King Arthur and Cornwall

King Arthur’s Great Halls, Tintagel

Built by a philanthropist millionaire in the 1930's, it houses round tables and granite thrones dominated by 72 stained glass windows depicting the Arthurian legend designed by a pupil of William Morris. The actor Robert Powell tells the story of the Arthurian legend in a laser light show involving the paintings of King Arthur and his Knights by William Hatherell

King Arthur in Cornwall site

Not surprisingly Cornwall claims to be the home of many King Arthur sites, from Tintagel, place of King Arthur's birth to his death. Includes  many reference to sites with Merlin connections. Someone put a fair amount of research into this site. A large part of it deals specifically with Cornwall. Find out about Castle Dore, Dozmary Pool, Kilbury Castle and man more sites.

Arthur and the knights of the round table site

Many of us only know of Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere, but there were many other characters that were cornerstones to the legends and stories surrounding Camelot, the Round Table, and the Holy Grail. What was the significance of the Lady of the Lake, King Mark, Merlin, Sir Mordred, and Morgan Le Fay? The site is American with some strange ads but it makes interesting reading.

Tintagel Castle

With its spectacular location on one of England's most dramatic coastlines, Tintagel is an awe-inspiring and romantic spot. It is also a place of legends. Joined to the mainland by a narrow neck of land, Tintagel Island faces the full force of the Atlantic. On the mainland itself, the gaunt remains of the medieval castle represent only one phase in a long history of occupation. Even before Richard, Earl of Cornwall, built his castle, Tintagel had come to be associated with the conception of King Arthur.  Now in the capable hands of English Heritage.

According to one legend the infant Arthur was thrown by the waves onto the beach by Merlin's cave. King Arthur's time in history was in the fifth century. He is identified with the known history of a Celtic chieftain of the period who led his countrymen in the West in their resistance against Saxon invaders.

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