History Literature / TheHistoryOfArturiusAurelianus

* LegacyHero: The Epilogue features characters who base themselves on Arthur and Merlin in a bid to liberate the island. [[spoiler: Even though this Arthur is the great-grandson (and namesake) of Arturius and this Merlin is the "original" Myrddin Wyllt, [[KillEmAll it's not enough]].]]

* BiggerBad: The Emperor Justinian for Lucius Tiberius.

** Literature/TheMabinogion

* TheDarkAges / UsefulNotes/TheLowMiddleAges: The setting, and squarely set in it unlike most interpretations of Arthurian legend.

->''"Listen thee well, son of Artorius Draconarius. [[RuleOfThree Since you have insisted thrice]] I will not withhold my knowledge. But let this be known at the final prophecy of Emrys Moridunius. You will die, not tonight nor tomorrow, nor in many days hence, but [[AntagonisticOffspring slain by your own blood]] and [[LegendFadesToMyth forgotten forever by history, but never by legend.]]"''
-->-- '''Merlin''', prophesying Arthur's fate.

->Listen thee well, son of Artorius Draconarius. [[RuleOfThree Since you have insisted thrice]] I will not withhold my knowledge. But let this be known at the final prophecy of Emrys Moridunius. You will die, not tonight nor tomorrow, nor in many days hence, but [[AntagonisticOffspring slain by your own blood]] and [[LegendFadesToMyth forgotten forever by history, but never by legend.]]

''[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/historia-arturii-aureliani-a-king-arthur-advent-tl.404430/ The History of Arturius Aurelianus]]'' (also called ''[[GratuitousLatin Historia Arturii Aureliani]]'') is a work of fiction hosted on Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, written by the user "Tom Colton", and explores [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian myth]] through a pseudo-historical lens, drawing upon the earliest mentions of King Arthur and subsequent literature, especially ''Literature/HistoriaBrittonum'' and ''Literature/HistoriaRegumBritanniae'', also incorporating Welsh traditions concerning Arthur and his retinue.

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** As this retelling syncretises several accounts of churchmen's lives in which Arthur is portrayed antagonistically, this is to be expected; as seen in TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty, Arthur's not above ambushing and outnumbering opponents, and outright spills blood into (i.e. just outside of) a church when Melwas / Meleagant gives himself up thinking he'll be let go despite holding Guinevere hostage.

* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: Arthur and his companions are denied vengeance on Ligessauc by his seeking refuge in the church of St. Cadoc, so the next time he's in a similar situation with Huail mab Caw (Gildas's brother), he threatens every churchman he sees and springs an ambush for Huail, barely giving him a chance to defend himself. Despite all of that, it's ''still'' not Gildas's ThisIsUnforgivable moment.

** The Epilogue references elements of ''Film/{{Excalibur}}'',''Literature/TheWarlordChronicles'' and ''Film/TheLastLegion'' [[spoiler:with people who are/attempt to be {{Legacy Character}}s for Arthur and Merlin (reflecting the idea that the mythical Arthur may be inspired by more than one person).]]

** {{Merlin}} / Myrddin / Emrys: Ambrosius Moridunius

*** ''Culhwch and Olwen''
*** ''The Dream of Macsen Wledig''

->From that time, the citizens were sometimes victorious, sometimes the enemy, in order that the Lord, according to His wont, might try in this nation the Israel of today, whether it loves Him or not. This continued up to the year of the siege of Badon Hill, and of almost the last great slaughter inflicted upon the rascally crew.
-->-- '''Gildas''', ''De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae''

->The twelfth battle was on Mount Badon in which there fell in one day 960 men from one charge by Arthur; and no one struck them down except Arthur himself.
--> -- ''Historia Brittonium''

->The Battle of Badon, in which Arthur carried the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ for three days and three nights upon his shield and the Britons were the victors.
-->-- ''Welsh Annals''

*** [[http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/bbc19.html Stanzas on the Graves]]

* AfterTheEnd: Paul Aurelian uses descriptions from ''[[AsTheGoodBookSays Revelation]]'' to underscore just how many Britons have fallen to war, plague, famine and internal strife.

** The Epilogue references ''Film/{{Excalibur}}'' and ''Literature/TheWarlordChronicles'' [[spoiler:with people who are/attempt to be {{Legacy Character}}s for Arthur and Merlin (reflecting the idea that the mythical Arthur may be inspired by more than one person).]]

** Arthur is [[MeaningfulRename dubbed]] Arturius, "man of the bear", after he slays a bear on his own. Since the fictional document is in Latin, ''Arturius'' is meant to be the Latinized version of a British/Welsh name meaning "man of the bear" or "bear man", i.e. ''Arthur'' or rather ''Artur''[[note]]The form without an H is the way it would have looked at the time, based on the evolution of Welsh; the form with an H is how it appears in the first surviving Welsh Arthurian writings, composed centuries after the supposed events.[[/note]]

** Arthur is [[MeaningfulRename dubbed]] Arturius, "man of the bear", after he slays a bear on his own. Since the fictional document is in Latin, ''Arturius'' is meant to be the Latinized version of a British/Welsh name meaning "man of the bear" or "bear man", i.e. ''Arthur'' or rather ''Artur''[[note]]The form without an H is the way it would have looked at the time; the form with an H is how it appears in the first surviving Welsh Arthurian writings, composed centuries after the supposed events.[[/note]]

** Arthur is [[MeaningfulRename dubbed]] Arturius, "man of the bear", after he slays a bear on his own. Since the fictional document is in Latin, ''Arturius'' is meant to be the Latinized version of a British/Welsh name meaning "man of the bear" or "bear man", i.e. ''Arthur'' or rather ''Artur''[[note]]The form without an H is projected according to linguistic rules, and the way it would have looked at the time; the form with an H is later, but how it first appears in writing centuries after the supposed events.[[/note]]

** In the Epilogue, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Derfel Derfel Gadarn]] [[spoiler:and [[MeaningfulName Artúr mac]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedan_mac_Gabrain Áedán mac Gabráin.]]