Arthur King of the Middle March by Kevin Crossley

The protagonist of Arthur King of the Middle March by Kevin Crossley, is the adolescent Arthur. Other characters are Lord Stephen, King Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Milon and Serle. The antagonist is Sir William. The story takes place between 1200 and 1203 during the fourth Crusade. It takes place in Venice, Zara and in the Middle March. In this story, Arthur is chosen to be Lord Stephen's squire during the crusade. Arthur has a magical stone in which he sees the legend of King Arthur and his knights. Later, Sir William, Arthur's father, joins the crusaders that sets sail towards Zara, to conquer it. After the conquer of the city, they settle there for the winter, but Sir William and Lord Stephen duel and Sir William dies while Lord Stephen is deeply wounded. So Arthur has to leave the crusade and bring Lord Stephen back to the Middle March, where King Arthur's realm once stood.

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