2006-07-16 06:10:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
did King Arthur really a exsit?
2006-07-16 06:18:22 · update #1
King Arthur was born c 6th century A. D. in England, died possibly 537 A. D. He is one of the great mythic figures of English literature. Dozens of legends and romantic images have grown up around him: the knights of the Round Table, Merlin the wizard, and the Holy Grail, to name a few. Historians can't decide whether anyone like Arthur ever existed, though most now accept that the legend is very loosely based on a real historical figure; he may have been a 5th or 6th century ruler name Arturus or Riothamus.
2006-07-16 07:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by Vilma K 2 · 11⤊ 1⤋
Ancient legends tell about a war leader named King Arthur who fought off invaders to Britain during the fifth or sixth century. There's some archaeological information that a person fitting this description may have existed, but there's no direct evidence of it.
As for the King Arthur you're probably thinking of - a kindly king who ruled over a peaceful kingdom, no, that was an invention of medieval storytellers.
2014-08-10 15:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there was a warlord of some kind named Arthur, but I don't think there were stone castles with flags waving in his time. Stone castles didn't come around until after he was supposed to live, and the concept of Chivalry was a French invention in the Middle Ages. "Artos" means Bear, and a merlin is a type of hawk. Since many tribes identified themselves by animal names, like the Boar of Cornwall, one of the sections of England could have been lead by the Bear. Also, Lancelot first shows up in the Old French stories. The Old French, "L'Ancelot" translates to "Anguselsus" in Latin, or "Angus" in Celtic. And Lancelot says his father was named Lancelot, as was his father before him. There were three clan leaders in a row in Scotland named Angus right about the time the Arthur stories were supposed to take place.
Arthur was supposedly the son of Uther and Ygraine, and the sister of Morgan le Fay ("of the fairies"). He was considered to be the first Christian king of England. The Welsh triads, which first mention him, referred to three pagan heros, three Christian heros, and three Jewish heros. They name him as one of the Christian heros. Arthur may have been descended from Romans who settled in England, because the legends call him a descendant of a Constantine (but not necessarily Constantine the Great).
Hope this helps.
2006-07-17 07:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Arthur was probably a Roman general who was sent to protect England for Rome and he was so good at it that his legend grew into someone bigger than life.
2006-07-16 16:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by adm 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A legend. King Arthurnever existed. Rip (the memory)
2006-07-16 06:13:21 · answer #5 · answered by yukasdog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-16 06:13:39 · answer #6 · answered by miss_gem_01 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a english king whose foot step still on rock
2006-07-16 08:14:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a Great Scholar Mr.Aamir 's Dupy.
2006-07-16 06:13:56 · answer #8 · answered by NRI4India 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