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King Arthur: The Mystery Unravelled Kindle Edition

by Chris Barber (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
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This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller.The book brings new information to light by examining through a jigsaw of connections throughout Dark Age Britain, especially Wales and Cornwall, as King Arthur is revealed to have been a hereditary King of the ancient land of the Silures in South Wales. In this way, Chris Barber has set out to reveal the true identity of King Arthur, whose identity has been obscured by the mists of time and the imaginative embellishments of romantic writers through the ages. After sorting fact from fiction, he not only identifies the Celtic prince who gave rise to the legend of Arthur, but reveals his family background, 6th century inscribed stones bearing his name and those of his contemporaries; locations of his courts, battle sites such as Badon Llongborth and Camlann; the identity of his enemies, the ancient Isle of Avalon and his final resting place.
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    Pen & Sword History
  5. Publication date
    August 31, 2016
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About the Author

Chris Barber is a well-established author with thirty one books published to date. They cover such subjects as mountaineering, industrial archaeology, prehistoric standing stones, and the mysteries and legends of Wales. His skills as a photographer are widely acknowledged and his illustrated lectures are very popular. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was awarded the MBE for ‘Services to the Community and Tourism’ in the 2008 New Year’s Honours list. His many interests and achievements have also been recognised by an entry in ‘Who’s Who in the World’.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01HI1E7R0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword History (August 31, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 31, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 33382 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Bryan K Crittendon
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Book
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021
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I am excited to read this most recent work by author.
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Michael F
3.0 out of 5 stars Who knows?
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016
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I found myself frustrated with this book because every book I have read about Arthur, and seemingly every book published about him over the last 1500 years ends up as conceding that he is a mystery.
This book not only says who he was but has every single relative through several generations named and date placed in history and all the battles and opponents with all their genealogy catalogued as well. And all their names in (to me) confusing Welsh.
All the Welsh names made for a tough read (again - for me) and ended up with me thinking "After 1500 years of mystery, how come this guy comes up with all and more of the answers?"
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Feldmar Twomblebee
4.0 out of 5 stars It does look like a winner based on what I have seen so ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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Amazon has not given me enough time between receiving the book and when I began reading it to do an adequate job of putting together a review. It does look like a winner based on what I have seen so far.
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Diplomattm
1.0 out of 5 stars No secret but poorly compiled summaries of other theories with no cohesiveness
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017
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This does not have any secret to tell. It’s a poorly organized compilation of other sources which are poorly summarized and poorly related to the materials. Save time and find scholarly books or do your own research online. The only value is a Un-footnoted chronology which helps understand the authors compilation. This doesn’t save the prose from reading like notes taken and then simply typed into a long narrative with no theme or thesis. It is still unclear to me which Arthur the author thinks who Arthur is..
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Richard
1.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016
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For me this book was unreadable. The author has packed it with ancient Welsh and Roman names of people and places with little context to modern names. He moves in back and forth in time and place making it very difficult to follow. Perhaps a scholar could comprehend this book but for a casual reader of history I found that eventually all I was reading was words with no comprehension and gave up after about 40 pages.
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Oh My Bookness
4.0 out of 5 stars Very well researched insight look into who King Arthur could be
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
How many of you, like me, as a kid ever dreamed of a place called Camelot, a King called Arthur, the round table and its knights. Or played pretend. As a kid maybe you were a knight fighting for Camelot and the Round Table. I know when Merlin was on television I watched every episode ofis it, of course that was a nonfiction tale of Arthur, but who didn't love it?

King Aurthur was portrayed in many different forms in many nonfiction books and television. The legend of Aurthur pulling the sword out of the stone is legend, but who he really? Did he ever exist? Sure the History Channel did its research on the legend of King Aurthur, but they didn't really have the answers either. The legend of King Aurthur is known world wide, Chris Barber had done years of research with many of his colleagues helping him to find the answer. It took years for them to research if England really had a King name Aurthur, or was there a King that went by a different name and somebody wrote about him under a false name? I know I would really like to know so I can stop watching all these documentaries on King Aurthur and they don't know any more than the first minute of the program!

This book is based on facts of research, dates, Roman soldiers, manuscripts dating back to the ninth-century and earlier. Statements of Aurthur leading his troops into battle, some say he was something less. This book entitles different publications of comments of King Aurthur, also his name was spelled in many different ways, no one knew which was the correct one. Chris goes back to when Britain had fought the Romans and not to mention many other battles. They suggested in King Authurs error there were about twelve battles, there are some historians who have negative views on the subject.

I am not going to tell you what they discovered, if they did uncover the real King Aurthur or not, you will have to read the book. This book is a little complicated for some to sit down and enjoy, but if that is your preference then this is the book for you. This book “King Aurthur” has a lot of interconnected parts, many dates and complex names for some to get through. This book is composed of various diverse opinions related to King Aurthur, Chris and his team did a wonderful job of completing a exhausting and tremendous research to find out the facts if there truly is a King name Aurthur.
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alinefromabook
4.0 out of 5 stars This book is a good choice for anyone who is intrigued by the legend ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2017
This book is a scholarly work whose aim is to unravel the true identity of King Arthur. The author’s exhaustive research has unearthed the lineage of King Arthur and untangled the myth and legend from the historical facts. Starting with Arthur’s ancestors he uncovers the family linkages and then tracks his life with chapters on his birth, crowning, the Round Table, and significant battles that marked his reign.

I found this book to be thoroughly researched and documented. The book introduced me to people and places that I had no idea were related to King Arthur. This book is a good choice for anyone who is intrigued by the legend of King Arthur. Another great history from Pen & Sword Books, who provided me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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rhythmstic
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books ever about Arthur. As close to the truth as anyone can get. Recommended.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2023
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Good read from a knowledgable and reliable author whose basis is Fact NOT Fiction.. Recommended.
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Gwyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2022
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Thought proving and very interesting.
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