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An ancient poem and a strange burial inspire an enthralling historical and literary search. Despite the wealth of scholarship or grant that pretends to provide proof, archaeologist Donald Gladstone is aware of there is no solid evidence that a real King Arthur ever been around. Still, the fantastic popular tales spun by middle ages historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, and embroidered by Chrtien de Troyes, Sir Thomas Malory, and so many others, must have found their ideas somewhere. A dramatic archaeological find at Stonehenge and the rediscovery of an old Welsh battle poem, buried among the manuscripts of the Bodleian Catalogue, open up appealing - and misleading - new options. When the beguiling Julia Llewellyn, a linguist focusing on the Oxford British Dictionary, joins Donald on the path of signs, their fervent enthusiasms, unusual items, and unfulfilled yearnings show a combustible blend. Their impassioned search for truths buried deep before, amid the trick places and half-forgotten legends of the British isles countryside, must in the end convert them - and all our understandings of the roots of Arthur. An intellectual and mental quest of myriad pleasures, Finding Camlann is at its center a love account - not only of loving love but also the love between parents and produced children; the extreme feelings of professors and students; the love of terminology, place, and home; and the buzz of scholarly research and detective work. Throughout, Sean Pidgeon's lyrical prose brings together history, myth, and dream, sweeping the audience in to the mysteries of the past and the genuine pleasure of storytelling.
