There is, apparently, some support for the idea of a cometary impact in 536
CE.  Check out http://www.cf.ac.uk/news/releases/0402/040203.html

Robert Marcom

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From: "George Myers" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: King Arthur


> Well not having seen the movie and my mother's composed of the people
> alleged would have nothing to do with each other (Urquhart's, McEntee's,
> Myers' and Gregory's) we perhaps should look for more cosmic reasons for
> such familiarity. I read that Irish archaeologists are looking for the 560
> AD (or so) event of a comet exploding over Ireland somewhere, and the
extent
> of its affects. We know many of the "Scots" came after to "Scotland's"
west
> coast and to the Picts there mostly on the east coast of Scotland who also
> had some relations with Scandinavians (contested historical record)
perhaps
> a major tragedy as "Fingle" crashed into the Earth caused the separated
> peoples to "come together". HAs anyone heard further of the comet event in
> Ireland's further research? Perhaps Arthur too, is of a similar tale, from
> different sides of the Wye River, as lately it's stated a Welsh family
built
> Stonehenge, to keep time for coal excavation.
>
> George Myers
> (a lot of us in Yorkshire)