[PAR] [TLE] King Arthur [SEP] King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD.  The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians.  The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various sources, including the "Annales Cambriae", the "Historia Brittonum", and the writings of Gildas.  Arthur's name also occurs in early poetic sources such as "Y Gododdin". [PAR] [TLE] Treason in Arthurian legend [SEP] The concept of treason can be dated back to the early Roman republic, but was defined by nebulous criteria.  Frederic William Maitland, author of The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I, has said that "treason is a crime [with] a vague circumference and more than one centre."  Early French and Anglo-Saxon laws for the prosecution of persons deemed traitorous were inspired by, and in some cases, directly pulled from, late Roman and Germanic conceptions of the crime.  It would be the common laws of this time period which would most directly influence those customary in King Arthur’s court — assuming its existence is founded in more than the legends and fables of medieval romances.
[PAR] [TLE] King Arthur [ SEP ] King Arthur is a legendary British leader who , according to medieval histories and romances , led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD . The details of Arthur 's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention , and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians . The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various sources , including the " Annales Cambriae " , the " Historia Brittonum " , and the writings of Gildas . Arthur 's name also occurs in early poetic sources such as " Y Gododdin " . [PAR] [TLE] Treason in Arthurian legend [ SEP ] The concept of treason can be dated back to the early Roman republic , but was defined by nebulous criteria . Frederic William Maitland , author of The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I , has said that " treason is a crime [ with ] a vague circumference and more than one centre . " Early French and Anglo - Saxon laws for the prosecution of persons deemed traitorous were inspired by , and in some cases , directly pulled from , late Roman and Germanic conceptions of the crime . It would be the common laws of this time period which would most directly influence those customary in King Arthur ’s court — assuming its existence is founded in more than the legends and fables of medieval romances .
The concept of treason can be dated back to the early Roman republic, but was defined by nebulous criteria, it would be the common laws of this time period which would most directly influence those customary in the court of King Arthur, a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against which invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD?
The concept of treason can be dated back to the early Roman republic , but was defined by nebulous criteria , it would be the common laws of this time period which would most directly influence those customary in the court of King Arthur , a legendary British leader who , according to medieval histories and romances , led the defence of Britain against which invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD ?
Saxon
Saxon