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== King Arthur in History ==
== King Arthur in History ==
The death of Arthur occurred in the year 539 AD, according to Welsh chronicles.<ref>''Annales Cambriae'', which cryptically states only that Arthur and Mordred both fell at the Battle of Camlaan, with no reference to either in the rest of the text.</ref> After Arthur's departure, England broke up into warring factions and was not again a united kingdom until the time of [[Alfred the Great]] in the 9th century.
The death of Arthur occurred in the year 539 AD, according to Welsh chronicles.<ref>''Annales Cambriae'', which cryptically states only that Arthur and Mordred both fell at the Battle of Camlaan, with no reference to either in the rest of the text.</ref> After Arthur's departure, England broke up into warring factions and was not again a united kingdom until the time of [[Alfred the Great]] in the 9th century.
It is likely that the tale of Arthur was inspired either by a Roman Noble who remained in Britain after the Romans withdrew or by a Britannic Chieftain who fought successfully against the saxons.
== Relation to Mono-Myth ==
== Relation to Mono-Myth ==