Myths & Legends

Mount Badon

Apologies if this has been asked before,but does anyone know the approximate site of Mount Badon,the supposedly site of a great battle between Arthur's Britons and the Anglo Saxons?
I believe the battle took place in about 550 AD.
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dsimiller Sun 08/06/08 07:49

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In A Pickle
Sun 08/06/08
16:31

I don't think (regretably) that anyone can agree where Mount Badon is.
However,
have a look at this site,which has some suggestions:~

http://www.legendofkingarthur.co.uk/battles/12 -badon-hill.htm

Lots of other sites on Google here:~
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=mount+b adon&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7C countryGB

dsimiller
Sun 08/06/08
16:36

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Thanks for that In a Pickle,what an interesting site.A very mysterious part of our history.

jno
Tue 10/06/08
01:36

some info here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Badon

A real battle as far as anyone knows (early history can be very unreliable) and maybe the original of King Arthur was indeed involved, though he's 99% fictional.

snow.maiden
Tue 10/06/08
01:42

I always think there's some grain of truth in these mythical figures though, so personally believe that Arthur lived - although probably not as folklore dictates. His father, Uther, had the surname of Pendragon, which is still around today, so who knows?

dsimiller
Tue 10/06/08
07:56

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thanks for the info everybody,It looks like the Bath area is a strong contende r for this battle.Never knew there were so many web sites on this subject.
Regards to all

scakebread
Wed 09/07/08
17:04

I think the short answer is that no body knows! (Assumung it took place at all - which I think is probable) Two likely sites, both near my home, are near BATH one of whose whose early names was 'Baddon' or similar or near UFFINGTON CASTLE in Berkshire (there is a village a few miles away called BAYDON). For a couple of good fictional reads which use these locations try the 'Warlord Chronicles' trilogy ('The Winter King' etc) by Bernard Cornwall (1995ish) (Bath) or (probably more difficult but a fantastic read if you can find it) 'Sword at Sunset' by Rosemary Sutcliff (HB1963, PB1971) (Uffington)

dsimiller
Wed 09/07/08
17:11

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thanks for the new info scakebread,have not read Warlord Trilogies,but will seek them out,sounds an interesting read.
I,m still attracted to the Bath area as the site,say a 100 mile radius of the city.
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