One has to take into account the many stories around concerning this knight and take most of them with a pinch of salt. In saying this I would like to remind people that many myths surround this person throughout history and we tend to forget that the Druids were strong during roman times around when most of the myths began. Now the druids were a nature people and also believed in equality of the sexes, therefore many of their women were also priests and warriors. I believe that the character Merlyn was one of these Druid priests and therefore had a lot to do with most of the stories going around. There are many Myths of people throughout the world and why they protect and will be resurrected to assist the country they belong to. While these myths are mostly just that myths they also give us some insight into the history of ourselves.

ARH!
But is it just a story or truth retold
of a young King, so gallant and bold
For through out the land and marked on stone
are places in history where Authur had gone
As old broken castle litter the way
fighting for King and Kingdom
So that England would stay,
Nor Middle, West, East Saxony would stand tall
And fighting for new land the migrants did fall.
The Round Table is England
The crossed swordes its might
And King Arthur its Heart
Its soul its Knight.

written by Whiteheart

How do you get round the fact that chivalry (knights and all that) did not come in until the 12th century?
There certainly wwere no knights when the stories are set, no plate armour, the Romans never got round to doing it, they used lorica segmenta or boiled leather.
Historical facts do not support the myth, ergo the myth is just that - myth!
as to whether or not the druids did or did not believe in the equality of the sexes is unknwn and unknowable - oral tradition and all that stuff. The only written sources there are were written by the Romans, and as far as I'm aware they make no mention of this in their writings, nor that they were a nature people - it's all conjecture.

ROFL OMG Eye Pods weren't invented yet!!!!
Ok so that gave me a good giggle.
I have to admit I have always wondered the same thing. With books such as - The Divinchi Code and others similar, it really does shine a new light on the Arthurian history.
Personally I have found others posts intriguing, I never understood what happened to them ... almost like they just stayed waiting forever!
Best Wishes...
xxKylaxx

One of the (to me) interesting bits is I live where the legend could have been set, everyone assumes it's down around the edge of Wales but there is a good argument for Cumbria; not least is the idea of the Ilse of Glass.
I live right by the sea and half way between us and Ireland is the Isle of Man, it's about 13 miles off shore and on most days you can't see anything but on a few, very clear days the mountains stand out in the middle of the sea - then they just vanish!
So it's definitely not Mount St. Micheal in Cornwall - it's Millom in Cumbria.