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A Dark Age Beacon (2019)
Long shrouded in Arthurian lore, an island off the coast of Cornwall may have been the remote stronghold of early British kings
But recent excavations on the shores of Cornwall at Tintagel Castle, a place inextricably intertwined with Arthurian legend, have revealed new evidence about life in post-Roman Britain that seems to contradict the traditional Dark Age narrative. According to Michelle Brown, an expert in medieval manuscripts and professor emerita at University College London, the newly unearthed stone dates to the late seventh or early eighth century and its writing style, language, symbols, and phrases are central to understanding the people living at Tintagel. Says Brown, “The presence of Latin, Celtic, and Greek elements in the inscription, and familiarity with the sorts of scripts carved on stone, scratched on wax tablets, and written with the pen in gospel books reveal a complex society which looks to its native and Roman past and to its continued international relationships.”
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