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Comment on ‘King’ Arthur – Folklore, Fact & Fiction by badonicus

badonicus — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:28:18 +0000

Doubt if I’ll make much money from it Diane, but it’s certainly been very useful for me, if no one else!

Comment on ‘King’ Arthur – Folklore, Fact & Fiction by esmeraldamac

esmeraldamac — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:29:55 +0000

I’m liking the plural, Mak!

It sounds like a very comprehensive book on the period and its events, and I hope those who take a less well-researched approach take the time to read your book and fill your pockets with cash.

Comment on ‘King’ Arthur – Folklore, Fact & Fiction by badonicus

badonicus — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:11:41 +0000

Thanks Rita. Yes, it is complicated. There’s no straightforward answer to the question of Arthur. The book goes into more detail about the period as well, so hopefully it will be of interest to those who aren’t really bothered whether or not there was an Arthur of Badon.

Comment on ‘King’ Arthur – Folklore, Fact & Fiction by ritaroberts

ritaroberts — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:42:06 +0000

I keep reading your blogs about Arthur and it gets more complicated. What a lot of research hours you have put into it so I must thank you for sharing your work. Good luck with your book and hopefully a film.

Comment on The Attacotti – Britons, Gaels or Picts? – Part Two by Nick Austin

Nick Austin — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:54 +0000

I think you are nearly there. My research shows the Invasion of Ireland that took place in 126AD at the death of Crimthan Naidh Nar installed Caibre Cean Caiti on the throne in Meath atthe time of its creation. This is the Catti invasion from German also called the Fir Bolg in some texts and the De Dannan in others. John o’Hart records:
In this Crimthann’s reign the oppression of the Plebeians by the Milesians came to a climax: during three years the oppressed Atta.cotti saved their scanty earnings to prepare a sumptuous death-feast, which, after Crimthann’s death, was held at a place called” Magh Oro” (or the Field of Blood), supposed to be situated near Lough Conn in the county of Mayo. To this feast they
invited the provincial Kings, nobility, and gentry of the Milesian race in Ireland, with a view to their extirpation; and, when the enjoyment was at its height, the Attacots treacherously murdered almost all their unsuspecting victims.
They then set up a king of their own tribe, a stranger named Cairbre (the lOlst Monarch of Ireland), who was called” Cean-Cait” from the cat-lteaded shape of his head: the only king of a stranger that ruled Ireland since the Milesians first arrived there. -Connellan.

The Four Masters got most of this wrong along with O’Hart but the Attacotti were the ancient lineage from Germany who were descended from the Catti who invaded Ireland and 200 years later took regular trips to England to raid the Romans – so they started as Irish and by the time they got to invading England were attributed a name based upon their blood line – the ancient ones.

Comment on All Quiet On The Eastern Front? – Part One by Flint F. Johnson

Flint F. Johnson — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:16:30 +0000

My pleasure. If I can be of any service please let me know.

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Comment on King Arthur – Man, Myth … or Both? – Part Twelve by badonicus

badonicus — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:31:49 +0000

Much has been going on in the past 14 months, mainly work, but also turning these blogs into an ebook. The work has gotten in the way of this a little, but soon I will have the time to give my full attention to it.

It has greatly expanded on what is in the blogs and some conclusions and thoughts have been modified. I won’t give away if my percentage for Arthur existing has increased or diminished as I want to save that for the book, but it has … changed.

Comment on In Search Of The ‘Original’ King Arthur – updated by Alex Jones

Alex Jones — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:44:54 +0000

The Celtic equivalents to Apollo, Mercury, Mars and Hades will play out in any Celtic hero story.

Comment on All Quiet On The Eastern Front? – Part One by badonicus

badonicus — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:49 +0000

Thanks Flint. Whilst I am aware of this I still appreciate the comment. The ebook version of this section as been updated dramatically.