Recent archaeological discoveries reveal that King Arthur’s Hall on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall dates back to the Neolithic Period, approximately 5,000 to 5,500 years ago, making it much older than ...
Time Lapse of Tintagel Castle at sunset, this is a medieval fortification adjacent to the village of Tintagel, The ruined Castle has a long association with lengends to King Arthur, Cornwall, UK Time ...
the Earl of Cornwall. However, it has also been suggested that Reginald built his castle there in 1141 to cash in on the Arthurian phenomena created by Geoffrey of Monmouth's history. Click on an ...
It seems that by this time Tintagel and the legend of King Arthur were inextricably linked. It’s partly this history, myth and legend that make Tintagel for me the best castle in Cornwall to visit.
The United Kingdom has many castles dotted throughout its landscape, with history running through their foundations. And threaded through the history, you’ll also find links to myths and legend ...
The story begins when Arthur is conceived at Tintagel Castle, where the wizard Merlin transforms King Uther Pendragon into the likeness of Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall, so that Uther can spend th ...
It is the latter character who, disguised by the wizard Merlin, enters Tintagel Castle in Cornwall to sleep with Igraine (Eigyr in Welsh legend). Igraine gives birth to Arthur at Tintagel ...