Camelot

Camelot is the name of the stronghold of the legendary King Arthur, from which he fought many of the battles that made up his life. Its specific location is currently unknown and may be a fictionalized Romano-British province of post-Roman Britain. The city is first named in Chrétien de Troyes' poem Lancelot, where it does not seem as important as it would become in Arthurian legend. Since the location of Camelot is still a mystery, the truth about it—if there is one—is still unknown.

Geographical references

Possible locations of Camelot include:

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• Cadbury Castle
• Tintagel Castle
• Viroconium
• Caerleon-on-Usk, in South Wales
• Dinerth Castle near the River Arth, West Wales

Though the name "Camelot" may be derived from Camulodunum (modern Colchester), the stronghold of the Catuvellauni kings, and later the provincial capital of Roman Britannia, its Essex location (in East Anglia) places it in the wrong Anglo-Saxon kingdom.

Related Topics:
Camulodunum - Catuvellauni

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