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UNLOCKED: Myth of the Month 12, Finale: The Historical King Arthur

Jul 24, 2021

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Mythecist Counterpoints to the Arthur Hypothesis

03:05

Is This a Forgery?

04:12

Oral History in Verse

02:14

Introduction

5min

The Arthur Story

2min

The Arthur Leader in the History of the Dark Age

2min

Romano British Warrior Chieftains - The Great Epitome of Warriors

3min

The History of Arthur

3min

What Is the Real Arthur?

4min

The Origin of Rheothemus in the Dark Ages

3min

Mythecist Counterpoints to the Arthur Hypothesis

3min

Is There a King Arthur?

3min

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Did the Author Draw on Earlier Sources?

3min

11.

History of the Battles of Arthur in Historia Britonu

3min

12.

The Arthur Mythology

2min

13.

Why Do Names Come in and Out of Language Groups?

2min

14.

Is There Any Connection Between Arthur and Horsemanship?

2min

15.

King Arthur, the Making of the Legend

2min

16.

Archaeology and the Arthur Cycle

3min

17.

Is There a Real Connection Between Arthur and Tintage?

3min

18.

The Battle of Mount Baden

4min

19.

Baden - A Romano-British Name?

3min

20.

Cretien De Tois's Court at Camlot

3min

21.

Camlot - A Roman Hill Fort Near Hadbury, Somerset

3min

22.

The Iron Age Hill Fort in the Dark Age

4min

23.

Are There Any Connections Between Glastonbury and Avalon?

2min

24.

Is This a Forgery?

4min

25.

Whether to Take the Inscription From 1191 Seriously?

3min

26.

The Arthur Myth - Is This the Strongest Explanation?

3min

27.

Do Oral Traditions Provide Any Reliable Facts?

2min

28.

Oral Traditions Can Be Corroborated by Other Oral History

3min

29.

Oral History in Verse

2min

30.

How Do We Know That?

3min

31.

The History of Arthur

3min

32.

Breton Bards - Is There More?

3min

33.

King Arthur's Career - 17 Statements or Claims

2min

34.

Is There Any Evidence for These Numbers?

4min

35.

The High Middle Ages - What's the Connection Between Arthur and Merlin?

5min

Released to the public after one year for patrons only: Archaeology, geography, linguistics, textual analysis -- all of these fields of knowledge must be brought to bear on a centuries-old question: Was there a "real" King Arthur? Answer: It's complicated. We discuss the likelihood that some "historical" personage underlies the layers of legend. Please support this podcast and hear all lectures, including the previous Myth of the Month on the "Founding Fathers" -- www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632 Suggested further reading: Higham, "King Arthur: The Making of the Legend."

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