Reading Notes: King Arthur B

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Continuing my reading this week, I have now been exploring the second part of King Arthur. Really it is section A, because I went in reverse order, but same thing really. The use of olde english language seemed a lot lessened during this section. Besides names of character roles, such as squires in Questing Beast or the names featured in Round Table, most of the text reads without the multiple takes that section B required. The death of Merlin in this section caught me by surprise. To have Vivien bury him alive after he taught her so many things seems out of the theme of King Arthur, so perhaps these texts more closely follow the original stories. What I remember reading as a child did not, understandably, have these somethat-adult themes. Still, the language used even without the elevated semantics highlighted in part B, is so effective at transporting the reader to the scene. 
Merlin and Vivian

Story from King Arthur: Tales of the ROund Table by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H.J. Ford Link. 
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