What were the times of King Arthur like????

Question

thanks!

Answer 1

There is little evidence that King Arthur actually existed, at least not the King Arthur that we know with the round table and Lancelot, etc. However, I think I remember from my English Lit class that during England's early history, when the Norse were invading from the North, there were many small kingdoms throughout the land and it is considered possible that one of these minor kings helped to unite the kingdoms in an attempt to fight off invaders.

Hollywood's King Arthur did not exist, so if you want to know what things were like during his time, that is a very difficult answer. I would suggest researching England's/Britains early history.

Answer 2

The times were not like anything because King Arthur WAS A MYTHICAL PERSON... there never WAS a King Arthur... it's all a fiction.

There was a warrior king that some historians believe may have been the model for the King Arthur myths... but there never was an actual King Arthur.

Answer 3

Nothing is known about the good King Arthur, if he was a King and, if he really existed at all. There is evidence that someone of that name or something like him had a castle or a castle like structure that could have belonged to King Arthur around the year 800 to about 1000. There is controversy and debate about digging it up and what they might find. Sometimes it's best to have the mysteries and the wonders then the truths.

As for the times: when you think about the "black plague" that was scrounging Europe at the time (for the first time) and the medicine they had then. The laws and serfdom, the way they treated commoners. I don't think I would have like to live then.

Answer 4

Transitory.

The transition between the rule of a fallen Rome in Britannia and the seccession of the Celtic tribes circa 360 A.D.

King Arthur was Welsh by the way.

Answer 5

The times of King Arthur were torturous and hateful. This is why he was always working on various schematics with is "round table." Peace and God Bless.

Answer 6

A gair duw yn ucha

Crest Motto Translated: The word of God above all, or, If you loose your head it must be gods will.

Shield is a golden lion on a background of red, the great crusader that won Acre and to eventually walk away from Jerusalem knowing that Saladeen would eventually retake the religious city and to the eventual mass immigration to other lands.

In my family blood, we were the last of the crusaders and we learnt our lesson.

The ancestors of the bearers of the Welsh name Morris were the ancient Celts known as the Britons, who once occupied the hills and moors of Wales. This old Welsh surname is from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means dark. In Britain, Maurice was the learned form of the name, while Morice was the common form. The surname Morris was likely also assumed as a surname after being a nickname for a dark or swarthy person.

Spelling variations include: Morris, Morriss, Moriss, Morrice, Morice, Moris, Morrys.

First found in Herefordshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Of all the surnames to be found in England, those that originated in Wales are comparatively few in number.

THE BLACK KNIGHT
The Black Prince, or Edward, Prince of Wales, (1330-76), is thought to have gained his nickname due to the colour of his armour was jet black. Contrary to popular conceptions, period illustrations typically depict him in silver or gilt armour, not black. He may have gained this monicker because he wore a black surcoat with a silver plume. Yet a more fantastic notion also circulates. Many hold the opinion that he was labelled black because of his skill as a knight or because he was often merciless towards the vanquished. His sacking of the town of Limoges in 1370 gives some credence to the latter notion. After taking the town, all its inhabitants were slaughtered, with no consideration to age or gender.

THE KING ARTHUR LEGEND
Writers and historians have long been divided on the truth of the many different tellings of the stories of Arthur, the great Welsh king of Britain. Although many now think that there is some truth underlying the widely varying accounts, the hard facts surrounding Arthur's reign are almost completely obscured in a mist of myths and legends. Like all legends, these tales evolved over many centuries. Their telling and retelling over those years, while it may have left them somewhat lacking in truth, has emphasized and expanded their most compelling parts, making the Arthurian saga as glorious and prolific a body of stories as any, in fact or fiction.

The Welsh name Morrys (1453 son of Morris married Nae Morrys offering the woman the husbands surname, a first in my Celt family, is also derived from the hills and moors of Wales descended from Athelstan Glodrydd, Godson of Athelstan, the King of England who founded the four Royal tribes of Wales, and on his mother's side descended from Caradoc Vriechfras, Lord of Hereford, one of the knights of the Round Table.

Morrys, sept of the Clan Gordon
Morris, Morrys is also a Sept of the Clan Buchanan

A romantic story, bathed in legend, from King Arthur, King Richard, Prince John and the Black Knight to all the Morris' on this planet.

It is pretty interesting stuff, particularly given to how we live in the 21st Century. Well, my Grandmother was a major influence of the code, bless her heart.

This info and more, check out: www.houseofnames.com really cool site, especially if you're into genealogy.

Even for the legend in your head.

Aneurin
Mo.

Answer 7

Well, no A/C, no cars, no TV, no DVD, no movies, no books, no planes, no hamburgers, no computers. No bathrooms, no ice cream
People had to fight among themselves to avoid getting bored or work for the aristocrats

Answer 8

Dark ages. Meaning lots of turmoil and unrest. Lots of changes in heirarchy.

Answer 9

Kind of like Seattle.

Answer 10

They were fun if you new the right people much the same as today.