Comments by "Geoffrey Tobin" (@zoetropo1) on "3+ Hours Of Facts About Medieval History's Greatest Legends" video.

  1. Absolutely. But a myth written by the family and admirers of documented historic figures: (1) Riothamus, (2) Alan Rufus, (3) Arthur III de Richemont. If we didn’t have multiple records contemporary with them, we’d think their lives legendary. (1) Riothamus and his campaign in central Gaul are described by his friend Sidonius Apollinaris, by Jordanes, by Gregory of Tours and by Cassiodorus. (2) Alan Rufus supervised the foundation of Monmouth Priory; he led William the Conqueror’s household knights, he frequently appears on the Bayeux Tapestry, and his prowess was extolled by Geffrei Gaimar and by Wace of Jersey. Alan also made major contributions to (I would say, drove) the under-reported economic, administrative and political reforms of post-Conquest England. Alan’s most famous castle is Richmond, in the centre of Britain. He was buried close by his distant kinsman St Edmund. Geoffrey of Monmouth invented King Arthur’s family and based it on Alan Rufus’s: go figure. (3) Arthur III, step-brother of Henry V of England, claimed to be Alan’s rightful 15th century heir. He overthrew the French government in 1433, reformed the national finances, retrained the army, and instituted a professional standing army. He persuaded the Burgundians to change sides, and personally marched into Paris to reclaim it for France. His widow, Catherine, was Jacquetta de Luxembourg’s sister, and it was that family which sponsored the Caxton Press and named and edited “Le Morte d’Arthur”.
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  2.  @hannytierlierblaauw192 Not the 7th. Either tye 5th or the 6th.
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  3. The Dagda is a legend, but his reputed descendants have the rare Y-DNA of 4th millennium BC remains found in Newgrange, his traditional tomb.
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