King Arthur : the mystery unravelled / Chris Barber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barber, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arthur, King.

Arthur.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword History, 2016.

Summary:

This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller. The book brings new information to light by examining through a jigsaw of connections throughout Dark Age Britain, especially Wales and Cornwall, as King Arthur is revealed to have been a hereditary King of the ancient land of the Silures in South Wales. In this way, Chris Barber has set out to reveal the true identity of King Arthur, whose identity has been obscured by the mists of time and the imaginative embellishments of romantic writers through the ages. After sorting fact from fiction, he not only identifies the Celtic prince who gave rise to the legend of Arthur, but reveals his family background, 6th century inscribed stones bearing his name and those of his contemporaries; locations of his courts, battle sites such as Badon Llongborth and Camlann; the identity of his enemies, the ancient Isle of Avalon and his final resting place.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Preface

Who was King Arthur?

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Arthur's illustrious ancestors

Arthur's immediate family

Red herrings at Tintagel, Camelford and Glastonbury

Arthurisan connections in the west country

Arthur's conception and birth

The importance of erging

Educated at Llanilltud Fawr

The crowning of Arthur

Merlin, the round table, and Excalibur

The courts of King Arthur

Enemies of the Britons

Looking for Llongborth

Arthur's twelve battles

The Battle of Badon

Arthur's Gallic campaign

The Battle of Camlann

The Island of Avalon

A new world in Armorica

Henry VII, 'Son of Prophecy'

Appendix 1: Chronology

Appendix 2: The positive identification of King Arthur

Notes

Select bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 11, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781473861848

1473861845