What Evidence Supports The Myth Of King Arthur
What evidence supports the myth of King Arthur?
“Some people believe that King Arthur is so inextricably tied up in Celtic Mythology that he must, in origin, have been, not a man at all, but a god.”
Arthur is claimed as the king of almost every Celtic kingdom known. The 6th century saw many men names Arthur born into the royal families of Britain but, even though, there were many attempts to identify the great man himself amongst them, there can be little doubt that most of these people were only named in his honor.
In the late 5th and early 6th centuries, a time known as the dark ages, British won a significant victory over the Saxon invaders of their country, so the Western Roman Empire had to shake off the dominion of the Germans. British tradition credited this victory to Arthur. …show more content…
Arthur was a golden age king who returned to lead his people again. Under his rule, they would regain the land that was theirs and the English would be driven from the island. This legend was so powerful, so believed, that it remained a threat to rulers of England after Arthur’s famous victory of Badon.
Badon is an definite historical fact, but Arthur, according to the current historical consensus, is a figure of a legend. He is studied under medieval literature, not Dark Age British history, since there is no evidence for his existence in up to date British record. But in truth it is not Arthur who is missing from the record; it is record itself which is
“Some people believe that King Arthur is so inextricably tied up in Celtic Mythology that he must, in origin, have been, not a man at all, but a god.”
Arthur is claimed as the king of almost every Celtic kingdom known. The 6th century saw many men names Arthur born into the royal families of Britain but, even though, there were many attempts to identify the great man himself amongst them, there can be little doubt that most of these people were only named in his honor.
In the late 5th and early 6th centuries, a time known as the dark ages, British won a significant victory over the Saxon invaders of their country, so the Western Roman Empire had to shake off the dominion of the Germans. British tradition credited this victory to Arthur. …show more content…
Arthur was a golden age king who returned to lead his people again. Under his rule, they would regain the land that was theirs and the English would be driven from the island. This legend was so powerful, so believed, that it remained a threat to rulers of England after Arthur’s famous victory of Badon.
Badon is an definite historical fact, but Arthur, according to the current historical consensus, is a figure of a legend. He is studied under medieval literature, not Dark Age British history, since there is no evidence for his existence in up to date British record. But in truth it is not Arthur who is missing from the record; it is record itself which is