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Essay Galaxy - King Arthur
King Arthur
There has been a lot of material written about the legendary King
Arthur and although he has been a popular figure inliterature for over 800
years, not a lot is known about the real Arthur. It is believed that Arthur
was a 5the-century British King named Riothamus (meaning "high king") who
ruled from 454 - 470 A.D. and led an army into Gaul where he was defeated
by the Goths of Burgundy. Two men by the names of Jordanes (6the century)
and William (11the century) contributed to the legend of Arthur. Their
input was perhaps the real basis of future adaptations of the story. Arthur
appeared in literature as a national hero in a book written in Latin by
Geoffrey of Monmouth called Historia Regum Britanniae (meaning History of
the Kings of Britain). he book supposedly covered history from 1200 B.C. to
689 A.D. Geoffrey includes many sou....
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