The Arthurian Romances on Page and Screen

 

Romance of the Grail, Joseph Campbell

The Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell

The Once and Future King, T.H. White

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, John Steinbeck

Stories of King Arthur, Blanche Winder

Le Morte D’Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory

The Book of Merlyn, T.H. White

The Crystal Cave, Mary Stewart

First Knight (film)

Camelot (musical and film)

Excalibur (film)

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (film)

King Arthur (film)

The Green Knight (film)

For more on the Grail Quest:

https://joeymadiastoryteller.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-grail-quest-cathars-and-templars.html

My two fantasy novels, which owe a great deal to the Arthurian legends:

https://joeymadiastoryteller.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-ambir-dragon-tales-high-fantasy.html


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