ost authorities on the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Loomis has written a sizable volume of work, but the three that are the subject of this paper are Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance, 1926, Wales and the Arthurian Legend, 1956, and The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol, 1963. These three volumes alone represent a great deal of research, and as such, this paper will focus on the less obscure tales included in these works.
             Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance is one of Loomis' earliest works, and it is obvious at this point that his opinions on the subject are not fully formed, as he asks the reader to make logical leaps that are not readily apparent, a fact that he addresses in later works. As such, the book is difficult to read. Loomis also assumes the reader has an intimate knowledge of the legends he examines, which is not out of place, but the footnotes do not serve to clarify lack of knowledge, further exacerbating the problem. The subject matter is nonethele
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