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I think there is some historical basis Gwenhwyvar - 19/04/2004 05:18:44 PM

But of course, all the medieval legends have distorted the historical truth of any such person. And the lack of contemporary written evidence for Arthur doesn't help either.

I usually say that King Arthur was real but he wasn't a king and his name wasn't Arthur. He was probably a local warlord who inspired the imagination and stories started up about him. And they just grew. I love the stories so much I refuse to believe that he didn't exist in some form. The historical and archaeological evidence is intriguing too. It makes for a good mystery.



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King Arthur: real or not? The Logic Ninja - 19/04/2004 01:16:21 PM 195 Views
But, I bought a Round Table on Ebay *NM* Aviendha - 19/04/2004 01:17:51 PM 6 Views
Mine had a sword stuck in it. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 19/04/2004 10:54:28 PM 4 Views
*counts his money* snoopster - 20/04/2004 04:44:29 AM 5 Views
I think there prolly was... Night_Walker - 19/04/2004 01:18:31 PM 18 Views
I doubt it mierin sedai - 19/04/2004 01:26:01 PM 35 Views
That isn't surprising. Aviendha - 19/04/2004 01:27:36 PM 21 Views
oooh mierin sedai - 19/04/2004 01:29:13 PM 19 Views
Just a tuppence Aviendha - 19/04/2004 01:32:00 PM 17 Views
*sigh* mierin sedai - 19/04/2004 01:33:34 PM 15 Views
I saw somewhere p hart - 19/04/2004 02:50:44 PM 12 Views
lol mierin sedai - 19/04/2004 03:13:25 PM 10 Views
*looks sheepish* no but i will look for you. p hart - 19/04/2004 03:40:36 PM 7 Views
lol. it isn't very important mierin sedai - 19/04/2004 04:29:23 PM 6 Views
Re: King Arthur: real or not? melambra - 19/04/2004 01:27:47 PM 18 Views
But is that a "King Arthur"? The Logic Ninja - 19/04/2004 01:31:11 PM 14 Views
well, I dont' think a "historical King Arthur" ever existed melambra - 19/04/2004 02:06:29 PM 8 Views
As far as I know tehanu - 19/04/2004 01:37:41 PM 17 Views
Would you like to buy a Round Table? Special price for you my friend Aviendha - 19/04/2004 03:31:14 PM 10 Views
Only if you throw in Excalibur too tehanu - 20/04/2004 11:10:48 AM 12 Views
*ROAR!* Aviendha - 20/04/2004 07:59:42 PM 8 Views
eek tehanu - 21/04/2004 10:05:07 AM 8 Views
Indisputably Real mercandmosk - 19/04/2004 01:55:18 PM 43 Views
Well SilverWarder - 19/04/2004 01:56:41 PM 15 Views
I think there is some historical basis Gwenhwyvar - 19/04/2004 05:18:44 PM 9 Views
Arthur Real but not like in the stories SSJPabs - 19/04/2004 07:42:39 PM 8 Views
nice post Weiramon Wine - 19/04/2004 09:24:46 PM 11 Views
There probably was a leader between 400 and 700 ad called Artur. chorabliss - 19/04/2004 09:38:41 PM 15 Views
There were probably several. The Logic Ninja - 20/04/2004 03:54:48 AM 9 Views
Real! Ivy Sedai - 19/04/2004 11:11:44 PM 7 Views
Yay! Arthur! Ella - 19/04/2004 11:12:54 PM 5 Views
Yes and no snoopster - 20/04/2004 04:47:03 AM 10 Views
Saw a show on the History Channel Red_Fox - 22/04/2004 02:47:47 AM 6 Views
Maybe it was Arthur Dent. Zaphod - 22/04/2004 04:16:22 PM 6 Views
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