The Real King Arthur: Ambrosius Aurelianus
The Ancients
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The Origins of Arthur
Ambrosius Aurelianus is the real historical character we can point to and say did exist Arthur probably didn't exist but he's been generated out of the exploits of others. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle doesn't mention any or very few Britons by name because of it's an overtly English perspective whereas Geoffrey Amomath is writing in a very British perspective. There are potential links from Stonehenge which you mentioned earlier as well as other archaeological evidence that can give more tantalizing clues about Ambrosius Aurelianus alongside the likes of Geoffrey Amomaths.
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