02-08-2010, 02:07 PM
Vortigern,
All I can say about Coel Hen is that he existed. Not much else sadly. Despite the frustration Arthur gives us Coel Hen is even more mysterious. And as for his being Dux Britannium, most reaserchers agree on that. For good resreach on Ambrosius Aurelianus and Vortigern I recommend "The Real King Arthur" by P.F.J Turner. However be careful, he overuses Latin translations of names and listens to Linda Melcor and Geoffrey of Manmouth too much. (ie. Arthur was Lucius Artorius Castus, he commanded the Equites Sarmatium, etc, etc.)
Drat... those mines are buried. Oh well, I guess we'll have to go back to the latest Roman records of their productivity then use our knowledge of population estimation to figure out what the mines were like. Oh, and I changed my estimate about the cavalry. If an Ala of cavalry was a hundred men and the Taifalia had two Alae and so did the Cataphractarii , then "Arthur's" cavalry force was about 600 men. Exactly two Romano-British cavalry warbands and large enough to be stationed at Cadbury Castle while leaving room for guards and a small infantry garrison.
All I can say about Coel Hen is that he existed. Not much else sadly. Despite the frustration Arthur gives us Coel Hen is even more mysterious. And as for his being Dux Britannium, most reaserchers agree on that. For good resreach on Ambrosius Aurelianus and Vortigern I recommend "The Real King Arthur" by P.F.J Turner. However be careful, he overuses Latin translations of names and listens to Linda Melcor and Geoffrey of Manmouth too much. (ie. Arthur was Lucius Artorius Castus, he commanded the Equites Sarmatium, etc, etc.)
Drat... those mines are buried. Oh well, I guess we'll have to go back to the latest Roman records of their productivity then use our knowledge of population estimation to figure out what the mines were like. Oh, and I changed my estimate about the cavalry. If an Ala of cavalry was a hundred men and the Taifalia had two Alae and so did the Cataphractarii , then "Arthur's" cavalry force was about 600 men. Exactly two Romano-British cavalry warbands and large enough to be stationed at Cadbury Castle while leaving room for guards and a small infantry garrison.
Nicholas
