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Arthur: High King of Britain

Michael Morpurgo (1994)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.78
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathViolenceWar

Positive tags

AdventureMentor FigureFriendshipHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Royalty / PrinceLegendary Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistDuo / Partners

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeLost CivilizationLegendary Hero ReturnsFraming DeviceArthurian LegendFellowshipQuest

Themes

LegacyStorytellingHeroismHistory and LegendMentorshipCourage

Synopsis

A twelve-year-old boy comes across Arthur Pendragon, who has just awakened from his long sleep beneath the earth, and hears from him some of the exciting stories of his past.

Tags

Historical FantasyArthurian RetellingFrame Story