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Legend: Arthurian Tarot



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Solandia's Summary: As the title suggests, the Legend: Arthurian Tarot is based on the myth of the Dark Age King Arthur, and his fabled court at Camelot. Each card has misty artwork surrounded by a grey border, and corresponds to a character from the legend.

Creator(s): Anna-Marie Ferguson

Type: Tarot Deck   Number of Cards: 78    Major Arcana: 22    Minor Arcana: 56

Card Size: 2.75 x 4.63 inches = 6.99cm x 11.75cm

Publisher: Published by Llewellyn 1995

Deck Tradition: Rider-Waite-Smith

Minor Arcana Style: Unique Scenes With Suit Symbols

Suits: Cups, Shields, Spears, Swords

Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King

Major Titles: All majors have their 'normal title, plus a secondary, Arthurian title: 0 The Fool/Percivale; 1 The Magician/Merlin; 2 The Priestess/Nimue; 3 The Empress/Guenevere; 4 The Emperor/Arthur; 5 The Hierophant/Taliesin; 6 The Lovers/Gareth and Lyones; 7 The Chariot/Battle of Mount Badon; 8 Strength/Percivale's Vision; 9 The Hermit/Lancelot in Exile; 10 Wheel of Fortune/Arthur's Dream; 11 Justice/Lady of the Lake; 12 The Hanged Man/Castle Perilous; 13 Death/Gwyn ab Nudd and the Wild Hunt; 14 Temperance/The Cauldron of Annwn; 15 The Horned One/Cernunnos; 16 The Tower/Vortigern's Fortress; 17 The Star/The Firedrake; 18 The Moon/Morgan le Fay; 19 The Sun/Lleu; 20 The Judgement/Avalon; 21 The Universe/ The Giants' Dance

The Fool is 0   Strength is 8   Justice is 11

Deck Characteristics: Changed Suit/Element Associations

Deck Themes: Arthurian, Celtic, The Grail

Other Decks by Creator(s): Llewellyn Tarot by Anna-Marie Ferguson.

Card Back: Works as though reversible

Back Design: Purple background with white dots, and a brown central circular labyrinth design.

Companion Material: The deck comes with a booklet, the boxed set comes with a book and a layout sheet.

Languages: English

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Excerpt of the Legend: Arthurian Tarot review by Bonnie Cehovet: I have been interested in working with an Arthurian themed deck for some time now - but never got around to purchasing a deck. I had my chance on eBay - and I won the toss. (The only issue here is that I now have to purchase the book!) A romantic at heart, I dearly love the Arthurian legend - Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot, Merlin, Morgana le Fay, the quest for the Holy Grail - the whole enchilada i... read more.

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