28 May, 2006

Random queries no. 56

One of a series of genuine search engine enquiries which successfully brought visitors to the Ministry.  Can I help?

when was the rule of king Arthur

So far as recorded history is concerned, Arthur never existed. Sorry.

If he did exist, the most credible timing seems to have been during the century following the departure of Roman government from Britain in about 450CE. If there was a context in which a war leader may have unified disparate Romano-Celtic tribes, it could have been an attempt to repel the invading Anglo-Saxons.

Try a Google search for 'did arthur exist'.