tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.comments2023-09-19T14:27:31.535+01:00Dark Age HistoryDane Pestanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-15813945946019641752019-02-15T11:26:49.835+00:002019-02-15T11:26:49.835+00:00This doesn't seem to add up. The critical pass...This doesn't seem to add up. The critical passage quoted "Anthemius, the Emperor, receiving intelligence of this, immediately invited the aid of the Britons, whose King Riothimus, coming with twelve thousand, and disembarking from his ships, was received into the state of the Bituriges" is separated it seems from immediately following the passage before in regards to the actions of HoChihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974779731859723432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-8570499937307305672018-12-26T18:05:08.048+00:002018-12-26T18:05:08.048+00:00As a Project Administrator for the Y-DNA O'Doc...As a Project Administrator for the Y-DNA O'Dochartaigh Surname Project at Family Tree DNA I find this an interesting read. I don't hold a lot of stock in the Ui'Neill and his sons; however, as time progresses I am building some confidence in their being a somewhat strong Y-DNA showing and support (based on present day surnames and testers) for Cenél Conaill. Some days I wish I couldZack Daughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936672987545565750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-82592149114886022332017-10-31T14:15:17.901+00:002017-10-31T14:15:17.901+00:00This is really inserting This is really inserting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-61244210622371942522017-04-29T09:44:01.199+01:002017-04-29T09:44:01.199+01:00Again, this is bad research. See my article on St ...Again, this is bad research. See my article on St Patrick. Coroticus was based in Ireland according the most up to date research and it's not generally known when Coroticus lived, but as Patrick was very old when he had dealings with him and as Patrick died around 493, we can place Coroticus in the late part of the fifth century, not the mid. The Archaeology shows no fortress on the rock Dane Pestanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-21596880140761175182017-04-29T07:19:45.863+01:002017-04-29T07:19:45.863+01:00Look the point is it's a difference of opinion...Look the point is it's a difference of opinion that will remain a difference. St Patrick writes his epistle to Ceretic, the king of Stratchclyde at AltCluith around 450AD, so Altcluith was well established by the mid 5th C. All Alt Clud means is a rock in the Clyde. Dumbarton Rock has been a substantial presence in the Clyde for millions of years. The following quote is from http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-16116472844543939342017-04-28T18:55:30.816+01:002017-04-28T18:55:30.816+01:00You really need to stop quoting Wikipedia which is...You really need to stop quoting Wikipedia which is notoriously innacurate. For a start there could not have been a Roman settlement of Alt Clut as alt means rock, hence it refers to the fortress of the rock of the clyde, so its sixth century. There was no Roman settlement on the rock or even near it. The reference you quote on wiki is from 1880. A lot has been learned since then! There is much Dane Pestanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-91318596399999292732017-04-28T18:29:28.532+01:002017-04-28T18:29:28.532+01:00I don't think they were referring to the fortr...I don't think they were referring to the fortress - this is a quote from Wikipedia - Dumbarton history goes back at least as far as the Iron Age and probably much earlier. It was the site of a strategically important Roman settlement known as Alcluith of a province named Valentia.[8]. <br /><br />We also don't know exactly when Gildas wrote his tirade - from Wikipedia - Cambridge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-39402299927093362792017-04-28T12:14:37.957+01:002017-04-28T12:14:37.957+01:00I know all about Altclud. Studying the archaeology...I know all about Altclud. Studying the archaeology would help you. There is no evidence of any fortress there until the sixth century. Gildas does not link Dumnonia/Damnonia with Alt Clud, so not sure what your point is? Using genealogies to prove a link with alt Clud is not viable as we have discussed.Dane Pestanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-48364120955717447972017-04-28T11:53:51.477+01:002017-04-28T11:53:51.477+01:00from Wikipedia - Gildas restricts his attention to...from Wikipedia - Gildas restricts his attention to the kings of Gwynedd (Maelgwn), Dyfed (Vortiporius), Penllyn (probable, as its king Cuneglasus/Cynlas appears in royal genealogies associated with the region),[15] Damnonia/Alt Clud (Constantine), and the unknown region associated with Caninus. The Welsh kingdoms are all associated with the conquest of the Gaels by Cunedda, while Alt Clud had a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-38182886901567010942017-04-28T11:08:26.854+01:002017-04-28T11:08:26.854+01:00What records show a relationship between Gwynedd a...What records show a relationship between Gwynedd and Alcud in the time