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.

Labyrinth of the Minotaur

Backstory of the Labyrinth
Minotaurs
Maulers

Catacombs

Albion

The 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

 

Hibernia

The 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

 

Midgard

The 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 Realms

The Gnolls of Catacombs
The Half-Orcs of Catacombs
The Glashtin Forges
The Discovery of the Dark Spire

Trials of Atlantis

Origin of the Trials
Destruction of Atlantis

Original Dark Age of Camelot

Original Backstories of Dark Age of Camelot

Community Lore

Anthems of the Realm

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!)