tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post4688242235225865722..comments2023-09-19T14:27:31.535+01:00Comments on Dark Age History: The Core Battles of Arthur Dux Bellorum in Flavia CaesariensisDane Pestanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-74674706951618422762015-12-08T02:33:57.831+00:002015-12-08T02:33:57.831+00:00The career and personal choices of Count Alan Rufu...The career and personal choices of Count Alan Rufus, the Breton commander of William the Conqueror's household cavalry, imply a keen understanding of the historic and religious significance of many locations in Britain going back to Roman times. He built Richmond Castle upstream of Catterick (where he had a mansion) and right above the location on the Swale where many Northumbrians were zoetropohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561232179829754977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-75414643478312741902015-12-08T02:11:47.126+00:002015-12-08T02:11:47.126+00:00It is well worth comparing the dates of significan...It is well worth comparing the dates of significant military events (invasions, battles, treaties) on the continent with those in Britain. Euric's ambush at Deols prevented the two legions of British soldiers under Riothamus from combining forces with the Roman army of Count Paulus of Paris. Paulus arrived at the scheduled time which was too late to affect the result of the battle, but it didzoetropohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561232179829754977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-18515065666369102042015-05-22T22:25:42.719+01:002015-05-22T22:25:42.719+01:00Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubi...Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.<br /><br />Your article is very well done, a good read.Geraldhttp://www.greatmilitarybattles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-70675649893073867722015-03-30T20:27:35.251+01:002015-03-30T20:27:35.251+01:00I still may complete the ebook, but it depends on ...I still may complete the ebook, but it depends on health. makmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047394784098747753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-57650769802234791072015-03-30T20:26:20.711+01:002015-03-30T20:26:20.711+01:00How weird. I've only just read this comment on...How weird. I've only just read this comment on the same day that I came across Vononae on a Roman map and asked about it at the King Arthur group. It was only doing a search afterwards that your blog came up. I'd completely forgotten about your Guinnion suggestion. Seems like it does have legs, and it's certainly in a strategic place.makmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047394784098747753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-56557966016472864342015-03-30T20:16:37.337+01:002015-03-30T20:16:37.337+01:00A lot of my thoughts had changed since writing the...A lot of my thoughts had changed since writing the ebook and I didn't have the time to keep changing it.makmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047394784098747753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-20327844224097719782015-02-07T11:36:07.225+00:002015-02-07T11:36:07.225+00:00Hey Mak, whatever happened to the Badonicus blog?
...Hey Mak, whatever happened to the Badonicus blog?<br />I really enjoyed your work and was looking forward to 'The Trial of Two Clerics' but it appears to have gone off air?<br />Frank Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856001998697668114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-39564203885695407742015-01-25T15:00:37.648+00:002015-01-25T15:00:37.648+00:00Hi Mak, yes I felt the other alternatives had been...Hi Mak, yes I felt the other alternatives had been discussed many times before so decided to just mention the main consensus places as they stand. My suggestion of Venonis for Guinnon has not been commented upon so I presume it may have some legs. My selection for the area of Badon, Baunton is much like Green's suggestion for Baumber. <br />Unfortunately the placement of the late Roman Dane Pestanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-78371171928791168342015-01-25T10:18:49.095+00:002015-01-25T10:18:49.095+00:00A good follow up to Keith's article, Dane. As ...A good follow up to Keith's article, Dane. As Frank says, it is all conjecture but it's still worth a go and I've done something similar in the ebook; although I give many more alternatives.<br /><br />I would not agree with the province placements though as I don't think Valentia was north of the Wall. Going on the work on Dornier and Mann I think the northern province was halvedmakmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047394784098747753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-28036089053236081902015-01-04T13:32:05.937+00:002015-01-04T13:32:05.937+00:00It seems any attempt to identify the Arthurian bat...It seems any attempt to identify the Arthurian battle sites is fraught with difficulties owing to the vagueness of the Historia Brittonum. Any attempt must therefore be based largely on conjecture. <br /><br />Although the boundaries of these provinces of late-Roman Britain are not clearly defined, on your map they do seem remarkably similar to the later Saxon kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, Frank Millarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-32465936135961844982015-01-03T02:07:12.006+00:002015-01-03T02:07:12.006+00:00This is quite impressive. It's a subject which...This is quite impressive. It's a subject which has always interested me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com