Who was King Arthur?

Answer 1

Arthur was associated with Celtic mythology,although he was a historical figure from around the fifth or sixth centuries,after the Romans left Britain in the period that is known as The Dark Ages.In the Athurian saga,centered on the adventures of The Knights of the Round-Table.Arthur is a Medieval King.There appears to be no contemporary Celtic references to Arthur,either as a historical or as a legendary figure,although he did become involved in the story of Culhwch and in the story of the journey to Annw to acquire the enchanted cauldron.Arthur is associated with Celtic myth but this may have been a postdated association.It is likely that he came to power in the dying days of the Celts and that the stories surrounding him grew as they were driven farther and farther from their native land.Certainly there seems to be little,if any,evidence to link Arthur to the Celtic period.

King Arthur, as such, is a legend. But it is highly probable that there was a Romano-British leader in the fifth century who commanded Celtic tribes in successful resistance to the invading Anglo-Saxons and is the basis on which the legends were built. Read "The Discovery of King Arthur" by Geoffrey Ashe for a very good exploration of the idea. He argues very strongly that the man behind the legend was a commander known to history as Riothimus. He is the only known figure who actually did some things which parallel the legend at about the right time. Riothimous seems to be a title rather than a name so his real name could have been...Who knows?...Arthur?

King Arthur was a local tribal chieftain of the Britons of the west of England. His base was supposedly the spectacular Tintagel castle in Cornwall.

His kingdoms name was camolot