![]() ![]() Arthur is variously described as a war lord (dux bellorum), as a Christian soldier who carries either an image of the virgin or Christ’s cross on his shoulders and as a legendary figure associated with miraculous events: for example a stone in Wales that bears the footprint of his dog always returns to the same place if moved. The earliest written source to present King Arthur as a historical figure is the Historia Brittonum, a history of the Welsh assembled from a variety of sources possibly by Nennius, a Welsh monk and scribe who lived in the first half of the ninth century or by Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd (reigned 825-844). (Click on an image for an enlarged view and detailed description.) ![]() The Latin Chronicles of William of Malmesbury and Geoffrey of Monmouth The early versions of the legend Historia Brittonum Arthurian manuscripts in the British Library: the French tradition Introduction ![]()
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