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King Arthur

a lot of people know or think its real and most people said that he will return soon and fight darkness and build Camelot again ( most people say he will in 2090 or even before )

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Thanks, Wrad (talk) 19:47, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Ealdgyth

Wow. Quite impressive on first glance. The biggest thing that jumped at me, what the heck is Pre-Galfridian? Eventually I got the impression it means before Geoffrey of Monmouth, (in fact it's buried in a footnote) but given the fact that it's such a section header, perhaps a bit of explanation of the jargon might be in order directly in the article? Also, I don't feel like dragging out my copy of Bede, but does Bede mention Arthur? Given that Gildas, Bede, and Nennius are pretty much the narrative sources folks think of for early Anglo-Saxon history, a mention of him mentioning or not mentioning Arthur might be in order. Other notices:

• In Pre-Galfridian traditions, second paragraph, there is a "i. e." in the text. I think I remember reading in the MOS that that is frowned on? (Trying to keep up with the MOS would be a full time job!)
• As a total sidenote, when I was in college and attending some graduate seminars on Anglo-Norman studies, one of my fellow students was writing his dissertation on the political influences on Geoffrey of Monmouth. I do not know if he went on and published that, but the basic gist was that Geoffrey was influenced and wrote the work as a political commentary on King Stephen's reign. You might check JSTOR for articles on that sort of thing. I do know a couple of Anglo-Norman historians studied Geoffrey as a side interest, so something may have been published along those lines. (By the way, our article on Geoffrey is not the best.)

All in all, on a not-so-in-depth-look, it looks pretty good. Most of the sources appear reasonable on first glance. Drop me a note on my talk page to remind me to hunt through the Anglo-Norman stuff on my shelves to see what else might be available? (I'm trying to remember if the Brut y Tywysogion mentions Arthur...argh!) I have so much on my plate, that I'm not likely to remember to do that in the morning (I'm about to head to sleep) if I don't get a reminder. Ealdgyth | Talk 05:35, 11 March 2008 (UTC)