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About Balinsbooks.com

This is the personal website of John D. Lewis.


The Name

What does the name mean? Balin is a character from Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, a 15th century compilation of stories about King Arthur. Balin was one of the knights - in fact, he has his own entire section.

British Library Winchester snippet Source: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/englit/malory/