TINTAGEL
- KING ARTHUR COUNTRY
BATTLE OF CAMLAAN 2000A lovely sunny day greeted the warriors as they set up camp in Tintagel and on Saturday August 5th 2000 they marched from the Visitor Centre to the battlefield. The following pictures were captured on the morning of the battle around about 12.30pm and shows the village before and during the march. May Battle Commence!Click on the photos to enlarge
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PHOTOS FROM THE CAMLAAN BATTLE
2001
these being The Cornwall First Air Ambulance and the R.N.L.I. Tintagel witnessed this August King Arthur battle against his illegitimate son, Mordred This being the age old battle of Good against Evil. Under the watchful eye of Merlin the armies drew up to face each other, and the silence was broken by the cries of warriors and the clash of swords, dramatically illustrating the battle on that fatal day back in the mists of time. But with the magic of Merlin you were able to see how it was in Medieval times, but most importantly how it was in The Dark Ages the real time of Arthur. To achieve this re-enactors came together from all over England, Scotland, Wales, Southern Ireland, Northern Ireland and some from Europe, ALL TRAVELLED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE to bring the spectacular show to you "On the River Camel they carne together, the place was called Camelford; may the name last forever: And at Camelford were gathered sixty thousand and more. Mordred was their leader, an d the noble Arthur rode there with a huge army although it was doomed On the ,River Camel they fought together. Sparks flew out spurs .shattered, shields broke, shafts snapped. The mighty fought together there. The Camel was in flood with measureless blood. "Mordred was killed and Arthur mortally wounded, bringing to an end a Golden Age for Britain. The Battle took place around the year 537 when Mordred tried to seize the throne, supported by bands of Mercenaries.
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