User blog:Chawk1993/The Arthurian Legend and its Origins

Having finished High School last year, I recall some of a conversation I had with my Ancient History teacher about the origins of the King Arthur legend and though I don't remember a lot of what he said, I remember that he said the legend may have been started in Rome and have spread until it reached England and it kind of stayed there. I'm currently reading a book called King Arthur: Dragon's Child by Australian Author M.K Hume and it gives insight to Artorex (Arthur)'s roman linage. Like most versions of the legend he is the foster son of Ector (who would later become a knight (I don't think he does in the book as he is old by the end and a grandfather to a couple of grandaughters) and the foster brother of Kay (Caius in the book). It is also mentioned that Artor is married once to a young woman called Gallia and they have a daughter called Licia. Gallia was five months pregnant with their second child when she was brutally murdered on the orders of Uther Pendragon who finds out that Artor is his son and will not have him on his throne with Gallia as his Queen. This is twelve years before he marries Wenhaver (Guinevere) who is set to make her appearance in the next book. At the back of the first book the Author put in a note that she found a reference somewhere of a grave that reads:

Here Lies Arthur, King of the Britons and his second wife, Guinevere

Now we all know that in Merlin, the only woman that Arthur will ever marry is Gwen. I have read several things where Arthur is married to another woman before Guinevere in the legend and I hope that its true. I don't know if any of you have read the books by M.K Hume but I would strongly advice it. They are great reads and they really suck you in. There's even a trilogy of books by the same author on the Roman version of Merlin. I've got the first book but I still have to get the second book and the third book isn't out yet.

if you have read any great Arthurian books feel free to post them below.