Arthur & Robin

Matter of Britain Scholar

O. J. Padel

Position

Arthur in Medieval Welsh Literature (2000, 2nd edn 2013) argues the Welsh Arthur is a folkloric figure of marvels and onomastic legend, and that the 'historical' Arthur is a later rationalisation of him.

Field

Celtic studies

Worldviews

Arthur of the Welsh

Provenance

Source method

Web research

Review status

DRAFT

Confidence

HIGH