King Arthur's Battle for BritainFor the first time, convincing locations have been found for all King Arthur’s battles.The inspiration for King Arthur’s Battle for Britain came from Eric’s discovery of an ancient Latin text in the British Library that listed the twelve battles of King Arthur. This presented an immediate challenge because only a few of the battle sites mentioned had been previously identified. After a decade searching mountains and moors throughout Britain, guided by references from early sources, Eric believes he has found convincing locations for all of Arthur’s battles.By developing an imaginary scenario for each battle in the chronological order of the text, a believable storyline has emerged depicting Arthur’s struggle to defend his country against nine different enemies, including dissident Britons as well as the invading Angles and Saxons. Eric has also discovered that it was Arthur’s own kith and kin who plotted his demise at the battle of Camlan. By linking clues interwoven with early poetry and legendary texts, Eric has been able to suggest the name of the Romano-British city most likely to have been King Arthur’s ‘Camelot’ and has also identified the site of Arthur’s military headquarters in the west. His search for new evidence confirms the location of Camlan and reveals the real Isle of Avalon, where Arthur was finally laid to rest.King Arthur’s Battle for Britain will appeal to anyone interested in the Arthurian period and the legend of King Arthur. Eric has been inspired by Geoffrey Ashe’s The Quest for Arthur’s Britain and John Morris’ The Age of Arthur. |
Contents
Clerics and Kings | 23 |
Vortigern Ambrosius and Arthur | 49 |
Arthurs First Battle at the Mouth of the River Glein | 70 |
Arthurs Four Battles on The River BlackWater | 81 |
A Roman Wedding | 105 |
The Battle of Bassas | 136 |
The Battle of the Caledonian Forest | 142 |
The Battle of Castell Guinnion | 154 |
The Battle in the City of the Legion | 164 |
Arthurs Rubicon and the Battle ofTribruit | 177 |
The Battle of Mount Agned | 194 |
The Battle of Badon | 213 |
The Strife of Carnlan and the Isle of Avalon | 256 |
The Voyage to Avalon | 289 |
ix | 302 |
Common terms and phrases
Agricola Ambrosius army Arthur Arthur’s battle attack Avalon Badon Bassas battle of Camlan Bedivere Brecon Brigid Britain British Britons Brychan Brychan’s Budic Cadbury Cadbury Castle Caer Calleva campaign Camulodunum Castell Dinas Bran Castle cavalry Cei’s Celtic charge Chester commander Cuneglas death defences Deganwy Dumnonia Dyfed east enemy estuary fighting fiJr fleet force fortress Galanan garrison Gildas Glastonbury Guinevere Gwynedd Gwynllyw Hadrian’s Wall hattle headquarters Hengist Heuil hill-fort horses hundred Illan Irish island king king’s leader Liddington Llangynidr Maelgwyn Membury miles military monks mounted Nennius night Ochta ofArthur’s Picts Powys Prince Cadwy Prydwen ramparts reached Rheged river Blackwater river Trent river Usk Roman road sail Saxon scouts Serach shield ships shouted sixth century soldiers spears squadron story sword Taliesin Theodoric troops Uther Valley victory Vortigern Votadini Wales war-band Welsh western wind wounded Wroxeter young warriors