Emily Chan
The existence of Arthur from the legend has been debated for years. Historical records tell of a man named Arthur who led resistance against the Saxons and Jutes sometime during the fifth or sixth centuries C.E. Some Welsh documents mentioned a similar warlord.
However, the king from the myth we know today emerged several centuries later. Throughout the 12th and 13th centuries, Arthurian legends were spread via written word among the wealthy and orally for the general population.
Earlier stories of Arthur described his strength in battle and his ability to build nations, but eventually, the tales became part of the medieval romance tradition and emphasized the noble concepts of chivalry, morality and righteousness.
Ever since the 13th century, Arthur’s Stone’s fame has remained undiminished. During the 17th-century English Civil Wars, Charles I camped in the area with his troops.
Additionally, the writer C.S. Lewis based the Stone Tablet in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on Arthur’s Stone.
“Arthur’s Stone is one of this country’s outstanding prehistoric monuments, set in a breathtaking location—yet it remains poorly understood,” said Julian Thomas, an archaeologist at the University of Manchester.
