This study considers the possibility of a misreading of the name 'Ambrosius Aurelianus' as 'Ambrosius Arturus', and so suggests that the Roman Ambrosius and the British Arthur are the same character.
https://www.academia.edu/36105573/Ambrosius_Arturus?email_work_card=view-paper
thanks for the link David. I've spent more time on academia.edu than I care to admit of late!
When I saw it, I knew you'd be interested.
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I must admit that on reading it, I was left wondering whether the one or two visits of St Germanus of Auxerre were the occasions when Gildas says the Romans sent help
After all Germanus had apparently been a Dux, which hints at military experience, and perhaps a good person to train and lead a local force, perhaps with a small bodyguard of his own to stiffen them
Jim
true, although we know that Gildas mixed up his recent (pre birth) history and overall Gildas is sermonising not writing a history which means we are reliant on uncorroborated 'facts' for the most part