King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most
legendary medieval king. From the early ninth century through the
middle ages, to the Arthurian romances of Victorian times, the
tales of this legendary figure have blossomed and multiplied. And
in more recent times, there has been a continuous stream of books
claiming to have discovered the 'facts' about, or to unlock the
secret or truth behind, the 'once and future king'. Broadly
speaking, there are two Arthurs. On the one hand is the traditional
'historical' Arthur, waging a doomed struggle to save Roman
civilization against the relentless Anglo-Saxon tide during the
darkest years of the Dark Ages. On the other is the Arthur of myth
and legend - accompanied by a host of equally legendary people,
places, and stories: Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad and Gawain,
Merlin, Excalibur, the Lady in the Lake, the Sword in the Stone,
Camelot, the Round Table. The big problem with all this is that
'King Arthur' might well never have existed. And if he did exist,
it is next to impossible to say anything at all about him. As this
challenging new look at the Arthur legend makes clear, all books
claiming to reveal 'the truth' behind King Arthur can safely be
ignored. Not only the 'red herrings' in the abundant
pseudo-historical accounts, even the 'historical' Arthur is largely
a figment of the imagination: the evidence that we have - whether
written or archaeological - is simply incapable of telling us
anything detailed about the Britain in which he is supposed to have
lived, fought, and died. The truth, as Guy Halsall reveals in this
fascinating investigation, is both radically different - and also a
good deal more intriguing.
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