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    THE LAKE DISTRICT: WAS KING ARTHUR REAL?



    In their quest to find Excalibur, and discover the truth about King Arthur and his legendary sword, Biffo and Sanja travel to Cumbria. Their trip takes them from the Yorkshire Dales, to Hadrian’s Wall, and out onto the waters of The Lake District…

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    30 Comments

    4. Me Auntie Nora on

      Fascinating. I appreciated Paul getting real, talking about life and complicated feelings. I also think folk memory is a valuable tool, and place names have been shown to often actually preserve meaningful information from ancient times. Real people and events are often at the heart of legend.

      For example, perhaps 1000 years from now people will flock to drink from the lake said to miraculously cause a mild to moderate infection of freshwater parasites.

    12. Pencliff on

      Did Sanja walk widdershins (anti-clockwise) around that church looking for Biffo? 😬Better buy some more crystals and hope Art Garfunkel healing powers came through the church wall

    16. GmodPlusWoW on

      One of my first experiences with the Lake District was when I went up there on holiday. I remember eating toasted sandwiches and Kendall mint cake a lot of the time, since Mum decided to bring the sandwich toaster along on the trip.

      As for Uther Pendragon, I also remember going to Tintagel on holiday in Cornwall, which is purported to be where King Arthur was born. And incidentally, as part of my long-term writing project, Tintagel is the base of operations for House Pendragon, which is what the Round Table evolved into over the centuries following the death of Arthur. Camelot fell to the Anglo-Saxons, and the Knights consolidated their power in the Westerlands (Cymru and Kernow, with bits of the West Midlands) as more of the eastern counties fell under the dominion of Germanic kings. While Excalibur was kept safe by Viviane of the Lake, Curtana was lost, and later appropriated by the royal families of England. As for Durandal, Viviane's gift to Brittany, it was lost at the Battle of Roncevaux in the Pyrenees, while Mithersbrod, Viviane's gift to the North, still seeks a worthy wielder, one who would be to the North what Arthur was to the South.

    18. Matt Hopper on

      "The answer's out there…." as we used to say in the 90s. Keep smashing paradigms and getting the truth out, guys. The establishment ain't gonna like it, but ya know what? Screw 'em. Many years ago I read a book on this and it claimed that the name Arthur was a joining of the British/Celtic and Roman words for bear, ie, Arth, and Ursus. Arthur was the Bear who united the two factions-the Celtic tribes and what was left of the bloody Romans- to fight the invading Saxons. Sounded plausible to me. I also think the dark ages Artognou inscription found at Tintagel has to be significant and points to an actual Late-Roman warlord tied to the site whose tradition got woven into the later Arthurian myth.

    19. Matt Hopper on

      Oh, I just watched the bit with Excalibur and I remembered an interesting theory I heard. Some think it could be an echo of a bronze age legend as in those days bronze swords were cast in stone moulds and then pulled out when cool. Also, the warriors would have sat in a circle around the central hearth in the round house. Great book about stone circles: Julian Cope's Modern Antiquarian.

    20. V8 on

      Hands down the best channel on YouTube. You inspire me Biffo, I hope I can reach your level of creativity one day!

    21. Michael Mulqueen on

      How is it possible to feel like u know less about a subject after watching a video about it? Your videos utter disregard for any semblance of cohesion or structure allow for a nievety and simplicity that are somehow appealing

    28. Tyler Atlas Ray on

      Wow, what an awesome episode. Honestly! The editing is very good, I liked the relatable talk around 29:30, and the whole thing is beautiful. The lake especially. Digi's most adventurous video yet. Literally my favorite channel❤

    29. Rufio1980 on

      Without a doubt the best thing ive seen you guys do. Brilliant. Sanja's Arthurs and drinking the lake water in hope of getting diarrhoea were definite highlights.
      Holy Grail next, please!

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