This weeks reading was about medevial england.King Arthur is perhaps the legendary king of England sometime during the 5th century, yet he also may be a folk tale.England was the far end of their empire, and Hadrian's Wall is an actual wall the cuts across the middle of Great Britain and marks what the Roman's considered to be the end of the known Roman world.more information :The territory held by the Saxons eventually became known as England and the people in Wales were called 'Welsh' from the Saxon word 'weala' meaning 'foreigners'.The first reliable reference to Arthur is in the 'Historia Brittonum' written by the Welsh monk Nennius around the year 830AD.Back in England at about the same time, (around 1200AD) the priest Layamon wrote the story in English - the first time it had appeared in this language.Arthur is mentioned in early Welsh literature, however the surviving manuscripts which refer to him date from after the legend was firmly established. The video below is some information on king authur.(week 10 )