Talk:Gododdin

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Alistair Moffat makes a good case for King Arthur being from the Gododdin. Specifically, he points out Roxbourgh Castle, near Kelso. In hat time it was called "Marchidun." This makes perfect sense as far as placement, the Saxons were less of a problem than the Picts and the southern Britains were not skilled or experienced in warfare compared to the Men of the Old North. It also makes sense as far as "Pen Dragon," because the Sarmatian cavalry was situated in the area. Not to mention the fact that these could easily make up the majority of knights in the stories, and that many of Arthur's ancestors were from this area of Britain. The oldest mention of Arthur is in "Y Gododdin," and many places in north Wales were settled by these people, leading to the connection of Wales with Arthur. There is much more in his book, "Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms." -G.T.N.

There were more kings than these. Leuodenus was "Lot," who later became part of Arthurian legend, and his son was Gwalchmai, later Gawain. See this site. ---G.T.N. (talk) 15:56, 16 March 2008 (UTC)