The Long War for Britannia, 367-664: Arthur and the History of Post-Roman Britain

The Long War for Britannia, 367-664: Arthur and the History of Post-Roman Britain

by Edwin Pace
The Long War for Britannia, 367-664: Arthur and the History of Post-Roman Britain

The Long War for Britannia, 367-664: Arthur and the History of Post-Roman Britain

by Edwin Pace

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Overview

"For those interested in the history and myths from the Dark Ages, then this book will provide some fresh new ideas that are worth reading about." — Irregular Magazine

The Long War for Britannia is unique. It recounts some two centuries of ‘lost’ British history, while providing decisive proof that the early records for this period are the very opposite of ‘fake news’. The book shows that the discrepancies in dates claimed by many scholars are illusory. Every early source originally recorded the same events in the same year. It is only the transition to Anno Domini dating centuries afterward that distorts our perceptions.

Of equal significance, the book demonstrates that King Arthur and Uther Pendragon are the very opposite of medieval fantasy. Current scholarly doubts arose from the fact that different British regions had very different memories of post-Roman British rulers. Some remembered Arthur as the ‘Proud Tyrant’, a monarch who plunged the island into civil war. Others recalled him as the British general who saved Britain when all seemed lost. The deeds of Uther Pendragon replicate the victories of the dread Mercian king Penda. These authentic - yet radically different - narratives distort history to this very day.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399013796
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 01/30/2024
Pages: 400
Sales rank: 392,591
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Edwin Pace has an advanced degree in European history and honed his analytical skills in a three-decade long career as an intelligence analyst, working for both NSA and GCHQ. He has published half a dozen peer-reviewed articles on various aspects of the research behind this book in the Journal of the Australian Medieval Society and Arthuriana. He has defended parts of his hypothesis in conferences at the University of Boulogne (ULCO), Western Michigan University, and the International Arthurian Society, British Branch. He is the author of a work of popular history, Arthur and the Fall of Roman Britain.
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