The Age of Chivalry

I read this for my 7th graders homeschool curriculum. I’m just not that interested in the time of knights. So my rating more reflects that than the author’s ability to write about the time period.......more

"Arthur's pretensions were that he was a brave, though not always a successful warrior; he had withstood with great resolution the arms of the infidels, that is to say of the Saxons, and his memory was held in the highest estimation by his countrymen, the Britons, who carried with them into Wales, a......more

The more I think about Bulfinch the more I like him. His writing is an excellent introduction to anybody who is interested in learning archaic lexicon and syntax. Each chapter is short and sweat. They are never too long, and if I may add, I think this book is a great casual read. It's good to pick up......more

Ok, to be fair i am not much of a King Arthur type of guy so maybe this book wasn't for me to begin with, but with that said, I found the writing boring, the stories a little hard to follow, and the magic of the the legend not even there. I did learn a few things about King Arthur and the Round Tabl......more

Phew, this was a tiring book to read! It had a lot of old English that was very hard to understand and I had to look up many words. Some of the stories were very interesting but others were so detailed that I got lost in the telling.......more