King Arthur: What Everybody Gets Wrong

King Arthur is one of the most famous figures in all of history, whether you're familiar with Lancelot, or the Holy Grail, or Guinevere, or Excalibur, or the Knights of the Round Table, you've likely heard at least SOMETHING about King Arthur.

Very few people are aware of his actual origins, though. A statistic that is not helped by the terrible coverage of the subject, both online and in the real world.

In this video, I hope to shine a proper light of the Medieval origins of King Arthur. We'll see how Chretien's story developed from fiction written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. We'll see how Geoffrey adapted King Arthur from figures found in Welsh Mythology. We'll see how the mythologies of Wales shifted and moulded King Arthur to fit whatever story they were trying to tell, and we'll see how Wales in the 9th century developed one of the most famous historical figures of all time.

And maybe we'll discover who this "Arthur" really was, who inspired this character, and if he was ever a real person.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - Arthur, Roi de Bretagne
1:47 - Arthur, Rex Brittania
5:55 - Ceni bei ef Arthur
9:36 - Arthur, Dux Bellorum
20:40 - Arthur, Pendragon

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