Arthur And The Lost Kingdoms
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Mixing obvious and more obscure evidence, Moffat argues that the historical Arthur was not a king but a cavalry general, chosen around 500AD to lead a coalition army by the Welsh or Celtic kingdoms of southern Scotland. He beat back the Anglo-Saxon invaders and established peace and stability for fifty years. The key to Moffat s thesis lies in ancient place-names and their derivations. In the final chapters the author leads us to Arthur s headquarters his Camelot. On publication of the hardback, Moffat s revelations made newspaper headlines in the UK, and he is now producing a BBC television documentary based on Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms.
Author: Alistair Moffat
Format: Paperback, 304 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 310 g
Published: 2000, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Description
Mixing obvious and more obscure evidence, Moffat argues that the historical Arthur was not a king but a cavalry general, chosen around 500AD to lead a coalition army by the Welsh or Celtic kingdoms of southern Scotland. He beat back the Anglo-Saxon invaders and established peace and stability for fifty years. The key to Moffat s thesis lies in ancient place-names and their derivations. In the final chapters the author leads us to Arthur s headquarters his Camelot. On publication of the hardback, Moffat s revelations made newspaper headlines in the UK, and he is now producing a BBC television documentary based on Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms.
Arthur And The Lost Kingdoms