Cornwall-England and TROY?

Question

I have read evidence that Troy was in fact on England instead of Turkey, and that the book by homer was more fiction then fact.

Does anyone know much about the ancient history of Cornwall? Someone mentioned to me that this is the site they say it took place. that there are ruins there that go with the story that it tells.

well the book is "Where Troy really was" (or something like that)

and it deals with the Celts and the bronze age and their need for tin and tin mines in England.

Supposedly the former name of Cornwall is TROAD

Answer 1

The "evidence" you are thinking of is most likely from Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'The History of the Kings of Britain' --

"Brutus then called the island Britain from his own name, and his companions he called Britons. His intention was that his memory should be perpetuated by the derivation of his name. A little later the language of the people, which had up to then been known as Trojan or Crooked Greek, was called British for the same reason.

Corineus, however, following in this example of his leader, called the region of the kingdom which had fallen to his share Cornwall, after the manner of his own name, and the people who lived there he called Cornishmen. Although he might have chosen his own estates before all the others who had come there, he preferred the region which is now called Cornwall, either for it being the cornu or horn of Britain, or through a corruption of his own name."

Answer 2

If you refer to the book of Iman Jacob Wilkens 'Where Troy once stood', i need to mention that the author has completely missed the point of understanding Herodotus and Homer when writting his book. The author, and the whole theory about Troy being founded in Cornwall is based is based on the topographic uncertainty of historians to locate the area of Troy. The only evidence that exists is that of Homer. The Trojan War was certainly fought in the plain near Hissarlik which is now a part of Turkey. At that time, Troy (Ilion) was a Phoenician colony, an anatolian culture in contact with the Aegian world. Evidently, the war was initiated due to commercial/financial disagreements between the cities/states of Hellas and the Troy.

Answer 3

There is no evidence of an ancient city like Troy in Cornwall

Answer 4

I'd say you've just been reading fake history. Something that someone invented based on the ancient Med. trade with Cornwall for tin. At least it doesn't involve Atlantis or UFOs.

Answer 5

Camelot was located there. nothing about Troy. only very short people with squeaky voices, mining tin nothing as noble as troy