Two days ago, I mentioned that there is Welsh evidence to suggest that King Arthur lived into his eighties. I have just seen that I was later asked to name this evidence.
The evidence I referred to is from “The Lives of the Welsh Saints” which were published in the eleventh century. This was long after the Battle of Mon Badon which Saint Gildas mentioned as happening in his lifetime ( either the year he was born or forty-four years later) but the evidence does seem to show a King Arthur in the time of Saint Gildas, Saint Illtyd, Saint Cadoc, Saint Padarn and Saint Carranog.
We know that Saint Gildas mentions the Battle of Mon Badon and that this was later referred to by many different Welsh writers as King Arthur’s greatest victory. “The Lives of the Welsh Saints” comes from Llandaff Cathedral and there is a King Athrwys buried in the grounds of Llandaff Cathedral. He may well be the King Arthur who is occasionally mentioned in the Lives. These records certainly portray Arthur as an important king and war leader who lived at the same time as his cousin Saint Illtyd and Illtyd’s master Saint Cadoc and Illtyd’s pupils Saint Samson and Saint Gildas.
Further evidence which has led to speculation that King Athrwys of Gwent and Glamorgan was the inspiration for the King Arthur legend or part of the inspiration for it comes from Caer Lleon in Glamorgan and a hill fort near Cardiff which is called Caer Melyn. Caer Melyn may be the inspiration for Camelot and Caer Lleon is the setting for earlier Arthurian adventures which are recorded in “The Mabinogion”.
As a final note, before Arthur was linked with Caer Lleon and later Camelot, the earliest sources associate him with Gelli Wig. There is a place called Gaer Gelli in northern Glamorgan.
Kaputnik about 4 years ago
And all the children are above average.
sandpiper about 4 years ago
Poor Blanch. Even her mirror won’t tell her.
Diat60 about 4 years ago
The mirror has to flatter her or it won’t get it’s dose of Windex.
Plods with ...™ about 4 years ago
Nice save.
Calvinist1966 about 4 years ago
Two days ago, I mentioned that there is Welsh evidence to suggest that King Arthur lived into his eighties. I have just seen that I was later asked to name this evidence.
The evidence I referred to is from “The Lives of the Welsh Saints” which were published in the eleventh century. This was long after the Battle of Mon Badon which Saint Gildas mentioned as happening in his lifetime ( either the year he was born or forty-four years later) but the evidence does seem to show a King Arthur in the time of Saint Gildas, Saint Illtyd, Saint Cadoc, Saint Padarn and Saint Carranog.
We know that Saint Gildas mentions the Battle of Mon Badon and that this was later referred to by many different Welsh writers as King Arthur’s greatest victory. “The Lives of the Welsh Saints” comes from Llandaff Cathedral and there is a King Athrwys buried in the grounds of Llandaff Cathedral. He may well be the King Arthur who is occasionally mentioned in the Lives. These records certainly portray Arthur as an important king and war leader who lived at the same time as his cousin Saint Illtyd and Illtyd’s master Saint Cadoc and Illtyd’s pupils Saint Samson and Saint Gildas.
Further evidence which has led to speculation that King Athrwys of Gwent and Glamorgan was the inspiration for the King Arthur legend or part of the inspiration for it comes from Caer Lleon in Glamorgan and a hill fort near Cardiff which is called Caer Melyn. Caer Melyn may be the inspiration for Camelot and Caer Lleon is the setting for earlier Arthurian adventures which are recorded in “The Mabinogion”.
As a final note, before Arthur was linked with Caer Lleon and later Camelot, the earliest sources associate him with Gelli Wig. There is a place called Gaer Gelli in northern Glamorgan.
brklnbern about 4 years ago
That still sounds too good for her.
tinstar about 4 years ago
If she’s graded on the curve, she probably rates a D-. If you factor in her personality…F!
craigwestlake about 4 years ago
She’s got a shape – Round is a shape…