Rodney Castleden - King Arthur. The truth behind the legend.pdf - historia celtowie - garnett5

K ing A rthur

K ing A rthur is often written off as a medieval fantasy,

the dream of those yearning for an age of strong, just

rulers and a contented kingdom. Those who accept his

existence at all generally discard the stories that

surround him.

The author’s investigation argues not only that A rthur

did exist, but that many of the romantic tales – of

Merlin, Camelot and Excalibur – are rooted in truth. He

carefully scrutinises up-to-date archaeological and

documentary sources, from which a picture emerges of

Arthur as a genuine sixth-century zmilitary commander-

in-chief, responsible for leading the Britons of Wales and

the West Country.

In his quest for the real K ing A rthur, Rodney Castleden

reconstructs the kingdoms, frontiers and political power

centres of sixth-century Britain, and recreates the royal

dynasties, chronologies and life-styles of the Dark Age

kings. The various theories regarding the whereabouts of

A rthur’s kingdom and power base are evaluated, with the

West Country seen as his most likely home territory.

New evidence revives the idea that Tintagel was a royal

residence, probably one of many used by A rthur on his

travels.

One of the most exciting aspects of the book is Rodney

Castleden’s proposal of a radical new theory – that

A rthur escaped alive from his final battle, to a retirement

far from home. A location is even suggested for perhaps

the greatest mystery, the whereabouts of A rthur’s grave.

KING ARTHUR

By the same author:

Classic Landforms of the Sussex Coast

(1982; second edition 1996)

The Wilmington Giant: The Quest for a Lost Myth (1983)

The Stonehenge People: An Exploration of Life in Neolithic Britain,

4700–2000 BC (1987)

The Knossos Labyrinth: A New View of the ‘Palace of Minos’ at

Knossos (1989)

Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete (1990)

Book of British Dates: A Comprehensive Dictionary of British Dates

from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day (1991)

Neolithic Britain: New Stone Age Sites of England, Scotland and Wales

(1992)

The Making of Stonehenge (1993)

World History: A Chronological Dictionary of Dates

(1994; second edition 1995)

The Cerne Giant (1996)

Knossos, Temple of the Goddess (1997)

Atlantis Destroyed (1998)

Ancient British Hill Figures (1999)

KING ARTHUR

The truth behind the legend

Rodney Castleden

illustrated by the author

London and New York

Rodney Castleden - King Arthur. The truth behind the legend.pdf

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