How Is King Arthur Real

King Arthur was a historical figure, but many archaeologists have started the search for King Arthur. Was King Arthur a real person? That question has been asked just recently. Many people believe that he was just a myth, others believe he was a real person. If King Arthur was a true real king would that make all of what we know a lie? I am going to show both sides of is he a myth or was he real.

Was King Arthur a real person? Over the last few years, many people have started questioning if King Arthur was not a myth but a real person. “In 1998, a slate engraved with the name ‘Artognou’ and other names from the legends was discovered.” http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/top-10-clues-to-the-real-king-arthur-2024729.html.

Many people believe that King Arthur was a myth. Most people believe that King Arthur was a legend that was wrote down and was never a real person. “The reality, according to new research by a British academic, is that the legendary British figure of the 5th and early 6th century did exist but was a general rather than a monarch, fought all his battles in southern Scotland and Northumberland – and lived most of his life in Strathclyde.” This quote is from http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/king-arthur-legendary-figure-was-real-and-lived-most-of-his-life-in-strathclyde-academic-claims-10483364.html. In this quote, they stated that there was never a person named Arthur who was a powerful king, but there was a famous general who helped lead to the rise of Britain.There were many people helped to the rise of Britain, but none of them were as powerful as the legend of King

“Possible evidence of the existence of Arthur, the legendary warrior king, has been found at Tintagel in Cornwall. A Cornish slate with sixth-century engravings was found in July on the eastern terraces of Tintagel on the edge of a cliff overlooking the place traditionally known as Merlin's Cave.” This quote is from http://archive.archaeology.org/online/news/arthur.html. This quote states that in the land of King Arthur there are landmarks that refer to the legend. Now that people have raised questions they read and reread the story. When they read the story over and over and heard of all the landmarks they went looking for the “Tintagel in Cornwall” and “Merlin’s Cave.” With trying to find these landmarks people will start to believe that the legend of King Arthur is