Arthur: Warrior and King

by Don Carleton

Overview

In this book, the author's researches into Arthur's battles point to fascinating new conclusions about his life: King Arthur's greatest battle, at Badon, was fought at Bristol, close to the site of the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge. Guinevere was not Arthur's wife but his mistress. Arthur was probably Irish and initially a warrior not a king. He fought on behalf of a named Irish king against whom he rebelled. Arthur was brain-damaged by the wars and died, unable to speak, on the Isle of Skye. Much of the history of the time was lost because of natural events around 540AD. But the warrior elite, of which Arthur was part, went on to rule what later became known as Wessex, the cradle of the English nation—for which King Arthur became a founding legend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781445682570
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2019
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Don Carleton has previously published histories of Bristol University and the Princes Theatre, Bristol. 

Table of Contents

Preface 7

1 The Famous King Arthur 9

2 War in the Sixth Century 24

3 The English Campaign: Twelve Battles of King Arthur 42

4 When Was Badon? 68

5 Where Was Badon? 73

6 The Hill Forts of the Avon Gorge 80

7 What Happened at Badon? 89

8 The Glastonbury Grave 103

9 A Life of Arthur 119

10 The Man Who Was Badon 138

11 The Welsh Campaign: The Rebellion of Arthur 147

12 King Arthur and the Rival Claimants to His Throne 159

13 The Quest Concluded 175

Afterword The Reception of New Theories 186

Appendix I Dating in the Sixth Century 189

Appendix II The 540 Event: The Wave of the Past 194

Appendix III The Old Church at Glastonbury 209

Appendix IV Religion in the Age of Arthur 230

Appendix V Of Legends and Curiosities 242

Appendix VI The Glastonbury Oak Coffin: Evidence of a Historical Arthur? 256

Notes 258

Acknowledgements 279

Index 280