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Was I King Arthur of Round Table Fame ?

Hail there my subjects I'm Cerdic the very first King Of Wessex and the new www.wessex.me.uk website is MINE. I landed in Britain in 497AD and conquered the Britons with my Saxon legions.

My father was a Saxon Wizard called LLyr Merini. Yes legend has it that he was Merlin. I was an illegitimate son so was Arthur.
My mother was a Briton, so was Arthur's
Both my name in Saxon and Arthur's name in Celt mean Strongarm.
My wife was Guignier, sister of Cador, Prince of Cornwall. (King Arthur married Guenevere, raised in the household of Cador Duke of Cornwall).
I also spent 25 years in Gaul and ruled at Nantes and Vannes. (King Arthur spent 9 years subduing Gaul and held court in Paris. Reigned in Nantes in some stories)

I was the dynastic founder of Glamorgan. (King Arthur reigned for 5 years in Glamorgan).

Medrot was my Grandson (Arthur died fighting his nephew Modred)
Other coincidences in the story of King Arthur is that he goes to Dunbarton and fights the Picts and Scots. There is an emphasis on Dunbarton. This may have been due to confusion of me with Ceredig of Dunbarton. Someone named Ceredig gathered a fleet and ravaged the coast of Ireland around the year 450AD .

King Arthur conquered Ireland and Iceland.
Whilst the story of King Arthur is obviously built up in legend, like that of Robin Hood, it seems that much of that legend was based on Me.
Wessex grew into one of Britain's largest Kingdoms ( along with Mercia and Northumbria) and My descendant King Alfred became King of England.
Thus My blood line runs through to the British Royal family to this day. The last British king to also be King of Wessex was Harold.

Now after a thousand years the Queen's Son, Prince Edward is the next Earl of Wessex.