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Originally Posted by soopaman2
Angles lent thier name to your fine island, and our language. Also your famous King Arthur came about in this time period this thread discusses.
No I do not believe that he was real, but with what was going on there, with all the invasions going on, I can see a medieval urban legend popping up to give people hope.  |
I'd say that there probably
was an 'Arthur' (although I doubt he was actually called that), but things like Merlin, Camelot and the Knights of the Round table are stretching it a little.
More likely Arthur was a figurehead in sub-Roman Britain, but certainly never rose to Bretwalda or the like. Still, makes for good reading, and L'Morte d'Arthur is good reading.
I must admit I've had a growing interest over the past couple of years in regards to sub-Roman Britain, and the era of 'Bretwalda', but it's not the easiest era to get firm information on, thanks to Norsemen burning our records.
But it's definitely a very interesting time, and the likes of
'Brytenwalda' for Mount and Blade: Warband, and
'The Rood and the Dragon' for Civilization III awakened my interest in the era.