The Age of Arthur
Bernard MeesThe Age of Arthur showcases the most recent research on the Arthurian and early Anglo-Saxon period.
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What part of Britain did King Arthur come from?
Magnus Arturus Rex (after William Morris)
King Arthur has traditionally been thought to be a southwestern British figure, a successful early medieval king associated especially with Wales and the West Country of England. In the Arthurian r...
Did the Romans found London?
What did the place-name Londinium originally signify?
From now on, I will be sending out an additional post each month that will be behind a paywall. I’m doing this partly to say thank-you to paid subscribers, but also to foreshadow resear...
Beowulf’s rune-encrusted sword
Beowulf Raised His Mighty Shield (Joseph R. Skelton, 1908)
The Old English poem Beowulf is widely considered to be the greatest literary work to have survived from the Anglo-Saxon period. It is only known from an eleventh-century manuscrip...
Anglo-Saxon Britain and the Isle of the Dead
Replica of the temple of Nehalennia, Colijnsplaat (Stichtung Nehalennia)
The strangest of the early accounts that have survived from the Arthurian period is that of the Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea. Writing just before the mid...
Why write a book on King Arthur and the languages of Britain?
My most recent book King Arthur and the Languages of Britain is due out in paperback in August (see bloomsbury.com/9781350443099) – and not only has the cover price come down to a more reasonable level, the publisher has sent me a flyer wit...
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I've been a lecturer at the University of Melbourne, RMIT University and the University of Tasmania, and I've published several books, including The English Language before England (2023) and King Arthur and the Languages of Britain (2025)
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