The Historical Arthur Nennius Sources And Their Implications For The Historical Reliability Of His Account Of Arthur
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The Historical Arthur Nennius Sources And Their Implications For The Historical Reliability Of His Account Of Arthur
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Author : Stefan Westkemper
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2014-04-25
The Historical Arthur Nennius Sources And Their Implications For The Historical Reliability Of His Account Of Arthur written by Stefan Westkemper and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
Essay from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics), course: The Arthurian Legend, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to give an account of the historical reliability of Nennius’ Historia Brittonum (History of the Britons) as it is one of the earliest sources in which a person called Arthur is mentioned. Therefore, this paper will, firstly, give a brief account of the Historia Brittonum. Its structure, content, and, most importantly in terms of historical accuracy, its origin and development will be reviewed and classified, not only in the context of the emergence of the Arthurian legend but also in terms of real historical events. Secondly, an overview of Nennius’ sources will be provided and, in a further step, successively analysed in more detail. These sources include accounts of a Welsh monk named Gildas, the Venerable Bede, and others. Finally, after having reviewed and discussed the sources’ historical reliability, everything will be put into context and the question as to how accurate Nennius really was will be answered. However, before reading this paper it has to be pointed out that scholars still argue about the correct dates, sources, and, surprisingly enough, about the content of Nennius’ Historia Brittonum as well as its interpretation.
The Historical Arthur Nennius Sources And Their Implications For The Historical Reliability Of His Account Of Arthur
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Author : Stefan Westkemper
language : en
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Release Date : 2014-04-25
The Historical Arthur Nennius Sources And Their Implications For The Historical Reliability Of His Account Of Arthur written by Stefan Westkemper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-25 with categories.
Essay from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics), course: The Arthurian Legend, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to give an account of the historical reliability of Nennius' Historia Brittonum (History of the Britons) as it is one of the earliest sources in which a person called Arthur is mentioned. Therefore, this paper will, firstly, give a brief account of the Historia Brittonum. Its structure, content, and, most importantly in terms of historical accuracy, its origin and development will be reviewed and classified, not only in the context of the emergence of the Arthurian legend but also in terms of real historical events. Secondly, an overview of Nennius' sources will be provided and, in a further step, successively analysed in more detail. These sources include accounts of a Welsh monk named Gildas, the Venerable Bede, and others. Finally, after having reviewed and discussed the sources' historical reliability, everything will be put into context and the question as to how accurate Nennius really was will be answered. However, before reading this paper it has to be pointed out that scholars still argue about the correct dates, sources, and, surprisingly enough, about the content of Nennius' Historia Brittonum as well as its interpretation.
King Arthur S Battle For Britain
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Author : Eric Walmsley
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2013-01-01
King Arthur S Battle For Britain written by Eric Walmsley and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with History categories.
For the first time, convincing locations have been found for all King Arthur’s battles.The inspiration for King Arthur’s Battle for Britain came from Eric’s discovery of an ancient Latin text in the British Library that listed the twelve battles of King Arthur. This presented an immediate challenge because only a few of the battle sites mentioned had been previously identified. After a decade searching mountains and moors throughout Britain, guided by references from early sources, Eric believes he has found convincing locations for all of Arthur’s battles.By developing an imaginary scenario for each battle in the chronological order of the text, a believable storyline has emerged depicting Arthur’s struggle to defend his country against nine different enemies, including dissident Britons as well as the invading Angles and Saxons. Eric has also discovered that it was Arthur’s own kith and kin who plotted his demise at the battle of Camlan. By linking clues interwoven with early poetry and legendary texts, Eric has been able to suggest the name of the Romano-British city most likely to have been King Arthur’s ‘Camelot’ and has also identified the site of Arthur’s military headquarters in the west. His search for new evidence confirms the location of Camlan and reveals the real Isle of Avalon, where Arthur was finally laid to rest.King Arthur’s Battle for Britain will appeal to anyone interested in the Arthurian period and the legend of King Arthur. Eric has been inspired by Geoffrey Ashe’s The Quest for Arthur’s Britain and John Morris’ The Age of Arthur.
The Reign Of Arthur
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Author : Christopher Gidlow
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2005-05-19
The Reign Of Arthur written by Christopher Gidlow and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Did King Arthur really exist? The Reign of Arthur takes a fresh look at the early sources describing Arthur's career and compares them to the reality of Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries. It presents, for the first time, both the most up to date scholarship and a convincing case for the existence of a real sixth-century British general called Arthur. Where others speculate wildly or else avoid the issue, Gidlow, remaining faithful to the sources, deals directly with the central issue of interest to the general reader: does the Arthur that we read of in the ninth-century sources have any link to a real leader of the fifth or sixth century? Was Arthur a powerful king or a Dark Age general co-cordinating the British resistance to Saxon invaders? Detailed analysis of the key Arthurian sources, contemporary testimony and archaeology reveals the reality of fragmented British kingdoms uniting under a single military command to defeat the Saxons. There is plausible and convincing evidence for the existence of their war-leader, and, in this challenging and provocative work, Gidlow concludes that the Dark Age hypothesis of Arthur, War-leader of the Kings of the Britons, not only fits the facts, it is the only way of making sense of them.
