Dr. Miles Russell

And these are sort of people who are in some way significant. They've been remembered as heroes in the old psychopathic Elliside. You know, they are prominent warlords of their time. But their stories have undoubtedly been remembered and therefore they are coalescing around Arthur and Geoffrey brings them together to create this sort of composite Celtic superhero.

And these are sort of people who are in some way significant. They've been remembered as heroes in the old psychopathic Elliside. You know, they are prominent warlords of their time. But their stories have undoubtedly been remembered and therefore they are coalescing around Arthur and Geoffrey brings them together to create this sort of composite Celtic superhero.

And these are sort of people who are in some way significant. They've been remembered as heroes in the old psychopathic Elliside. You know, they are prominent warlords of their time. But their stories have undoubtedly been remembered and therefore they are coalescing around Arthur and Geoffrey brings them together to create this sort of composite Celtic superhero.

Yes. I mean, Ambrosius Aurelianus is one of those figures who, in post-Roman Britain, we do have some detail of. It's not much to go on, really. But Ambrosius Aurelianus appears in the writings of a man called Gildas. And Gildas is writing at some point in the mid-6th century. Gildas is not the best historian to rely on because he's not a historian. He's the man of the clergy.

Yes. I mean, Ambrosius Aurelianus is one of those figures who, in post-Roman Britain, we do have some detail of. It's not much to go on, really. But Ambrosius Aurelianus appears in the writings of a man called Gildas. And Gildas is writing at some point in the mid-6th century. Gildas is not the best historian to rely on because he's not a historian. He's the man of the clergy.

Yes. I mean, Ambrosius Aurelianus is one of those figures who, in post-Roman Britain, we do have some detail of. It's not much to go on, really. But Ambrosius Aurelianus appears in the writings of a man called Gildas. And Gildas is writing at some point in the mid-6th century. Gildas is not the best historian to rely on because he's not a historian. He's the man of the clergy.

And his account on the ruin of Britain, it's a polemic. It's a sermon, basically, explaining what why the Britons have suffered, because they're all diseased and sinful and corrupt. And therefore the Saxons are like a scourge from God cleansing them. So it's full of blood and fire and anger. And Gildas hasn't got a good word to say about anybody.

And his account on the ruin of Britain, it's a polemic. It's a sermon, basically, explaining what why the Britons have suffered, because they're all diseased and sinful and corrupt. And therefore the Saxons are like a scourge from God cleansing them. So it's full of blood and fire and anger. And Gildas hasn't got a good word to say about anybody.

And his account on the ruin of Britain, it's a polemic. It's a sermon, basically, explaining what why the Britons have suffered, because they're all diseased and sinful and corrupt. And therefore the Saxons are like a scourge from God cleansing them. So it's full of blood and fire and anger. And Gildas hasn't got a good word to say about anybody.

Everybody's corrupt and horrible, apart from one person who is Ambrosius Aurelianus. And he says that he's a man of good character. He's descended of sort of noble Roman stock. And he is responsible for this great defeat of this rascally crew, the Saxons. He defeats them at a battle or the siege of Mount Baden. And because Gildas is so complimentary about him, And he mentions this battle.

Everybody's corrupt and horrible, apart from one person who is Ambrosius Aurelianus. And he says that he's a man of good character. He's descended of sort of noble Roman stock. And he is responsible for this great defeat of this rascally crew, the Saxons. He defeats them at a battle or the siege of Mount Baden. And because Gildas is so complimentary about him, And he mentions this battle.

Everybody's corrupt and horrible, apart from one person who is Ambrosius Aurelianus. And he says that he's a man of good character. He's descended of sort of noble Roman stock. And he is responsible for this great defeat of this rascally crew, the Saxons. He defeats them at a battle or the siege of Mount Baden. And because Gildas is so complimentary about him, And he mentions this battle.

This battle gets referred to time and time again. It becomes a key battle of King Arthur in the later sort of rewrites. But Gildas doesn't give us any information about who is besieging whom at this great affair. He doesn't tell us where Baden is, but because Gildas is writing somewhere in the West Country or possibly sort of southern Wales, we assume it's within that sort of general area.

This battle gets referred to time and time again. It becomes a key battle of King Arthur in the later sort of rewrites. But Gildas doesn't give us any information about who is besieging whom at this great affair. He doesn't tell us where Baden is, but because Gildas is writing somewhere in the West Country or possibly sort of southern Wales, we assume it's within that sort of general area.

This battle gets referred to time and time again. It becomes a key battle of King Arthur in the later sort of rewrites. But Gildas doesn't give us any information about who is besieging whom at this great affair. He doesn't tell us where Baden is, but because Gildas is writing somewhere in the West Country or possibly sort of southern Wales, we assume it's within that sort of general area.

But it's important to him and it's important to the people he's speaking to. So Ambrosius is this major character. Now, he appears a lot in other oral histories, which were later written down, like the Triads of Wales, like the Mabinogion, briefly. Nennius in Historia Ritonum, the History of the Britons, Ambrosius is in there.

But it's important to him and it's important to the people he's speaking to. So Ambrosius is this major character. Now, he appears a lot in other oral histories, which were later written down, like the Triads of Wales, like the Mabinogion, briefly. Nennius in Historia Ritonum, the History of the Britons, Ambrosius is in there.

But it's important to him and it's important to the people he's speaking to. So Ambrosius is this major character. Now, he appears a lot in other oral histories, which were later written down, like the Triads of Wales, like the Mabinogion, briefly. Nennius in Historia Ritonum, the History of the Britons, Ambrosius is in there.

And he features very heavily in Geoffrey Monmouth's work because he's treated as the immediate sort of predecessor of Arthur. But Ambrosius is somebody in Geoffrey Monmouth who, yes, he fights the Battle of Baddon, which Geoffrey places at Bath in the West Country. He is trying to establish his kingdom in the face of Saxon advances, defeats them a number of times.

And he features very heavily in Geoffrey Monmouth's work because he's treated as the immediate sort of predecessor of Arthur. But Ambrosius is somebody in Geoffrey Monmouth who, yes, he fights the Battle of Baddon, which Geoffrey places at Bath in the West Country. He is trying to establish his kingdom in the face of Saxon advances, defeats them a number of times.