Britain in the Age of Arthur - A Military History

A generation before the sack of Rome in 476, Roman culture and civilization had dwindled to almost nothing in its British territories. What happened after the Romans left Britain?

King Arthur

King Arthur is a legendary mythology of Great Britain British king who is central to the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.

Arthur appears in the earliest traditions as a leader of post-Roman Britons in battles against Saxon invaders of Britain in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. He is mentioned in two early medieval historical sources, the Annales Cambriae and the Historia Brittonum, but these are from 300 years after he is said to have lived, and most historians who study the period do not believe he is a historical figure. His name appears in early Welsh literary sources such as Y Gododdin. The character evolved through Welsh mythology, appearing as either a great warrior defending Britain from human and supernatural enemies, or as a magical folklore figure, sometimes associated with the Welsh otherworld Annwn.

What happened in Britain after the Romans?

After the Romans left Britain, there was a large spread of Angles, Saxons, and Franks with minor rulers, with the next major rulers thought to be Horsa and Hengist. There was also a Saxon king, the first of whom is now linked to all British royalty and known as Cerdic.

Timestamps 📽
0:00 - INTRO
1:24 - BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT BUILT C.112 AD
8:15 - FRISIAN SETTLEMENT
15:02 - GREAT BARBARIAN CONSPIRACY 368
18:02 - SACK OF ROME 410
24:29 - CADBURY CASTLE RE-OCCUPIED HILL FORT
24:39 - KING ARTHUR
27:25 - SOUTH CADBURY HILL FORT POST-ROMAN SETTLEMENT
29:09 - WINCHESTER
29:14 - HAGIOGRAPHICAL RELIGIOUS STYLE
30:42 - BRITANNIA PRIMA
31:29 - CARLISLE
32:25 - JOHN MORRIS
39:54 - THE OLD NORTH BRITISH KINGDOMS

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