King Arthur: The True StoryNew archaeological discovery and textual analysis of original sources leads the two authors to disinter the true King Arthur. The dates of the two known historical events in his life are established in the Dark Ages rather than the Middle Ages. A picture of Britain in the late 5th century emerges as a land reverted to tribal strife after Roman evacuation, beset by foreign invasions from the Picts, Irish and Anglo-Saxons. Wales, and to have led a nationalist Christian pact of British tribes against the pagan invaders. Arthur is revealed to be merely a title, and climatically his true name is revealed - Owen Ddantgwyn - together with his burial place, a mound called The Berth, north-west of Shrewsbury. |
Contents
The Legend | 1 |
The Setting | 11 |
Arthur Before the Romances | 20 |
Copyright | |
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Aelle Ambrosius Angles Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annales Cambriae appears archaeological evidence Arthurian legend Arthurian story Bassa Bath battle of Badon battle of Camlann Berth Britain British king Britons burial called Canu Llywarch Hen Celtic Cerdic certainly Certicesford Chrétien Constantine Cornwall Culhwch and Olwen Cunedda Cunedda family Cuneglasus Cunomorus Cynddylan Cynric Dark Age death defeated Dumnonia early sixth century emperor empire England Excalibur excavations fifth century fighting genealogies Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey's Germanus Gildas Glastonbury Gododdin graal Grail Hengist hill-fort Historia Brittonum historical Irish King Arthur king of Gwynedd king of Powys kingdom of Gwynedd kingdom of Powys knights late fifth later leader legions Maglocunus Maximus medieval Medraut mention Merlin Modred monk Nennius North Octha original Owain Ddantgwyn period Picts Pillar of Eliseg poem recorded reference reign Roman Saxon seems surviving sword tells tribe Uther Viroconium Vortigern Votadini Wales warrior Welsh literature Wessex William of Malmesbury writing
References to this book
Arthurian Writers: A Biographical Encyclopedia Laura Lambdin,Robert Thomas Lambdin No preview available - 2008 |