Linda A. Malcor is a California based freelance writer and researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA and lectures on the Arthurian legends. In addition to scholarly publications, she writes fantasy fiction and screenplays. Linda is co-author of From Scythia to Camelot, and also worked as a historical advisor on Jerry Bruckheimer’s King Arthur. John Matthews has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over 100 books on myth, faery, the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, short stories, poetry and children’s books. He has devoted much of the past forty years to the study of Arthurian traditions and myth in general. In 2003 he was the historical advisor to the Jerry Bruckheimer movie ‘King Arthur’.

‘John Matthews and Linda Malcor have produced a unique book on the earliest sources of influence on the King Arthur legends. The authors combine their life-long experience of work on comparative mythology and Arthurian lore to outline a novel theory on the origins of Arthur in the period of the Roman Empire.’

Linda A. Malcor is a California based freelance writer and researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA and lectures on the Arthurian legends. In addition to scholarly publications, she writes fantasy fiction and screenplays. Linda is co-author of From Scythia to Camelot, and also worked as a historical advisor on Jerry Bruckheimer’s King Arthur. John Matthews has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over 100 books on myth, faery, the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, short stories, poetry and children’s books. He has devoted much of the past forty years to the study of Arthurian traditions and myth in general. In 2003 he was the historical advisor to the Jerry Bruckheimer movie ‘King Arthur’.

‘John Matthews and Linda Malcor have produced a unique book on the earliest sources of influence on the King Arthur legends. The authors combine their life-long experience of work on comparative mythology and Arthurian lore to outline a novel theory on the origins of Arthur in the period of the Roman Empire.’

Linda A. Malcor is a California based freelance writer and researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA and lectures on the Arthurian legends. In addition to scholarly publications, she writes fantasy fiction and screenplays. Linda is co-author of From Scythia to Camelot, and also worked as a historical advisor on Jerry Bruckheimer’s King Arthur. John Matthews has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over 100 books on myth, faery, the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, short stories, poetry and children’s books. He has devoted much of the past forty years to the study of Arthurian traditions and myth in general. In 2003 he was the historical advisor to the Jerry Bruckheimer movie ‘King Arthur’.

‘John Matthews and Linda Malcor have produced a unique book on the earliest sources of influence on the King Arthur legends. The authors combine their life-long experience of work on comparative mythology and Arthurian lore to outline a novel theory on the origins of Arthur in the period of the Roman Empire.’