Is Camelot a real place somewhere, did King Arthur and the knights of the round table exist?
According to an investigation bythe BBC and archeologists 2 years ago, it proved to be a myth. There was an Arthur in the 4th century who was a war lord and he was not of royal blood. He never wore armour as armour was not used until the 13th century. Even the Normans only ever wore chainmail. So called Camelot was sited at Cadbury Hill in the South of England where remains of a wooden fort have been found. No stone castles were built in Britain until the Norman invasion. In Arthurs time, to make a sword, the Blacksmith would use a mould called a “stone” and because of superstition, the only person allowed to take the sword from the stone was the owner of the sword. Many swords and other weapons have for many years been found in lakes and village ponds, for when anyone was killed in battle his weapons were thrown in the lake where people believed that spirits dwelt in the lake. There was no round table. Whenever a nobleman needed to speak to important people, they were invited to sit “
King Arthur is a fabled British leader. According to various medieval histories and romances, he led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early sixth century. Arthur’s story is mainly composed of folklore and literary invention. His historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians.[1] The sparse historical background to Arthur is found in various histories, including those of Gildas, Nennius and the Annales Cambriae. His name also appears in early poetic sources such as Y Gododdin.[2] The legendary Arthur developed as a figure of international interest largely through the 12th-century pseudo-history of Geoffrey of Monmouth.[3] Some Welsh and Breton stories and poems about Arthur date, however, from before Geoffrey’s time. The historical truth of the King Arthur legend has long been debated by scholars. One school of thought, based on references in the Historia Brittonum and Annales Cambriae, would see Arthur as a shadowy historical figure, a Romano-
Use Google to find out some info you may be very surprised at what you learn. King Arthur and the knights of the round table were supposed to have been the last holders of the holy grail. King Arthur survived for 40 days and nights on one small piece of leaven (bread) Which came from the grail. They really existed and the play or movie have very little to do with what really happened.
