The Druids and King Arthur

[Conal]

Can anyone say if this is a good book please?

"The Druids and King Arthur;A new view of Early Braitain by Robin Melroe"

[Jona Lendering]

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[Nathan Ross]

Or read the introduction and opening chapter here.

p.1: "In the final chapter we will show that while the Druids tried to protect the people of Britain from the comet that appeared in AD. 539, and the outbreak of plague that followed it with the monster-slaying Arcturus/Arthur, at the same time a descendant of the families that had ruled Salisbury plain for so long joined forces with another Briton to establish the Kingdom of Wessex and so maintain a continuity that was broken only by the Norman Conquest in 1066"

Continuities seem to be the big thing here. I wouldn't expect much from its historicity :roll:

[Paul Elliott]

Well, the book has the words 'arthur' AND 'druids' in the title...so its not looking good...

[Dithrambus]

King Who? :-?

[Medicus matt]

I cannot say that it is a good book, because that would be a fib.
Anything that links Druids, Arthur, the house of Wessex and the archaeology of Stonehenge isn't going to go well.

As Ronald Hutton (pretty much the only person writing on the subject that I have any respect for) said, the truth about Druids (like Arthur) will never be known....

but that doesn't seem to stop people from writing endless amounts of speculative garbage masquerading as history on both subjects.

[Conal]

Thanks guys, all very useful. Was unable to download(is that legal in any case?)but the preamble & 1st chapter has given me a clue ... not to spend the money :neutral:

[Alanus]

Conal,

Good choice.
There never was a historical "King Arthur." Just a lot of writers capitalizing on a legendary figure.

[Makinus Cornovii]

Stay clear of it!