‘ WHO THIS ARTHUR WAS’	17
	The once and future king	19
	Doubts about Arthur’s existence	21
	Constantius’	24
	Writings on stones	26
	Genealogies	29
	Nennius’	33
	Poetry	37
	The	40
	Gildas’s	41
	Geoffrey of Monmouth	47
	Background problems	53
	Strongholds of the North	57
	Strongholds of Wales and the Welsh Borders	59
	Dark age Dumnonia	65
	St Germanus and Vortigern	94
	Ambrosius Aurelianus	97
	Christian missionaries	100
	The Saxons	103
	The man	123
	‘ The most powerful leader of the Britons’	133
	Arthur’s power base	138
	Arthur as a Christian king	157
	Colchester, Cadbury and Caerlaverock	165
	Tintagel	167
	Viroconium	183
	Killibury	183
	The Hammerer	190
	The last battle	195
	Arthur’s disappearance	205
	Avalon	207
	‘ The wonder of the world’	219
	UNKNOWN	1
	The once and future king	19
	Doubts about Arthur’s existence	21
	THE DOCUMENTS	24
	Constantius’	24
	Writings on stones	26
	Genealogies	29
	Nennius’	33
	Poetry	37
	The	40
	Gildas’s	41
	Geoffrey of Monmouth	47
	THE ARCHAEOLOGY	53
	Background problems	53
	Strongholds of the North	57
	Strongholds of Wales and the Welsh Borders	59
	Dark age Dumnonia	65
	ARTHUR’S BRITAIN	90
	St Germanus and Vortigern	94
	Ambrosius Aurelianus	97
	Christian missionaries	100
	The Saxons	103
	ARTHUR	123
	The man	123
	‘ The most powerful leader of the Britons’	133
	Arthur’s power base	138
	Arthur as a Christian king	157
	CAMELOT	164
	Colchester, Cadbury and Caerlaverock	165
	Tintagel	167
	Viroconium	183
	Killibury	183
	The Hammerer	190
	THE DEATH OF ARTHUR	194
	The last battle	195
	Arthur’s disappearance	205
	Avalon	207
	‘ The wonder of the world’	219
	THE KINGS OF POWYS	238
	THE KINGS OF DEMETIA	239
	THE ARTHNOU STONE FROM TINTAGEL	241
	BIBLIOGRAPHY	260
	INDEX	270