who here believes king arthur and the knights of the round table were real and if so what are your theories about them?

sith123 | 18:08 Sun 28th Aug 2011 | History

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sara3

sith, is it your day off work today?

sith123

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lol, yeah sara, that and im bored :)

MarkRae

I prefer "Six Wives" - it was great live at Hampton Court...

Whickerman

best version I ever read was the Mists of Avalon - give it a go

sith123

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ive read a few books, and i watch the merlin show, yeah, i am interested in history and have been to hampton court mark

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jno

Arthur may have been based on someone real, probably a warlord in the era after the Roman army pulled out of Britain. The round table was probably a fabrication, however.

Frank97

I've always thought it was just a myth although I did see a programme once that suggested that (if I remember correctly) there was such a thing as a Merlin rather than a wizard called Merlin

sith123

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no, i do know the difference housemouse, i was asking who here believes it in a historical context and if so what proof so they have and what are their thoughts as there have been archaelogical evidence supporting his existence

sith123

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plus yeah i am open to believe that arthur could be real, but if he was not a king, probably a general or something

Frank97

I don't mean a bird called a Merlin btw, can't find a link though to what I'm on about but I think a Merlin was some sort of wiseman/healer.

sith123

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yeah, i think i saw that D97, and i remember that, he was a doctor or a preacher or something like that, dont know if it had anything to do with arthur though

Frank97

Am I confused then? If so sorry, I thought King Arthur and Merlin were connected in the tales.

sith123

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no they are, but if merlin existed in real life they might not be linked, but yeah youre right, in the tales merlins arthurs advisor, sorry about the confusion :)

Squitty

I went to Tintagel genuinely expecting to experience something magical.....

sith123

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...and what did u experience squitty?