Who King Arthur Really Was

Who King Arthur Really Was?

Probably the most widely know and popular character in Medieval literature, and maybe even of all eras, is King Arthur. Although the story of this ruler has been retold in nearly all forms and languages and literatures, little is actually known about him. There are many theories of who Arthur really was; below are only a couple examples.
Breton King
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth King Arthur was a Breton (native British) king. This is probably the most widely accepted theory since all the names that appear in the different stories and in the genealogy tree he set up match perfectly. Geoffrey said that Arthur was the heir and son of King Uther Pendragon and he was also the nephew of King Ambrosius. His grandfather was Conan Meriadoc, who was a descendant of the nephew of King Eudaf Hen, and who came to England from France to found his dynasty in the early fifth century.
Riothamus is the King
Geoffrey Ashe too thinks of Arthur as a re...