Arthur the King: A RomanceA thrilling and highly original retelling of the Arthurian legend with a twist! |
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... themurmurs ofthe crowd, which, however, now fell silent, in hushed anticipation, as when a champion of renown enters the lists. He brushed Sir Kay aside and approached the stone. He looked hard at the sword. He lifted his narrow black.
... themurmurs ofthe crowd, which, however, now fell silent, in hushed anticipation, as when a champion of renown enters the lists. He brushed Sir Kay aside and approached the stone. He looked hard at the sword. He lifted his narrow black.
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... at the waist and rucked up to show slim but muscular thighs. The crowd laughed to see one so meanly dressed andinsignificant of figureoffer to draw the stone, and Sir Kay called out to the boy to be gone and not to waste everyone's time ...
... at the waist and rucked up to show slim but muscular thighs. The crowd laughed to see one so meanly dressed andinsignificant of figureoffer to draw the stone, and Sir Kay called out to the boy to be gone and not to waste everyone's time ...
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... at the site hehadselected in the mountains of northWales. But, Geoffrey tells us, when theybeganto lay thefoundations of their tower, however much theybuiltin one day wasswallowed up inthenight,so thatthe workmade noprogress. Vortigern ...
... at the site hehadselected in the mountains of northWales. But, Geoffrey tells us, when theybeganto lay thefoundations of their tower, however much theybuiltin one day wasswallowed up inthenight,so thatthe workmade noprogress. Vortigern ...
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... at the thought of his imminent death, hewasdisappointed; Merlin smiled, grimlywe maysuppose, and said, 'Call your magicianshere and Ishall expose their falsehood.' So this was done, andwhen the magicians were assembled, Merlin spoke as ...
... at the thought of his imminent death, hewasdisappointed; Merlin smiled, grimlywe maysuppose, and said, 'Call your magicianshere and Ishall expose their falsehood.' So this was done, andwhen the magicians were assembled, Merlin spoke as ...
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... at the twosolstices and, as some authorities assert,atthe full moonalso. But it iswell knownthat the Druids were driven to takerefuge on theIsleof Anglesey, which the Romans called Mona, andthere perished in a sinful act of mass suicide ...
... at the twosolstices and, as some authorities assert,atthe full moonalso. But it iswell knownthat the Druids were driven to takerefuge on theIsleof Anglesey, which the Romans called Mona, andthere perished in a sinful act of mass suicide ...
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