Thursday, September 1, 2011

King Arthur's Mother



This is a pepper pot, part of the Roman treasure hoard found at Hoxne, United Kingdom, near the old Roman city of Camulodunum. The woman depicted is said to be the mother of Constantine the Great, but I believe it is modeled after the wife of Aurelianus Ursicinus, a woman named Juliana, who I believe to be King Arthur's grandmother.

The Hoxne treasure includes silver flatware, bowls and flagons. On many them may be found the name Aurelianus Ursicinus. Other names include Eutherius, and Juliana. I based my novel in part on these names. It is my hypothesis that Aurelianus Ursicinus is the father of Eutherius, father of Ambrosius Aurelianus, who is the real life King Arthur. All this is traced in my book.

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