of cunedda? The time of Cunedda is not even known, or even if he existed and there are certainly no 'records' from that 'time'. The Damnoni of Ptolemy in the north is well known. But they dissapear and are not heard of again, especially during our period four hundred years later. So they cannot be used to placeDane Pestanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-12447336056569066712017-04-28T07:02:14.751+01:002017-04-28T07:02:14.751+01:00see https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Cunedda&item...see https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Cunedda&item_type=topic, This also points out the problem with an earlier time frame for Cunedda and highlights that several academics suggest a more realistic time frame of mid 5th century time for the arrival of Cunedda. This would make him contemporary with the Arthurian legendsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-39865809025953981312017-04-28T02:07:05.381+01:002017-04-28T02:07:05.381+01:00I think you need to look at your own facts. My arg...I think you need to look at your own facts. My argument - show me the map that Gildas draws, show me the directions etc. you can't - you have made an assumption that everyone is local to the one area. For the record I didn't challenge Vortipuros of Demetae but I can challenge your claim that Damnonia in Devon. Other records show that there was relationship between Gwynnedd and Alclud in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-50344209227939399342017-04-27T20:11:04.257+01:002017-04-27T20:11:04.257+01:00Hmm, dont know where to start with this rather bad...Hmm, dont know where to start with this rather badly researched comment. Gildas clearly mentions Demetia, which we know was in southern Wales. He clearly mentions Damnonina which was in Devon and Cornall and Maglocunas has always been associated with Gwynedd/Venedotia. I agree that we cannot take for granted certain geneaologies whch is why the work disputes that Cuneglase may have come from RhosDane Pestanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834351002406405509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-46791941859681469352017-04-27T18:48:55.168+01:002017-04-27T18:48:55.168+01:00The map is a 20th/21st century product and ignores...The map is a 20th/21st century product and ignores 1 basic fact - There is no literary testimony or maps from the 6th century to confirm where any of the territories referred to by Gildas were. At this time they are as likely to be in Central, Southern, Northern England as they are to be in Wales. The genealogies provided do not actually say where the individuals were from either. Within 3 - 4 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-39155913177770841202016-09-13T21:35:40.438+01:002016-09-13T21:35:40.438+01:00Famous fight Wigo. Keto and Wigo, but their condu...Famous fight Wigo. Keto and Wigo, but their conduct in fighting together against a single man was thought to constitute a national disgrace, which was only reconciled by the subsequent single combat of Offa.<br /><br />It has been suggested that Athislus, though called king of the Swedes by Saxo, was really identical with the Eadgils, king of the Myrgings, mentioned in Widsith,[citation needed] Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523034949065514700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-69836383572806718152016-03-03T05:55:41.162+00:002016-03-03T05:55:41.162+00:00I don't think the Historical Arthur has to fit...I don't think the Historical Arthur has to fit all these characteristics. Just the ones that can be proven to go back to the Annals Camprie and to a lesser extent Nennius. Which means one of the few your theories doesn't fit, the Battles of Camlann and Badon, is the single most important detail in my opinion.<br /><br />I believe Arthur was Arthuis of Elmet, he lived at the right time.Kuudere-Kunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag: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-89945928111241607932015-05-14T17:13:06.459+01:002015-05-14T17:13:06.459+01:00How has the book done Dane?How has the book done Dane?makmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047394784098747753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-3130684614637278872015-05-12T10:22:26.840+01:002015-05-12T10:22:26.840+01:00mm Trusty`s Hill huh , I wonder why nobody "d...mm Trusty`s Hill huh , I wonder why nobody "dare" suggest the carving depicts the marriage of Arthur and Guinevere , Certainly looks like it to me ! Or even and-or Drystan ap Tallwych ! known to us as Tristan , his Marriage to Iseult isnt abad thought as Irelands not far away from there. His Uncle Meirchion may have had the other fortress at the Mote of Mark. Great site Dane ! all theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618371745494672188.post-64025134214836339172015-04-06T21:52:29.252+01:002015-04-06T21:52:29.252+01:00Mark, you're ancestors were descended from the...Mark, you're ancestors were descended from the Carolingian Franks. Cartoony Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938175162268668588noreply@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.com