> Yes, Arthur is called in movies Artorius Castus. Interesting.
Irish Legends usually mention Scythian warriors. And I think there
is folk-etymologies linking Scythes and Scots.
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> What Celtic name would be latinized as Artorius?
Lucius Artorius Castus was probably not a Celt - his family likely
came from the Campania region of Italy originally. The family name
Artorii might be of Greek origin.
In any case, the notion that Lucius Artorius Castus (who lived in
the 2nd century AD) was the original Arthur (traditionally assigned
to the 5th-6th centuries AD) is silly at best. Books such as From
Scythia to Camelot mostly rely on shoddy research and tremendous
leaps of l;ogic to prove their case. David Fronzoni, the author of
the King Arthur script - is apparently not the smartest of men (if
you read some of his interviews, and know anything at all about
history, you will see what I mean), and his research is even
shoddier - he basically used From Scythia to Camelot (as well as
other articles by its authors C. Scott Littleton and Linda Malcor)
as the basis for his plot, but so severely messed up the details
that the final result is a completely a-historical disaster.
Aside from the bad history, it's just a really bad movie -
boring/silly dialog and characterizations, terrible pacing, ugly
cinematography, etc. And what is up with Frnazoni giving his
Sarmatian knights non-Sarmatian names? Very stupid. But what could
one expect from a movie produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (one of the
worst producers in Hollywood history) and having John Matthews (a
complete and utter phony, if there ever was one) and Linda Malcor as
its historical consultants!
- Chris Gwinn