Tintagel is cited as the place where Arthur was conceived, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History at least, and it deserves recognition for that but I’d argue the most important place for the Arthurian legend isn’t anywhere associated with the “historical” Arthur but where the legend itself flourished most, namely Windsor Castle. In the reign of Edward III, you could make the argument that he was just a _little_ obsessed with the legend of King Arthur… going so far as to create the Order of the Garter, the highest order of chivalry in England, exclusively modelled on Arthur’s knights. To that end, he had a round table constructed at Windsor Castle as a direct parallel to Arthur. And while everyone in Edward’s reign knew it was all a LARP, that fact seemed lost on later generations as by the time of Henry VIII, he - and everyone else - seemed to genuinely believe that not only was this Arthur’s *actual* round table but that Windsor Castle was the real Camelot. Not sure whether that’s stranger than Shakespeare - seemingly unironically - claiming that the Tower of London was built by Julius Caesar, but there you go. The point being that the Arthurian Legend was inescapably important to the culture and self-perception of Medieval England, even though Arthur was more likely than not a Celto-Roman who had more in common with the Welsh but facts of that nature are ironically more important about the Arthurian Legend than the actual historicity of the man. Was there a real Arthur? Maybe, maybe not. If he did exist, he was a petty Celtic warlord who rose to prominence in the aftermath of the collapse of the Roman Empire who accomplished some local heroics but nothing history changing. But the _idea_ of King Arthur and it’s effect on Medieval literature and culture? That had a more real and profound effect than anything, and was ironically more real than the man Arthur could ever have been. So we should look to Tintagel, if there is indeed any truth to Geoffrey’s claims, to get a sense of what made Arthur the man. But if it’s the Arthur we all know about that you’re looking for, then it’s to Windsor that you should look instead.
Somehow missed this one. As always, thank y'all for your hard work and dedication. I appreciate how you are able to work your dry, witty humour into the narration, at moments that I least expect it, and help to liven up the video. Again thank y'all for all your hard work.
Hello there decades. Absolutely loved this video. I've recently just stayed at Irton hall in Eskdale. I'd love to see a video regarding the history about it and anything else related.
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I live in Devon which is gorgeous but Cornwall is my favourite place in the world. Great video as ever.
Tintagel is cited as the place where Arthur was conceived, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History at least, and it deserves recognition for that but I’d argue the most important place for the Arthurian legend isn’t anywhere associated with the “historical” Arthur but where the legend itself flourished most, namely Windsor Castle.
In the reign of Edward III, you could make the argument that he was just a _little_ obsessed with the legend of King Arthur… going so far as to create the Order of the Garter, the highest order of chivalry in England, exclusively modelled on Arthur’s knights. To that end, he had a round table constructed at Windsor Castle as a direct parallel to Arthur. And while everyone in Edward’s reign knew it was all a LARP, that fact seemed lost on later generations as by the time of Henry VIII, he - and everyone else - seemed to genuinely believe that not only was this Arthur’s *actual* round table but that Windsor Castle was the real Camelot. Not sure whether that’s stranger than Shakespeare - seemingly unironically - claiming that the Tower of London was built by Julius Caesar, but there you go.
The point being that the Arthurian Legend was inescapably important to the culture and self-perception of Medieval England, even though Arthur was more likely than not a Celto-Roman who had more in common with the Welsh but facts of that nature are ironically more important about the Arthurian Legend than the actual historicity of the man. Was there a real Arthur? Maybe, maybe not. If he did exist, he was a petty Celtic warlord who rose to prominence in the aftermath of the collapse of the Roman Empire who accomplished some local heroics but nothing history changing. But the _idea_ of King Arthur and it’s effect on Medieval literature and culture? That had a more real and profound effect than anything, and was ironically more real than the man Arthur could ever have been.
So we should look to Tintagel, if there is indeed any truth to Geoffrey’s claims, to get a sense of what made Arthur the man. But if it’s the Arthur we all know about that you’re looking for, then it’s to Windsor that you should look instead.
Another absolute cracking vid, I must admit I do get excited whenever I see another decades video coming out.
Wonderful video
Love hearing the history of Tintagel! I remember it from my classes on Arthurian history/mythology
Beautiful location, you got some great footage
The location & the camera do most of the work
Somehow missed this one. As always, thank y'all for your hard work and dedication.
I appreciate how you are able to work your dry, witty humour into the narration, at moments that I least expect it, and help to liven up the video. Again thank y'all for all your hard work.
Thanks for watching!
Love to the Decades gang ❤ I hope you guys pop off next year, the channel is quality, and you can tell how much effort you guys are putting in 👌
Cheers!
Hello there decades. Absolutely loved this video. I've recently just stayed at Irton hall in Eskdale. I'd love to see a video regarding the history about it and anything else related.
Shall look into it for certain
@@DecadesVideos thank you
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