The Black Chalice

Introduction

Found in a church vestry in 2006, the Salisbury Manuscript (British Library MS Add. 1138) is the only existing copy of The Second Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. Apparently a sequel to Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, the best-known and most influential version of the story of King Arthur and his Round Table, the Second Book has caused enormous controversy throughout the academic world.

Following negotiations with the manuscript's owner, Abaddon Books won the rights to modernise and publish the stories for the mainstream press in early 2010. The Black Chalice is the first title to be released to the public.

For more information about the Salisbury Manuscript, this translation, and themes and notes from this story, see the Appendices at the rear of this book.