tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post8507145220838292320..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Uther Pendragon: Man, Myth or LegendDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-69757296885258810732016-11-29T07:01:03.638-08:002016-11-29T07:01:03.638-08:00The main problem with the 200 years between 400 to...The main problem with the 200 years between 400 to 600+ is the paucity of written documents. Post 600 we start getting Saxon charters, the Anglo Saxon chronicle etc. And modern archaeology is also beginning to shed a lot of new light on this whole period. But I agree with you that it is fascinating.<br />Jill Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435103038245453519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-90580624349054829672016-11-29T06:58:28.287-08:002016-11-29T06:58:28.287-08:00How on earth can you state that the Dark Ages last...How on earth can you state that the Dark Ages lasted from a few decades before the last Roman emperor was deposed in 476 CE until 1300 CE. This is nonsense. The Dark Ages lasted roughly from about 400 or so when the last Roman troops left Rome till about 600 when the Saxons started being converted to Christianity and started becoming literate. From this period on we begin to know a lot more,<br />Jill Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435103038245453519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-75337769195157947082016-11-29T00:17:51.925-08:002016-11-29T00:17:51.925-08:00Interesting,but surely you mean Arthur was famous,...Interesting,but surely you mean Arthur was famous, not infamous? And I do think it is important to point out Geoffrey of Monmouth should be taken with a huge pinch of salt. The man knew how to spin a story, but little of what he wrote is considered factually correct. Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.com