domain (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Heavy attention required for Arthurian Legend

Language and terms are tough to follow at times and require a dictionary at hand while reading. The legend is one that should be well known and read because classics are cherished by many avid readers.

Tales of knights and fights

This is an interesting collection of battles. The wording is a bit outdated, but I feel it sets the mood appropriately. Anyone who is expecting this to be like any current day writings or film may be disappointed by the style or find it difficult to digest.

Not sure what I expected...

The narration was excellent. They language used was charmingly amusing but I like the show Merlin better 😂

Lots of chopped off heads

What did you like best about The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights? What did you like least?

Plot is often tedious

Did Eric Brooks do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

He was fine. The characters were lacking in differentiation

Any additional comments?

It is interesting how violent children's books of a previous era could be. I'm sure this was used to teach bravery to the young, but what a bizarre, random world of violence it portrays. "Ah, yonder knight, whoever you are, let's fight to the death for no reason whatsoever." This could be subtitled: "Arthur and His Terminators"

Excellent

This is the best version of King Arther and the knights. You won't regret reading it.

Beautiful narration of a great old story

I’ve enjoyed every moment of this reading. They’re not right to did an outstanding job portrayed in the different characters. I could only wish they met a movie about this. I couldn’t put it down. I recommend this to all history, buffs, and old English in particular. Long live sir Lancelot.

It’s ok, definitely room for improvement

I like the story, but there are many things they could improve on especially the narration. I like everything else though.

Decent reading of the classic version

Why so much hate? This is the oldest and most accurate compilation known to England!

Historical worth

The value is in the historical context of when it is written. As a story, it gets old. There is good that can be pulled from it, but I think there are more modern texts that do so better. The book can help with understanding the thoughts and morals of the time it is written and that is it's real worth.

Good to hear the storys

A seemingly historically early version of the Arthur tales. Details are sparse, and knights go out and challenge each other to fight - - sometimes just to prove who's the mightiest. Lots of blood and cleft helms.

The language is a little off-putting to me. It is not hard to understand, but you're never able to immerse in the story and forget you're listening to a narrative.

Frankly, I think The Once and Future King by T. H. White is a better book. Nevertheless, this one did draw me on to see what would happen next.