King Arthur Real Essay

Mr.Dalton

English II

1/25/2016

Who is King Arthur and is he real? King Arthur is a well known figure in british history, notably the middle ages. However, the debate about whether or not Arthur did exist goes on farther than the legend will.. In this paper, I’ve examined this topic and all the debates of the opinion on if he did or did not exist.

I have looked at both sides, those who agree that he was real and those who don’t.

There are those who think he existed, and those who don’t. However, a paper written by Amélie A. Walker in 1998 shows how she thinks that king Arthur truly existed. she put “Tintagel has come to be associated with King Arthur as his birthplace, depicted by the Welsh monk Geoffrey of Monmouth in A History of the Kings of Britain (ca. 1139), and renewed by

Tintagel is said to be associated with Arthur, for the fact that it was found to be the fortified home of the ruler of Cornwall around 500 AD. that's not even the main point, showing that a slab containing the name “Artognou” was found. Therefore this can indeed prove Arthur’s existence. Independent.co.uk also adds the fact that they have the location of King Arthur’s most famous sword pullling, which made him a king. In this journal they put Most famous is his drawing the sword from the stone,which they believe took place at Tower hill. there exact quote is "Outside the greatest church of London, whether it were Paul's or not", writes Sir Thomas Malory. In fact the largest Church in Roman London discovered, probably the seat of its Bishop, was at Tower Hill” Tower hill is a church that still stands from the Dark Ages. This church is located at 86 Leadenhall St at Creechurch Lane, and has been rebuilt by Inigo Jones. The church can be tied with King Arthur, and to current times. Another