King Arthur: Between Fact and Fantasy

This episode dives into the contested world of King Arthur, tracing the few surviving medieval references to a post‑Roman warrior and contrasting them with Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th‑century narrative that gave Arthur a lineage, Merlin, and Excalibur. We weigh contemporary evidence against later legend to ask what, if anything, can be said about the historical reality behind the name, and why each generation keeps reshaping it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices