Were Ancient Battles Utter Chaos?

Ancient Battles Chaos

My last post about The Retreat to Avalon talked about the legends and history behind King Arthur’s military adventures in Europe. Gawain is about to be in his first major battle. Now, most people have an image of ancient battles being utter chaos. A non-stop bloodbath until everyone on one side was dead. But is … Read more

King Arthur’s Navy

We’re currently on chapter eight of The Retreat to Avalon, where Arthur leads his army to Gaul to battle Euric’s Visigoths. I’ve been looking forward to this one because today we’re talking about ships, sailors and the concept of a navy in King Arthur’s time. The idea of Arthur having a navy isn’t something that … Read more