About the author

John Matthews

<p>John Matthews has been a full-time writer since 1980 and has produced over 100 books on myth, faery, the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, as well as short stories, a volume of poetry and several successful children&rsquo;s books. He has devoted much of the past forty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myth in general.</p> <p>John has been involved in a number of media projects, as an advisor andcontributor, including the Jerry Bruckheimer film&nbsp;King Arthur&nbsp;(2004), and has made appearances on both History Channel and Discovery Channel specials on Arthur and the Holy Grail. He shared a BAFTA award for his work on the Educational DVD made to accompany the&nbsp;King Arthur&nbsp;movie. He recently sold his first movie script.</p> <p>He lives in Oxford with his wife, the writer Caitlin Matthews, and two cats: Willow and Scaramouche.</p> <p></p>