Beloved by children and adults alike for more than five hundred years, this immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery and death - the epic adventures of King Arthur and his knights are a treasured aspect of English cultural heritage. Generations have been brought up to love this evocation of a lost world of chivalry, valor, and courtly love; and many of the greatest writers, artists, and poets have turned for inspiration to such tales as the search for the Holy Grail, the doomed love of Lancelot and Guenever, and the rise and fall of a noble king. Malory's unique and splendid version of the Arthurian legend weaves all these elements into a wonderful completeness by the magic of his prose style. The result.