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Hi all
Thorgrim states:
"I laugh when I read books that pretend that they have located Camelot -that was a medieval French literary invention along with Lancelot and all that stuff!"
Dont laugh too loudly. The welsh triads also have tales of Lancelot. They call him LLachau, which is basically his epithet - from lach/loch lake. Now re-read the triads and see Lancelot du Lac.
I know who Arthur was and Ambrosius, Mordred, Uther and Vortigern. I am currently writing up my findings. Arthur was not anyone that has been considered before. The whole line of Constantine and the imaginary Uther and Arthur were later additions after GOM. These were put in because by the 12th C no one knew who the real Arthur and Uther were. I would love to tell all but I have to be patient and write up the book and my findings. I have a hell of a lot of research to do yet.
The lines of Magnus Maximus are also wishful thinking. There was another Maximus who Kynan may be tied to and one that places him in the early 5th C not the late 4th.
I have found so much. Arthur was not from Shropshire, but he did fight his wars for his Welsh relatives and so would have fought in Shropshire, Wales, Bernicia, Reged, and north of the Wall. He would have fought at Badon as a miles militis : soldier, warrior or knight , under the leadership of Ambrosius his cousin the King. Although at this time 493 he would have been a sub king or Lord as he inherited his kingdom in about 479/480 when he was still a youth of 15/16 but had not as yet claimed it. So of the three definitions I would make him a Royal Knight. He was most likley Magister Equitum, leader of Horse or Knights, a term translated into the welsh as `Pen Dragon'.
Regards
Danep
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