Nennius, Historia Brittonum "At that time, the Saxons grew strong by virtue of their large number...
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Nennius, Historia Brittonum "At that time, the Saxons grew strong by virtue of their large number and increased in power in Britain. . . Arthur along with the kings of Britain fought against them . . . But Arthur himself was military leader. . . The twelfth battle was on Mount Badon in which there fell in one day 960 men from one charge by Arthur; and on one struck them down except Arthur himself, and in all the wars he emerged as victor."
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Nennius, Historia Brittonum
"At that time, the Saxons grew strong by virtue of their large number and increased in power in Britain. . . Arthur along with the kings of Britain fought against them . . . But Arthur himself was military leader. . . The twelfth battle was on Mount Badon in which there fell in one day 960 men from one charge by Arthur; and on one struck them down except Arthur himself, and in all the wars he emerged as victor."
Geoffrey of Monmouth, ca. 1100-1155
-Geoffrey was the first to create a full blown mythology about King Arthur-Historia Regnum Britanniae - written and circulated around 1138
William of Malmesbury
- Gesta Regum Angelorum Arthur political savior and just king based on Nennius’ account.
- Is also critical of treatments of Arthur that turn him into a mythical hero.
