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Arthur The Once and Future King Myth vs History — Fexingo History

Arthur The Once and Future King Myth vs History — Fexingo History

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 In this episode of The History of England, Lucas and Luna explore the historical and legendary figure of King Arthur. Did a real war leader inspire the myth? Lucas examines the earliest sources: Gildas's 'De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae' mentions a British leader at the Battle of Badon Hill, but never names Arthur. The 9th-century 'Historia Brittonum' lists twelve battles including Badon, crediting Arthur as a 'dux bellorum' who carried an image of Mary. Nennius writes of Arthur slaying 960 Saxons in one charge at Badon. The 'Annales Cambriae' dates Badon to c. 516 and Arthur's death at Camlann in 537. Lucas weighs the scarcity of contemporary evidence and discusses the political context: the chaos after Rome's withdrawal, the need for a unifying hero by later Welsh and English dynasties. He also touches on the absence of Arthur from Bede's 'Ecclesiastical History' and the likelihood that Arthur was a composite figure. Tune in for a sober, evidence-based look at Britain's greatest legend.

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