King Arthur is said to be a medieval knight that was head of the kingdom Camelot. Many people debate on if he was real or not. Some say he was a military leader that fought off a Staxon invasion in the 5th and 6th centuries. His legend has been written by many authors, poets, and journalist. Not much is known about Arthur. Different writers have written different stories on Arthur. Some say he was a warrior that lead the British army. Others say he was an actually leader of Camelot. King Arthur is said to fight in many battles and win over and over again. King Arthur was raised by Merlin, said to be a wizard but not Arthurs father.http://www.biography.com/people/king-arthur-9190042
GuineverToday we know him as King Arthur but in the history of the Britons he was known as Nennius. Arthur is referred to a ‘dux’ leader or soldier, not a ‘rex’. He was a British Christian …show more content…
Some were about he was a real person that once ruled over Camelot and others were about that he was a legend and he was just part of stories. If he did once exist it would of been shortly after the Romans left Britain and before the Vikings started to raid the east coast. However it is extremely hard to exactly predict when King Arthur was alive if he ever was. This is so because the lack of evidence there is. The lack of written sources from the migration of the Saxons, after the departure of the legions and before the conversion of the Pagans to Christianity can be the only time Arthur ever existed. An article by Tony Jebson deals with the lack of sources for this time period.There are only a small number of sources from the time period of the 5th century. Some of these are De Exidio Conquestu, The life of St. Germanus, and a few entries in the Gallic Chronicles. However none of these mention a King Arthur. King Arthur could have also been at a different time. Some say Arthur means bear and he could of had a much different name then
GuineverToday we know him as King Arthur but in the history of the Britons he was known as Nennius. Arthur is referred to a ‘dux’ leader or soldier, not a ‘rex’. He was a British Christian …show more content…
Some were about he was a real person that once ruled over Camelot and others were about that he was a legend and he was just part of stories. If he did once exist it would of been shortly after the Romans left Britain and before the Vikings started to raid the east coast. However it is extremely hard to exactly predict when King Arthur was alive if he ever was. This is so because the lack of evidence there is. The lack of written sources from the migration of the Saxons, after the departure of the legions and before the conversion of the Pagans to Christianity can be the only time Arthur ever existed. An article by Tony Jebson deals with the lack of sources for this time period.There are only a small number of sources from the time period of the 5th century. Some of these are De Exidio Conquestu, The life of St. Germanus, and a few entries in the Gallic Chronicles. However none of these mention a King Arthur. King Arthur could have also been at a different time. Some say Arthur means bear and he could of had a much different name then