Dr. Miles Russell

And the Scythians, of course, is a name later given to the Huns. This is a tribe right the way across from the other side of the Black Sea. So Icani becomes Scythians. Boudica becomes Soderic, king of the Scythians. So it may be that we are looking at this and saying Orkneys, whereas the Romans were actually using a different tribal name. And it's not actually that far north. It would seem odd.

And the Scythians, of course, is a name later given to the Huns. This is a tribe right the way across from the other side of the Black Sea. So Icani becomes Scythians. Boudica becomes Soderic, king of the Scythians. So it may be that we are looking at this and saying Orkneys, whereas the Romans were actually using a different tribal name. And it's not actually that far north. It would seem odd.

that a tribe from those far distant islands would A, have heard that the Romans had invaded, and B, sent a delegation down to say, we surrender, because they're so far away, it doesn't really make any odds to them. But the conquest of the Orkneys is represented in Geoffrey Monmouth quite a lot. Arthur conquers the Orkneys with Claudius's help. Arviragus Caratacus, he invades the Orkneys.

that a tribe from those far distant islands would A, have heard that the Romans had invaded, and B, sent a delegation down to say, we surrender, because they're so far away, it doesn't really make any odds to them. But the conquest of the Orkneys is represented in Geoffrey Monmouth quite a lot. Arthur conquers the Orkneys with Claudius's help. Arviragus Caratacus, he invades the Orkneys.

that a tribe from those far distant islands would A, have heard that the Romans had invaded, and B, sent a delegation down to say, we surrender, because they're so far away, it doesn't really make any odds to them. But the conquest of the Orkneys is represented in Geoffrey Monmouth quite a lot. Arthur conquers the Orkneys with Claudius's help. Arviragus Caratacus, he invades the Orkneys.

Lots of other characters. It almost becomes like a generic name for taking the whole of Britain. You've conquered everything, including the Orkneys. But quite what the origins of that story are, sadly, we don't know.

Lots of other characters. It almost becomes like a generic name for taking the whole of Britain. You've conquered everything, including the Orkneys. But quite what the origins of that story are, sadly, we don't know.

Lots of other characters. It almost becomes like a generic name for taking the whole of Britain. You've conquered everything, including the Orkneys. But quite what the origins of that story are, sadly, we don't know.

Yeah, it becomes a byword for the limits of the known world.

Yeah, it becomes a byword for the limits of the known world.

Yeah, it becomes a byword for the limits of the known world.

If you break it down in a purely mathematical way, looking at what Geoffrey Monmouth says, Magnus Maximus is 39%, Caratarchus is 24%, Ambrosius Aurelianus is 16%, Cassivalornus is 12%, Constantine is 8%. Hang on. There's one percentage missing. That's 99%. What is this 1%? Well done. That's good maths. Yeah, there's 1% in there.

If you break it down in a purely mathematical way, looking at what Geoffrey Monmouth says, Magnus Maximus is 39%, Caratarchus is 24%, Ambrosius Aurelianus is 16%, Cassivalornus is 12%, Constantine is 8%. Hang on. There's one percentage missing. That's 99%. What is this 1%? Well done. That's good maths. Yeah, there's 1% in there.

If you break it down in a purely mathematical way, looking at what Geoffrey Monmouth says, Magnus Maximus is 39%, Caratarchus is 24%, Ambrosius Aurelianus is 16%, Cassivalornus is 12%, Constantine is 8%. Hang on. There's one percentage missing. That's 99%. What is this 1%? Well done. That's good maths. Yeah, there's 1% in there.

And basically that just relates as an element of Arthur's story where just before he conquers Gaul and fights the Roman emperor, he conquers Norway. You know, he conquers Iceland. And these are aspects that don't actually feature in any other character story in Geoffrey and Monmouth's account. So it's an element that is not repeating something that's gone before.

And basically that just relates as an element of Arthur's story where just before he conquers Gaul and fights the Roman emperor, he conquers Norway. You know, he conquers Iceland. And these are aspects that don't actually feature in any other character story in Geoffrey and Monmouth's account. So it's an element that is not repeating something that's gone before.

And basically that just relates as an element of Arthur's story where just before he conquers Gaul and fights the Roman emperor, he conquers Norway. You know, he conquers Iceland. And these are aspects that don't actually feature in any other character story in Geoffrey and Monmouth's account. So it's an element that is not repeating something that's gone before.

But there have been a lot of invasions from Norway before. And there are later in his text as well. So it might be something just slipped in there as a sort of giving it back to the Northmen that they have invaded time and time again. But we were there first. The Britons conquered you before you conquered us. And that might be a sly dig at the Normans.

But there have been a lot of invasions from Norway before. And there are later in his text as well. So it might be something just slipped in there as a sort of giving it back to the Northmen that they have invaded time and time again. But we were there first. The Britons conquered you before you conquered us. And that might be a sly dig at the Normans.

But there have been a lot of invasions from Norway before. And there are later in his text as well. So it might be something just slipped in there as a sort of giving it back to the Northmen that they have invaded time and time again. But we were there first. The Britons conquered you before you conquered us. And that might be a sly dig at the Normans.