King Arthur
King Arthur, legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories, led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century,
Myth or not Historically and through time he has managed to have an incredible impact on Britain and Europe in general and is often considered to be a mythical person that may have not existed and, he managed to have an incredible impact on British history making many accomplishments, or he could just be a living myth. King Arthur’s notable existence dates back to his appearance in Welsh literature. Arthur was first mentioned in early Welsh poem, the Gododdin (). Arthur’s early reference was in Historium Britonum attributed to the Welsh monk Nennius, who is said to have written this compilation of early Welsh history around the year AP 830 (). Although he appeared in early Welsh poems he is not mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bede’s Celestial history of the English people or any other surviving work until 820 (). It is not known if there was a real Arthur, though it is believed he may have been a Roman-affiliated military leader who successfully staved off a Saxon invasion during the 5th to 6th centuries(). Arthur it seems is claimed as the king of almost every Celtic kingdom known (). The 6th Century saw many men named Arthur born into the Celtic Royal families of Britain but, despite attempts to identify the actual king Arthur among them there can be little doubt that most of these people were only named in his honor(). Princes with other names are also sometimes identified with “Arthwyr”, which is thought by some to be a similar title to “Vortigern”(). Some of the Kingdoms or kings thought to actually be King Arthur are… Breton King-, Riothemus King-, Dumnonian King-, Cumbrian King-, Pennine King-, King of Elme-, Scottish King-, Powysian King -, Rhios King-, Dyfed King-, Glamorgan King-, St.Arthemael the King-, and the Roman King.
Myth or not Historically and through time he has managed to have an incredible impact on Britain and Europe in general and is often considered to be a mythical person that may have not existed and, he managed to have an incredible impact on British history making many accomplishments, or he could just be a living myth. King Arthur’s notable existence dates back to his appearance in Welsh literature. Arthur was first mentioned in early Welsh poem, the Gododdin (). Arthur’s early reference was in Historium Britonum attributed to the Welsh monk Nennius, who is said to have written this compilation of early Welsh history around the year AP 830 (). Although he appeared in early Welsh poems he is not mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bede’s Celestial history of the English people or any other surviving work until 820 (). It is not known if there was a real Arthur, though it is believed he may have been a Roman-affiliated military leader who successfully staved off a Saxon invasion during the 5th to 6th centuries(). Arthur it seems is claimed as the king of almost every Celtic kingdom known (). The 6th Century saw many men named Arthur born into the Celtic Royal families of Britain but, despite attempts to identify the actual king Arthur among them there can be little doubt that most of these people were only named in his honor(). Princes with other names are also sometimes identified with “Arthwyr”, which is thought by some to be a similar title to “Vortigern”(). Some of the Kingdoms or kings thought to actually be King Arthur are… Breton King-, Riothemus King-, Dumnonian King-, Cumbrian King-, Pennine King-, King of Elme-, Scottish King-, Powysian King -, Rhios King-, Dyfed King-, Glamorgan King-, St.Arthemael the King-, and the Roman King.