Searching for Arthur ... Finding Arthwys

By Alistair Hall

Was King Arthur a myth... or a real war commander forged in the collapse of Roman Britain?

As Roman rule ended in 410 AD, Britain fractured into rival kingdoms under attack from Saxons, Jutes, Picts and Scotti. In this brutal landscape, a leader emerged whose legacy would become legend.

In Searching for Arthur... Finding Arthwys, historian Alistair Hall presents a radical but evidence-based case: that the historical Arthur was not a mythical king of later romance, but a northern war leader named Arthwys.

Drawing on decades of field research and analysis of early sources, Hall reinterprets the twelve battles recorded in the Historia Brittonum as a single, coherent military campaign.

This campaign, he argues, was led by Arthwys, a figure whose geography, chronology and political context align more closely with the historical record than any traditional candidate.

Grounded in the realities of Sub-Roman Britain, this book challenges long-held assumptions and offers a compelling new perspective on one of history's most enduring figures.

Ideal for readers of early British history, Roman Britain and Arthurian studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1068610999
• ISBN13: 9781068610998
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Raven Fell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"