The sword and the circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" is a children's novel by Rosemary Sutcliff, first published in 1981. This work serves as a retelling of the legendary tales of King Arthur and his knights, drawing inspiration primarily from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, as well as other sources like Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, English ballads, and Irish folktales.