King Arthur and Early English Tribes
Great Britain now is not what is was then. In fact, the Romans called the early English tribes, Barbarians. Great Britain was originally inhabited by a tribe known as, the Britons. But, at the decline of the Roman empire, the Angles tribe invaded and gained power leading to a strong hold on Europe in the 5th century. At this time, another tribe from the coast of Germany known as the Saxons, invaded the islands such as modern-day Great Britain. The Britons had many invasions from the Angles and the Saxons that turned to 12 major battles but, eventually they made peace with one another. Also, the Saxons and the Angles started intermarrying with each other and became the Anglo-Saxons. The accounts of the 12 major battles fought by the 3 English tribes are found in THE HISTORY OF THE EARLY KINGS OF BRITAIN by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
It is believed that Geoffrey was the creator of the legendary King Arthur because, he frequently points to this heroic king several times. Geoffrey said that King Arthur killed 960 mean at the battle of Badon Hill. Even though we don’t know if King Arthur is actually real or not, he still to this day, is a heroic figure.
The Britons and the Anglo-Saxons lived in peace until invasion of the Normans in 1066 AD. The word โEnglandโ-the great kingdom we know today- comes from the early Angles.
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