Shadows in the Mist: The Quest for a Historical King Arthur

Roman Ribchester From the 'Death Song of Uther Pendragon:' Neu vi luossawc yn trydar: It is I who commands hosts in battle: ...

Cadmus and the Blue Dragon Often when we study early Welsh literature, we forget that the clerics who were preserving the native stor...

By now, my readers may know that for months I have struggled with the desire to place Uther Pendragon at the Ribchester fort as Sawyl Be...

Carne and Carne Hill with St. Denys Church Geoffrey of Monmouth claims that Arthur's mother's name was Igerna.  Welsh scholars i...

The Rock of Clyde I never thought I would again question the derivation of Arthur from Roman/Latin Artorius, but here goes... Perhaps...

Lowernog Place-names Proximity to Coroticus' Alclud After getting all excited about the connection of Coroticus of Strathclyde w...

In Muirchu, while it is Patrick who prays for the removal of Coroticus, it is the king's own men who work his transformation.  And w...