An inscribed slate fragment discovered at Tintagel, Cornwall, providing rare evidence of literacy and elite occupation in post-Roman Britain.
A wooden bowl from Wales later associated with healing traditions and claims of being the Holy Grail.
The Return of Arthur explores the medieval belief that the king did not truly die at Camlann but was carried to Avalon, leaving open the possibility of his return in Britain’s hour of need.
Nennius’s Historia Brittonum (c. 830) preserves the earliest account of Arthur’s Twelve Battles, portraying him as dux bellorum and linking him for the first time to the victory at Mount Badon.
- ARTHURIAN EVENTS
- Battles
- Geoffrey of Monmouth Tradition
- HISTORICAL ARTHUR
- MILITARY AND WARFARE
- Source | Annales Cambriae
- Source | De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae
- Source | Historia Brittonum
- Source | Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
- Source | Historia Regum Britanniae
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Welsh Tradition
Arthur’s battles, from the early traditions of Badon to the imperial wars of Geoffrey of Monmouth, trace the rise and fall of Britain’s legendary war leader.
Glastonbury Cross is the name given to a leaden funerary cross reportedly discovered in 1191. Monks claimed to have found the grave of King Arthur.
Crocea Mors, "Yellow Death," is King Pellinore's sword, famed for its golden hilt and its connection to his tireless pursuit of the Questin Beast.
Clarent, the Sword of Peace, is King Arthur's ceremonial blade, reserved for knightings and moments of solemn authority.