Finished Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, as translated by Aaron Thompson/ed. by Giles. As indicated in previous post, the text's a treasure-trove of evocative names. The episodes with Arthur were interesting, though not as startlingly familiar as the Leir section. At a certain point he managed to kill 470 Saxons ("effeminate wretches" he calls them). That's about as subtle and developed as his character gets, though there are references to a Merlin prophecy, Avallon [sic], the sword Caliburn, lance Ron, shield Perwin, etc. Otherwise, he's a sort of Briton superwarrior.
Part II of (partial) Census:
✣ King Allectus
✣ Parthaloim
✣ Gombert
✣ Dianotus
✣ Caradoc
✣ Katigern
✣ (castle of) Dimilioc
✣ Ricaradoch
✣ Verulam
✣ Sulpitius Subuculus
✣ Gillamor
✣ Gistafel
✣ Wortiporius
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