King Arthur's Enchantresses

Interest in the Arthurian myths is running at perhaps unprecedented levels, and has become a thoroughly mainstream preoccupation. This is evidenced by the stream of novels, non-fiction works and films - such as Antoine Fuqua''s movie King Arthur, released in 2004 - about the perennially powerful legend of the charismatic King who dies and who will one day return again.

Carolyne Larrington is an ex...