You might try posting something (or having someone post) to
Celtic-L .  That's another source for archaeological information regarding
Arthur, etc.

         Tom






At 11:48 AM 7/18/04 +0100, you wrote:
>Nothing recent that I can think of. They may be referring to Leslie Alcock's
>1960s/1970s excavations at Cadbury which was interpreted as a war lord's
>fort of this period. The Arthuran context was played up but there was no
>real assocaition with Arthur. The feeling 30 years ago when I had to study
>all this in great detail from a very antiseptic perspective was there may
>have been an Arthur who may have fought the Saxons at the battle of Badon
>(and even that wasn't certain) but that was about as far as one could
>stretch the eveidence. There was some stuff in my paper today arguing Merlin
>was derived from a well attested Pictish prince called Myrddin who fought
>the Irish.
>
>paul courtney
>Leicester
>UK
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ron May" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:59 AM
>Subject: Re: King Arthur
>
>
> > I just returned from watching the latest version of King Arthur. The
>opening
> > starts with the statement new archaeological evidence supports revised
> > thinking on the legend. What is that new evidence? Does anyone out there
>know what
> > they meant?
> >
> > Ron May
> > Legacy 106, Inc.

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