{"product_id":"layamons-brut-large-print","title":"Layamons Brut — Großdruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTroy lies in ruins, and across the sea a new kingdom waits to take shape.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLayamon's Brut is a long English poem that follows Britain's legendary kings from Trojan exile to Arthur's rise. Brutus leads his people across the sea to found a kingdom. Leir and his daughters enter the story, while later rulers face invasions, treachery, and the struggle to hold their land together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVortigern seizes the crown and invites the Saxons into Britain, hoping for protection. Merlin brings wisdom and magic into the royal story, while Arthur seeks to defend Britain and rule with justice. Layamon tells these legends in rough, strong verse, with old English habits of sound and rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA kingdom born from exile\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Brutus from the scattered survivors of Troy toward the founding of a new home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArthur at the roots\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the young king in the earliest long Arthurian poem in English.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMerlin's wisdom and magic\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover a fatherless boy who reads signs of the future and serves the royal house.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrowns held through conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how pride, loyalty, and treachery shape the struggle to hold Britain together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe force of old verse\u003c\/strong\u003e – Feel the strong rhythms of an English poem from a world ruled by Norman French speakers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love Arthurian legend at its roots, enjoy old chronicles, or want to explore how English survives and grows after 1066.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and follow Britain's legendary past from exile toward Arthur's kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534757298524,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/06286_en_ebook-front_c26_91213909-4ed1-46d0-acb2-3c91e753a1f6.jpg?v=1792175181","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/layamons-brut-grossdruck","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}