This book assembles a wealth of information about the Arthur of history by delving into the shadowy period of the past in which he lived. Drawing on evidence from both written adn archaeological sources, Leslie Alcock sifts history from fiction to take us back to life between the fourth and seventh centuries, a time of warfare and feuding, when Celtic Britain had shaken off Roman rule, and fell victim to floods of raiding Scots, Picts, and Anglo-Saxons. He also provides details on how the Britons lived, worshipped, dressed and fought, to create a vivid picture of the Arthurian age and its warrior hero.

Arthur's Britain: History and Archaeology: A.D. 367-634

History

Alcock, Leslie

Americas

Penguin??Books

We are all familiar with the heroic deeds and enchantments of the legendary tales surrounding King Arthur. But what evidence is there for a real figure beneath the myth and romance? Arthur's Britain assembles a wealth of information about the history of Arthur by delving into the shadowy period in which he lived. Drawing on evidence from written and archaeological sources, Leslie Alcock, who directed the famous excavation at Cadbury Castle in Somerset, England, sifts history from fiction to take us back to life between the fourth and seventh centuries. He also provides fascinating detail on how the Britons actually lived, worshipped, dressed, and fought to uncover the real world and people behind the Arthurian legends.

Arthur's Britain (Classic History)

"By South Cadbury is that Camelot ..." the excavation of Cadbury Castle 1966-1970 (New Aspects of Antiquity)

Travel

Travel Writing

Thames and Hudson

"By South Cadbury is that Camelot ..." the excavation of Cadbury Castle 1966-1970 (New aspects of antiquity)

<div>&ldquo;The book is a gift for undergraduates studying the period, since it not only collects in one place much of the essential reading, but also demonstrates the evolution of one scholar's thought through time. . . a welcome, engaging, finely illustrated distillation of exceptionally important work. It deserves wide attention.&rdquo; &ndash;Choice </div>

Economy, Society, and Warfare Among the Britons and Saxons C400-C800 A.D.

Business & Money

Economics

University of Wales Press

Cadbury Castle, Somerset, is an impressively large hillfort, originally built in the Celtic Iron Age and briefly overrun by the Roman army in the first century AD. It has the longest record of occupation of any hillfort in Britain, for its defences were repaired in two later periods. The first of these periods, the late fifth century, has traditionally been associated with the legendary King Arthur, and the second, the eleventh century, is firmly attributed to King Ethelred the Unready.The rich and complex archaeological evidence for these Arthurian' and Ethelredan phases was revealed by excavations in 1966-70 under the direction of the author, Leslie Alcock, and is now definitively published here. In the Arthurian' phase, the scale of the refurbished rampart and its gate tower, the building of a lordly hall and the evidence for importation of Mediterranean wine all reveal that Cadbury Castle was a major seat of power and provide testimony to the emergence of kingship in Britain out of the ruins of the Roman political system. In the eleventh century, in the face of great danger from Viking invasion, the Cadbury hilltop was refortified by King Ethelred as a town with a coin-mint. This account of the defensive walls and one of the gates, and of the plan of an unusual church, makes a major contribution to our understanding of the achievements of Ethelred's reign.Of the book's three sections, Part One and Two provide descriptive accounts of the structural remains and artefacts, while Part Three interprets the findings in their wider historical context. The volume is lavishly illustrated with maps, plans, drawings and photographs.

Cadbury Castle, Somerset: The Early Medieval Archaeology

Europe

We are all familiar with the heroic deeds and enchantments of the legendary tales surrounding King Arthur. But what evidence is there for a real figure beneath the myth and romance? Arthur's Britain assembles a wealth of information about the history of Arthur by delving into the shadowy period in which he lived. Drawing on evidence from written and archaeological sources, Leslie Alcock, who directed the famous excavation at Cadbury Castle in Somerset, England, sifts history from fiction to take us back to life between the fourth and seventh centuries. He also provides fascinating detail on how the Britons actually lived, worshipped, dressed, and fought to uncover the real world and people behind the Arthurian legends.

Arthur's Britain: history and archaeology, AD367-634

Allen Lane.

Despite recent cynical denial of a historical Arthur, this 1970s ground breaking work by the archaeologist Leslie Alcock still rings true, in discovering a massive rebuilt Celtic hill fort perfect fo rholding a Leader of Battles and his Teulu. Many color plates and sketches of Sixth Century Arthurian defenses in this large hardcover.

Was this Camelot?: Excavations at Cadbury Castle, 1966-1970 (New aspects of archaeology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

STEIN AND DAY.

Kings and Warriors, Craftsmen and Priests in Northern Britain, Ad 550-850 (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph)

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

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