The Existence Of King Arthur

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King Arthur, the most mysterious myth to exist has evidence on his existence and his non existence. Whether he does exist is a mystery to all. He will always be a great tale and maybe it should stay a tale.

The proof that King Arthur really did exist. Some evidence is when bones were found in Glastonbury Abbey in 1191. Some personal accounts suggests that Arthur died at the battle of Camlann. Some historians believe that Arthur was conceived at Tintagel. Excavations show that it was a fortified home of the ruler of cornwall in 500 AD. Dr. Andrew Breeze claims he knows that Arthur was a general rather than a monarch and fought battles in Scotland. This all from a Latin chronicle written in the 9th century.

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