Episode #85- Was There a Real King Arthur? (Part I)

Our Fake History

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History, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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King Arthur is easily the most requested topic in the history of this podcast. This probably isn't a surprise given Arthur's stature in world of mythology. But is Arthur more than a myth? Was there a real person who lived around 500 AD who inspired the tales of Arthur? Before we can answer that question we need to dive into the weird history of the medieval scholar Geoffrey of Monmouth. Tune in and find out how Trojan refugees, Wile E. Coyote style deaths, and a giant named Gogmagog all play a role in the story.
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0:42.7	There's a story that a long time ago in Britain,
0:46.2	there was a sword stuck deep into an anvil in the Westminster Churchyard in London.
0:53.1	The sword had been placed there by a powerful wizard
0:57.2	and was said to be cloaked with an enchantment.
1:00.8	At the base of the anvil, there was written an inscription.
1:05.3	Who so pulleth out this sword from this stone is right wise,
1:10.4	king-born of all Britain. All the brave and noble knights from across the realm
1:16.8	traveled to the stone and attempted to remove the sword, but to no avail.
1:22.5	Eventually, men simply stopped trying.
1:26.2	The sword in the stone was forgotten, and Britain fell into ruin.
1:32.4	That was until one day, a scrawny lad of 15 was brought before the stone accompanied by his tutor,
1:40.1	a mysterious old sage named Merlin.
1:44.2	The boy prepared himself for the task, but before he could make an attempt,
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