Here Lies Arthur — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionBriefChristian
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentSupporting
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
Not found
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Gwynna is just a girl who is forced to run when her village is attacked and burns to the ground. To her horror, she is discovered in the wood. But it is Myrddin the bard who has found her, a traveler and spinner of tales. He agrees to protect Gwynna if she will agree to be bound in service to him. Gwynna is frightened but intrigued-and says yes-for this Myrddin serves the young, rough, and powerful Arthur. In the course of their travels, Myrddin transforms Gwynna into the mysterious Lady of the Lake, a boy warrior, and a spy. It is part of a plot to transform Arthur from the leader of (con't)
Frequently asked questions
Is Here Lies Arthur appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Arthur's war-band attacks villages and the story includes bloody battles, beheadings, a man beaten badly, and a man who beats his wife. The book has gory battle scenes, heads on spikes, bodies ripped open and a narrator who is often in real danger.
Does Here Lies Arthur have violence?
Found (Supporting): Arthur's war-band attacks villages and the story includes bloody battles, beheadings, a man beaten badly, and a man who beats his wife.
Does Here Lies Arthur have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The book has gory battle scenes, heads on spikes, bodies ripped open and a narrator who is often in real danger.
Does Here Lies Arthur have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): A self-proclaimed holy man leads a group of worldly monks, and Arthur is described as showing piety, in a story set in Christian-era Britain.
Does Here Lies Arthur have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Here Lies Arthur have profanity?
Found (Brief): Common Sense Media counts two uses of a strong swear word and one use of "bastard".
Does Here Lies Arthur have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Here Lies Arthur have sexual content?
Found (Supporting): The story includes an affair between Arthur's wife and another man, a girl who sees adults naked together, and reviews mention rape and abuse in the Dark Ages setting.
Does Here Lies Arthur have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): Gwyna lives as both a girl and a boy, and a reader review says the differences between these two lives are explored.
Does Here Lies Arthur have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