The Fortunes Of King Arthur
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Author : Norris J. Lacy
language : en
Publisher: DS Brewer
Release Date : 2005
The Fortunes Of King Arthur written by Norris J. Lacy and has been published by DS Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Offer an overview and a number of examinations of Arthur's fortunes. This work reveals the role of Fortune itself, often personified and consistently instrumental, in accounts of Arthur's court and reign. It traces the trajectory of the Arthurian legend, and follows the turning of Fortune's wheel, emphasizing the flourishing of the legend.
Fact Or Fiction Geoffrey Of Monmouth S Historia Regum Britanniae 1136 1138
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Author : Eliana Briel
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2015-01-22
Fact Or Fiction Geoffrey Of Monmouth S Historia Regum Britanniae 1136 1138 written by Eliana Briel and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Tubingen, language: English, abstract: "König Artus lebt!" As the title of Stefan Zimmer’s book illustrates, the fame of the English myth around King Arthur and his deeds seem to be as alive today as when his first reports appeared. The vast literary canon connected to the Arthurian legend alone proves its omnipresence and importance. Arthur’s merits are primarily known thanks to Geoffrey of Monmouth (~1100-1155), one of “the Fathers of Arthurian literature”, who published his Latin best-seller Historia Regum Britanniae, the History of the Kings of Britain, in the Anglo-Norman period, between 1136 and 1138. Another major milestone in connection with Arthur is “the discovery of Arthur’s remains at Glastonbury Abbey, in 1191.” Those twelfth century events contributed to Arthur’s popularity and had “[...] such an impact on contemporary minds that Arthur acquired a reality and a dimension that he had never had before”. This paper focuses on Geoffrey of Monmouth’s literary legacy. Little is certain about Geoffrey of Monmouth’s life and even the scarce details that exist are not necessarily reliable. He probably originated from Monmouth and thus paid homage to his birthplace through his name. Geoffrey’s exact date of birth is unknown, but some sources suggest that he died in 1155. Interestingly, he used his father’s name, Arthur, at the beginning of his career . Therefore, his alias already showed a link to the legend of the famous warrior king, he later on wrote about. Geoffrey was ordained bishop in Saint Asaph and Lambeth and taught as magister at Oxford . Moreover, Geoffrey was said to be part British, because he paints a positive image of the Bretons in his Historia. His literary career was based on three major works: The Prophecies of Merlin, The History of the Kings of Britain, and The Life of Merlin, which he later on incorporated in his Historia. Whether Geoffrey wrote parts of the Book of Llandaff is still an ongoing debate . By all means, the Historia’s reputation made it known as one of the most important books of the Middle Ages.
In Search Of The Arthurian Kings
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Author : Anthony Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2006-04-21
In Search Of The Arthurian Kings written by Anthony Jackson and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-21 with Fiction categories.
You thought that when the Romans left, the Saxons came; at least that was what we were all told in school. There are precise dates as well The Romans left in 410 AD and the Saxons came in 440AD. Somewhere in this clear cut time lies a problem called the Arthurian legends. It is as if the clear cut strata in an archaeological dig are subjected to a microscopic analysis to reveal a rather less clear cut profile. Further, we all have a concept of King Arthur that has been handed to us since the time of Mallory. So that was Arthur was it? Wrong. The only invaders were Saxons, right? Wrong. Arthur was something to do with Merlin-right? Wrong. We are always told the truth by historians, right? Wrong. In terms of what we know, the history has been defined within those references which have led to a distortion of the history. Be in no doubt that King Arthur existed and there was more than one. Unravelling the ancient sources such as Gildas, Nennius, Bede and other works leads us out of a fairytale of Hollywood into the harsh reality of the early post Roman empire; a world of Civil war and Celtic invasion. What has been learned is that there was more than one Arthur, in fact many names were repeated and confused, Ambrosius, Ambrosius Aurielanus, Uther, Arthur, Maximus (which one would you like) and Vortigern at a time when not only were the Saxons coming, so were the Scots (the real name of the Irish as conferred by the Romans), Danes at the same time as a tripartite Roman civil war was taking place. So the history of the time is clear?-please read on, its time to become confused.
An Arthurian Triangle
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Author : Peter Korrel
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-08-14
An Arthurian Triangle written by Peter Korrel and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
King Arthur
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Author : N. J. Higham
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-07-05
King Arthur written by N. J. Higham and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-05 with History categories.
This seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure. N. J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the History of the Britons and the Welsh Annals. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sources King Arthur: Myth-making and History illuminates and discusses some central points of debate: * What role was Arthur intended to perform in the political and cultural worlds that constructed him? * How did the idea of King Arthur evolve? * What did the myth of Arthur mean to both authors and their audiences? King Arthur: Myth-making and History is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the origins and evolution of the Arthurian legend.
The Works Of Gildas And Nennius
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Author : Nennius
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1841
The Works Of Gildas And Nennius written by Nennius and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1841 with History categories.