2017年5月11日 · We’ve all heard stories about King Arthur of Camelot, who according to medieval legend led British forces (including his trusted Knights of the Round Table) in battle against Saxon invaders in...

The timeless popularity of the Arthur legend has overshadowed a central, unresolved question: Was there really a King Arthur, or at least a historical prototype upon whom Geoffrey’s hero is based?

King Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur, Cornish: Arthur Gernow, Breton: Roue Arzhur, French: Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.

2025年2月14日 · King Arthur is a legendary British king who appears in a series of stories and medieval romances as the leader of a knightly fellowship called the Round Table. Was King Arthur a real person? Historians cannot confirm King Arthur’s existence, though some speculate that he was a real warrior who led British armies against Saxon invaders in the ...

2017年5月7日 · We investigate whether King Arthur was a real person and how much of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a true story.

In the absence of any evidence that Arthur was a real historical figure, some scholars suspect he may have evolved from stories of a Celtic bear god. This theory is supported by the possible origins of the name Arthur, which may be derived from the Celtic artos , meaning “bear.”

2017年5月12日 · The basic story goes that, once upon a time, there was a wizard named Merlin who arranged for a mighty king named Uther Pendragon to sleep with a queen named Igrayne who was another king's wife. Merlin's stipulation was that, when the child of their union was born, it would be given to him.

2024年6月10日 · The legend of King Arthur, that great warrior king who united Britain against the Saxon invaders, has captivated people for centuries. The myth speaks to us of something lost – of knights on sacred quests, of chivalric deeds and romance; of magic and mists, dark forests and turreted castles.

2017年5月12日 · What is possible, however, is that Arthur is based on a real leader from the 5th or 6th century. One promising theory points to a person known as “Riothamus” — an honorific for “supreme king” —...

The origin of the name Arthur is unclear. One proposed etymology is from the Roman family name Artorius, [25] itself of obscure and contested etymology, [26] possibly of Messapic [27] [28] [29] or Etruscan origin. [30] [31] [32] Some scholars have noted that the legendary King Arthur's name only appears as Arthur, Arthurus, or Arturus in early Latin Arthurian texts, and never as …