Re: [tied] Re: King Arthur: the the new movie

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 34283
Date: 2004-09-24

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao" <josimo70@...>
> wrote:

>> Tuesday I saw the movie "King Arthur". In the
>> introduction, it's told that the movie was based on
>> archeological findings. Is it true? In the movie, Round
>> Table's knights were Sarmatian horse-riders working for
>> Rome. Arthur (Artorius) was a captain of Britton mother
>> and Roman father.

> "Is it true?" is a big question to ask about an at least
> semimythical character.

> One Lucius Artorius Castus (I believe a Roman himself) led
> a Sarmatian cohort in Britain and has been suggested as
> the original Arthur.

But it's unlikely. For a good discussion see Tom Green's
essay at
<http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/historicity/arthur.htm>.

Brian