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There is no physical proof of Arthur. Most historians believe that the legends concerning Arthur are based around a real person, although generally he is considered not to have been a "king" but more of a general or battle leader.

Arthur is first mentioned by name in several 7th Century Welsh manuscripts. Later in the 12th Century certain Breton scholars (Welsh and Cornish exiles living in Britanny) began embellishing these tales and the legends surrounding "King Arthur" which we are familiar with today were created. These Breton scholars may well have been referring to ancient documents that have since been lost.

The same 7th Century Welsh documents that assert the existence of Arthur also name other characters from Dark Age Britain which we know did exist. This supports the theory that Arthur was a real person and accordingly most historians consider him to have lived in the late 5th Century and early 6th Century AD.

The body of a man said to be that of Arthur was exhumed at Glastonbury Abbey by the monks in 1193. This body was kept at the abbey until the abbey was destroyed in 1541. No one knows where that body is now.

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