Laurence Gardner. Realm of the Ring lords: the ancient legacy of the Ring and the Grail.

Laurence Gardner. Realm of the Ring lords: the ancient legacy of the Ring and the Grail. xvi+413 pages, 22 b&w figures, 23 colour illustrations, 10charts. 2003. London: Element; 0-00-714293-5 paperback 8.99 [poundssterling]. Is it a pity that, in reissuing Realm (first out three years ago),the publisher adopted one of these silly embossed em��boss?tr.v. em��bossed, em��boss��ing, em��boss��es1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin.2. covers common forairport literature? It contains a dizzying range of historical, and evenarchaeological, evidence (Golden bough cited but not Jessie L. Weston)for hints of an ancient tradition largely suppressed sup��press?tr.v. sup��pressed, sup��press��ing, sup��press��es1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue.2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of.3. , it is argued, bythe Church. See too Isis and MALORY, 'Also received', below.