King Arthur and the Battle for Britannia: Dux Bellorum and the Kings of the Britons

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Tony Sullivan

King Arthur and the Battle for Britannia

Dux Bellorum and the Kings of the Britons

Tony Sullivan

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English

Pen and Sword
01 June 2024

History; British & Irish history; Medieval history

King Arthur and the Battle for Britannia is the last in a series of three books. The first, King Arthur: Man or Myth, weighed the evidence for and against a historical figure. The second, The Battles of King Arthur, looked in detail at the famous battle list from the Historia Brittonum. Having looked at the questions of whether and where, this final book takes on the different question of who was Arthur? The book is intended to save readers time and money wading through the scores of competing theories. It explains the problems with many of these theories to date, their failure to gain widespread support and why many historians remain sceptical about the existence of a historical Arthur. There is however a reasonable consistency in medieval genealogies and a good reason why Arthur does not appear in any of the list of kings of early kingdoms. Instead he is placed in the context of a fragmenting post-Roman provincial structure, alongside the emergence of petty kingdoms with new cultural identities. A heroic Brythonic culture in the west and north and a Germanic culture in the east and south. The book looks at the evolution of the legend comparing the chivalric French Romances with the Arthur of the darker Welsh tradition. A mythical figure may have emerged from the mead halls and war band culture of the sixth century. However the book describes how a historical figure may have been mythologised and who such a warrior may have been.

AUTHOR: Tony Sullivan lives in South East London with his wife and three children. His first book, King Arthur: Man or Myth? was published in 2020. Three further books followed in 2022: The Battles of King Arthur investigating the famous battle list from the Historia Brittonum; The Real Gladiator, looking at the historical reality behind the 2000 film; and The Roman King Arthur?: Lucius Artorius Castus, which dismantles the Artorius-Arthur theory and places this historical Roman officer in the reigns of Severus and Caracalla.

32 b/w illustrations

By: Tony Sullivan
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399048682
ISBN 10: 1399048686
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Sullivan lives in South East London with his wife and three children. His first book, _King Arthur: Man or Myth?_ was published in 2020\. Three further books followed in 2022: _The Battles of King Arthur_ investigating the famous battle list from the Historia Brittonum; _The Real Gladiator_, looking at the historical reality behind the 2000 film; and _The Roman King Arthur?: Lucius Artorius Castus_, which dismantles the Artorius-Arthur theory and places this historical Roman officer in the reigns of Severus and Caracalla.

Reviews for King Arthur and the Battle for Britannia: Dux Bellorum and the Kings of the Britons

""A simply fascinating read from start to finish... is exceptionally well written and impressively 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation. ...a very highly rated and unreservedly recommended...""-- ""Midwest Book Review""