Sir Balin is a character in the Arthurian legend. He could have been King Arthurs best and bravest knight at one time. He was a knight before the Round Table was formed, While the king is virile and strong at the beginning of his reign, Balin was a poor knight to start. His destiny is sealed by the arrival of a mysterious damsel bearing a sword that only the most virtuous knight in King Arthur's court will be able to draw which Balin draws with ease. He is so good at combat, he got into trouble several times. Eventually, he is killed in combat against his brother fulfilling a prophecy about...

Le Morte D'Arthur was one of the earliest printed books in England, published by William Caxton in 1485. Most of the later works are derivative of Malory's as is this series of books. Sir Gareth was a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is also called Beaumains in Sir Thomas Malory's book. He was the youngest son of Lot and of Morgause, King Arthur's half-sister, thus making him Arthur's nephew, as well as brother to Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and half-brother to Mordred. According to Malory, Gareth comes to Camelot as a kitchen boy and is set to work by Kay, who always gives...

This is a series of stories about the ancestors of a particular individual that takes the reader from about 1000 BC up to current times. The stories are historical fiction but are based mostly on real people, places and events. The book should be of interest to anyone of European descent who wants to know how families, including theirs evolved. The book contains a lot of history that is taken from real events. A lot of research went into the book searching records that included family and legal, the wills, marriages, births, and deaths as well as locations and timelines. The guy faced a lot...