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From: lydgate@reed.UUCP (Chris Lydgate)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.celts
Subject: Re: King Arthur
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Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 06:20:00 EDT
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The traditional birthplace of Arthur is usually given as Tintagel
(pronounced "Tin-taj'-el") in Cornwall. "Ancient Legend" places 
his reign as following Roman occupation of
Britain by several hundred years.  If he existed, he was probably a
Cornish (i.e. celtic) ruler who opposed invasion by the Saxons
(English).  Of course, later chroniclers embellished the legends
with medieval chivalry and Christian practices.  
	Concerning Hadrian's Wall, I think that the wall was
constructed by the Romans to separate the territory they had
conquered from the Celts from the territory they hadn't.
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				chris lydgate
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