From Scythia to Camelot: A Radical Reassessment of the Legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Holy Grail

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Taylor & Francis, 2000 - 388 páginas
This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Also includes 19 maps.
 

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Britain at the Time of the Sarmatian Settlement
21
Arthurian Sites in Britain
24
Alan Invasions of Gaul
29
Roman Gaul
30
AlanoSarmatian Sites in Europe
31
Medieval Alania
41
Modern Ossetia
42
Riothamuss Route
65
Sites Associated with the Legend of Tristan
142
6
181
7
189
8
209
The Travels of Joseph of Arimathea
211
The Alans and the Grail
233
The Sack of Rome and the Invasion of Gaul
239
Some Religious Sites in France
246

Arthur and the Sarmatian Connection
73
The Geography of the Prose Lancelot
83
Celtic Immigration to Armorica
87
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89
Arthurian Sites in Gaul
97
5
125
Conclusions
281
Genealogies
293
A Reinterpretation of Nenniuss Battle
327
References Cited
333
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