In the earliest mentions of Arthur in Welsh texts, he is never given the title of king. Medieval Welsh texts frequently referred to him as ameraudur (emperor or war leader). There is now a broad ...

The Saxons — people from modern-day Scandinavia ... This Arthur was played by Clive Owen in the 2004 film, “King Arthur,” alongside Keira Knightley as Guinevere. Perhaps he’s the mystic ...

The Saxons — people from modern-day Scandinavia ... This Arthur was played by Clive Owen in the 2004 film, “King Arthur,” alongside Keira Knightley as Guinevere. Perhaps he’s the mystic ...

The Gododdin is one of the earliest surviving poems written in Welsh. It was written by the bard Aneirin around the year 594, ...

Gildas, a British monk, (circa 504-570 AD) wrote that the Angles and Saxons received a great setback ... associated with the name of the mythical King Arthur. While the battle itself was almost ...

From barbarian invaders to devout Christian missionaries, the Anglo-Saxons brought four hundred years of religious evolution and shifting political power to the British Isles. English owes much to ...

King Arthur’s Country (Pen & Sword Books Ltd, £25, available from Pen & Sword, Amazon and bookshops) comes from St ...