the library ladder | King Arthur's Journey from Myth to History and Back Again @thelibraryladder | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Stories about King Arthur have been used as tools of political, religious and cultural propaganda for more than a thousand years. In this video, I discuss how Arthurian literature has been used for centuries to shape both public opinion and history. And in a companion video to follow this one, I’ll discuss what I think are some of the most memorable and essential retellings of the Arthurian Saga.

0:51 Was Arthur Real?
1:43 Early Mythmaking
2:24 Myth as Propaganda
4:01 From Myth to History
5:05 Arthur as Cultural Catalyst
9:02 The Matter of Britain Goes Abroad
11:21 Arthur as Religious Parable
12:25 Arthur Loses His Luster
13:02 Romantic Backlash
14:58 Arthur as Allegory
15:55 Arthur as Realistic Fiction

Links to some of my other videos about SFF history:
A History of Gnome Press - youtu.be/_HlKhLG3ZxE
A History of Arkham House - youtu.be/5k_iug7rWmE
The Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series - youtu.be/Yqr1wsiYhQw
A Tribute to Lord Dunsany - youtu.be/AJKfoLUN47M
A History of Science Fiction Anthologies - youtu.be/3VNt6N9m-_4
Who Put the "Punk" in Steampunk? - youtu.be/SFEFWl67fLA

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Art Credits:
N.C. Wyeth
Howard Pyle
Frank Schoonover
Gustaf Tenggren
Aubrey Beardsley
Stanley Arthurs
William James Aylward
H.J. Ford
Harry G. Theaker
Maria Kirk
Gustave Dore
Florence Mary Anderson
Gertrude Hammond
W. Rainey
Rowland Wheelwright
Alan Lee
Julek Heller
Mariusz Cozic

Music Credtis:
Hero's Theme by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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