The Crimson Chalice Author:Victor Canning This book deals with the life and times of King Arthur from his birth --- roughly 450 A.D. --- during the period when the last Roman legions had long been withdrawn from Britain, leaving it a prize to be fought over by rival British warlords and the Saxon invaders in the east. It follows him through unruly youth to a manhood fired by his tremend... more »ous mission to restore his country's greatness.« less