The Lore of Dark Age of Camelot
Have you the time to spare for a tale or two? The Herald has long traveled the realms, and has collected quite a few stories. There are histories, legends, and romances to be enjoyed - so pull up a chair, draw a draft of cider from the barrel, and hear of the people and events that shaped the world.
Classic Dark Age of Camelot
Trials of Atlantis
Catacombs
AlbionThe Aqueducts of Albion
The History of the Inconnu Crypt
The Deadlands of Annwn
The Abandoned Mines of Albion
The Underground Forest of Albion
The Tenebrae
The History of the Heretic
HiberniaThe History of the Veil
The History of the Shar Labyrinth
The Abandoned Mines of Hibernia
The Queen's Labyrinth
The Underground Forest of Hibernia
The Dark Elves, the Scaanagh, and the Unseelie Court
The History of the Bainshee and Vampiir
MidgardThe Burial Grounds of Midgard
The History of the Kobold Undercity
The Abandoned Mines of Midgard
Nyttheim
The Underground Forest of Midgard
The Frontlines
The History of the Valkyrie
The History of the Warlock
Lore of the Three RealmsThe Gnolls of Catacombs
The Half-Orcs of Catacombs
The Glashtin Forges
The Discovery of the Dark Spire
Labyrinth of the Minotaur
Community Lore
Books
Looking for a good book or two? Here's a partial list of the material that the creators of Dark Age of Camelot used as inspiration:
Children of the Lion, by Peter Danielson
Celtic Myths and Legends, by Peter Berresford Ellis
One King's Way (series), by Harry Harrison
The Norse Myths, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Le Morte D'Arthur, by Thomas, Sir Mallory
The Magic Goes Away, by Larry Niven
Idylls of the King, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Ancient Celts, edited by Barry Cunliffe
The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
The Pendragon Cycle, by Stephen Lawhead (says the dev who recommended this book: "It's an interesting take on the Arthur legends that gives it a more Roman / Welsh / dark ages slant than the traditional French-based romantic stories.")
Beowulf (your resident Herald nerd recommends the "New Verse translation" by Seamus Heaney as a very readable and enjoyable version - it's not the tedium you remember from junior high school.)
The Mabinogion (many translations exist - pick the one that makes you happy)
The Encyclopedia of Mythology: Classical, Celtic, Norse, by Arthur Cotterell (we obviously have used dozens of academic resource books and could not list them all, but this particular one was spoken of very highly, and is a beautiful book if you're into the subject matter behind Dark Age of Camelot!)
Celtic Myths and Legends, by Peter Berresford Ellis
One King's Way (series), by Harry Harrison
The Norse Myths, by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Le Morte D'Arthur, by Thomas, Sir Mallory
The Magic Goes Away, by Larry Niven
Idylls of the King, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Ancient Celts, edited by Barry Cunliffe
The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
The Pendragon Cycle, by Stephen Lawhead (says the dev who recommended this book: "It's an interesting take on the Arthur legends that gives it a more Roman / Welsh / dark ages slant than the traditional French-based romantic stories.")
Beowulf (your resident Herald nerd recommends the "New Verse translation" by Seamus Heaney as a very readable and enjoyable version - it's not the tedium you remember from junior high school.)
The Mabinogion (many translations exist - pick the one that makes you happy)
The Encyclopedia of Mythology: Classical, Celtic, Norse, by Arthur Cotterell (we obviously have used dozens of academic resource books and could not list them all, but this particular one was spoken of very highly, and is a beautiful book if you're into the subject matter behind Dark Age of Camelot!)
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