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 The new film King Arthur which opened this summer moves the location for the stirring deeds of the legendary king to the area of Hadrian’s Wall on the Scottish Border, hundreds of miles north of Glastonbury in Somerset which has long been the centre for Arthurian folklore.
But for once, according to historian John Matthews, this is not a case of Hollywood distorting the facts to get a better story
“I am firmly convinced this is the nearest you are ever going to get to the truth about Arthur,” says Matthews, who was the historical adviser on the film. “There is now overwhelming evidence ."
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