The boy, Merlin, revealed to Vortigern a prophecy of a savior of the Celts Vortigern spared him. Vortigern learned he needed to kill a mysterious boy in order to break the curse that thwarted his efforts to build a defensive castle. Arthur's Victories (00:60)Ī narrator reads a 9C summary of Arthur's heroism, written when the Celts were losing ground. England for them is a glorious, surviving ideal whose roots are in ancestors' bones. In Kent, a reenactment crew celebrates the English past, building a Saxon long hall and reading ancient poetry celebrating the Anglo-Saxon conquest. Anglo-Saxons Celebrate their Past (02:30) We visit the place where Saxon legend says they first landed in 449.
Saxons came to Britain when the Romans left Legend has it Lord Vortigern gave them land in return for fighting for Britain before they turned on him. Bards meet to this day to celebrate Arthur in the old British language. Geoffrey's Arthur was a political weapon, uniting all the Celts: The Welsh and the Cornish in Cornwall. Arthur as Political Weapon and Continuing Tradition (01:32) Geoffrey Learns of Legend (01:31)Īs Celts revolted against English Kings, Geoffrey visited Tintagel and heard legends of native son Arthur, who would one day return and defeat the English. Uther and Igraine conceived Arthur at Tintagel. Merlin gave Uther Pendragon a potion disguising him as the husband of beautiful Igraine. Arthur Conceived Through Deception (01:15) 12C Celtic cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth, who detested English domination, created the story as we know it, the myth of the Once and Future King. Reason for Arthur Legend (02:18)Īrthur's legend arose from battles between Celts and English newcomers. For the Celts, it is the story of the death and rebirth of their nation.
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