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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6551417" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>I hate to say it, but no. What we think of "King Arthur" today is an amalgam of several to many different people, fictionalized into myth. Many a scholar has tried to say that he was one man, and pin down locations for the main events of his life, and, not surprisingly, been able to do so in different areas of the British Isles. </p><p></p><p>This largely because there's not a shred of real physical evidence that the man existed. When all you have is inconsistent retellings, it is easy enough to cherry-pick and interpret. Placing King Arthur is rather like interpreting prophecy, in that sense. I mean, the guy in the article just throws out the Battle of Badon Hill because it is inconvenient!</p><p></p><p>If you'd like a review of the various people who could have been Arthur, I can recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Mammoth-Book-King-Arthur/dp/0786715669" target="_blank">The Mammoth Book of King Arthur, by Mike Ashley</a>. If you're looking at the known history, he comes up with about 20 suspects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6551417, member: 177"] I hate to say it, but no. What we think of "King Arthur" today is an amalgam of several to many different people, fictionalized into myth. Many a scholar has tried to say that he was one man, and pin down locations for the main events of his life, and, not surprisingly, been able to do so in different areas of the British Isles. This largely because there's not a shred of real physical evidence that the man existed. When all you have is inconsistent retellings, it is easy enough to cherry-pick and interpret. Placing King Arthur is rather like interpreting prophecy, in that sense. I mean, the guy in the article just throws out the Battle of Badon Hill because it is inconvenient! If you'd like a review of the various people who could have been Arthur, I can recommend [url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Mammoth-Book-King-Arthur/dp/0786715669]The Mammoth Book of King Arthur, by Mike Ashley[/url]. If you're looking at the known history, he comes up with about 20 suspects. [/QUOTE]
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