The Bear of Britain

Synopsis

"Celtic Britain in the fifth century is a land of art, song, and wily princes. Rome's balancing discipline and steadfastness has departed. In Britain now roost Saxons, Picts, Jutes, and Angles aplenty. First they plunder, then they seize the land and intermarry. The old ways are dying along the North Sea, while Britain's old peoples are squeezed to the west or enslaved outright. When the subtle Uther Pendragon dies, the princes who had elected him nurse their separate ambitions. Only Arthur, son of Uther, believes that like a sword, Britain can be reforged by a selfless Amhyrawdyr-an Imperator-who will strike down the foes encircling the land. This is the rousing story of the twelve great battles that Arthur fights, of the fall of London and the Saxons, of the road to the west, and of the final, treacherous battle at Camlann"