I have an interest in the narrative of Arthur because of various connections to my game board Aquila, especially the story of Arthur playing a game of Gwyddbwyll on an island outside of Gloucester against Owein whilst a major battle is fought in the Mabinogion.  I wanted to know who all the characters were behind these stories, and thus I will write my own interpretations of the legend in a future book.

I would like to comment on those that link anyone connected to the ancient kingdoms of Powys and Gwent to Arthur.  My research suggests the family of Arthur are connected to Gwynedd and Lothian, with those in Gwent and Powys opposed to Gwynedd.  The line of Vortigern tends to be connected to Gwent and Powys. I am trying to disentangle the exact relationship of Ambrose to the Gloucester area so I can see clearly what is going on there.

Too many people get trapped into a paradigm that Arthur is the ony name of the man behind the legend, it is a title, and he has many names depending on the part of the world that is talking about him.

In the Romano-British political administration the individual looking after the military side of things is often second or separate to the one in charge of law and administration.  Arthur probably did not have any civilian role since he is never claimed to have been associated with law making, road building or infrastructure.  One has to be cautious claiming Arthur has any claim to kingship or as emperor, although I am aware some of his family has those roles.

Too many focus on small parts of a major jigsaw and fail to see the larger picture.

Alex Jones