latin help

[godfather]

How do I write king arthur in latin?

 

[Parkadge]

Arturus Rex
I think that's right

 

[captnenglish]

I would also add Dux Bellurum (sp?)

 

[Calvin]

I think Dux Bellorum Artorius.
Not sure at all, but the original meaning of Dux tends more to leader (leading troops, people, etc.) rather than king. Rex is for king, but a bit more in a medieval manner, Rex tout-court was too strong for the republican ideology of the Roman Empire, so most Emperors prefers the Imperator or Augustus title.

 

[renarts]

Dux Bellorum is "War Duke" or "Duke of Battles"

Arturus Rex would most likely be what you want in my opinion.

It is thought that the name Arthur comes from the Latin Artorius and may nave been "britainized" to Artur or Arturus.

Another title might be Arturus Riothamus. The word "Riothamus" is a Latinized version of a Brythonic\Welsh word meaning something like "King - Most High."

Comte Britanorum is a latinized version of Count of Britain or the romanized "Comes" meaning count of the saxon shore.

And just for an FYI...."Excalibur" is a contraction of the Latin phrase ex calce liberatus--"freed from out of the stone".

 

[fsdesimone]

See now why didn't Latin seem this interesting when I had to take all those classes in college? :lol:

Francesca

 

[renarts]

It's not how you learn, its what you learn :lol:


Modo Fac....

 

[fsdesimone]

Originally posted by renarts@Sep 30 2005, 01:50 AM
It's not how you learn, its what you learn :lol:

And who you learn it from! I had a professor who made a class on Horace so unbearable that I still have nightmares about it.

 

[simdem57]

hello ,

in my humble opinion , i would suggest that you could call it :
ARTHUR DUX BELLORUM

ARTHUR may come from the old Briton : ARTH which means BEAR
Modern Briton is ARZ . Celitc time historians say that Bear was the symbol of a warry god .

ARTHUR as the root of the Arthurian legend may appears at the first time in
HISTORIA BRITTONUM - chapter 56 - supposed to be written by Nennius in IX century .
in this latin text , it is written ARTHUR ( and not Arthurus or something else ) and that Arthur fought with the kings of britons as DUX BELLORUM ( war leader )

For much detailled information :

Explanation of Historia Brittonium and the texts before :http://www.encyclopedia-glossary.com/en/Historia-Britonum.html
Historia brittonum in latin : see IV arthuriana - 56 http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/CLASSICS/histbrit.html
for the translation in english :
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/nennius-full.html


I hope that will help you to choose the proper latin call

Best regards

 

[Einion]

FWIW I would go with Dux Bellorum, with however you choose to spell his name, as at the time Arthur might have lived the title was much closer in concept to a warrior chief or 'war duke' than our concept of king.

If you're going with the fictional character of Arthur on the other hand (if he's dressed in plate armour for example!) just go with Rex, has a nicer ring to it.

Einion

 

[PJ Deluhery]

I agreee with Einion.

Rex means king, dux means leader. So if you are protraying him as a king, rex is correct. If you are portraying him as the historical warlord, dux is correct.

And, as my mother always said: "Semper ubi sub ubi!"

 

[Wlas]

A shadowy figure from the time period is refered to as Riothamus or High King.
Letters still exist from Sidonius to him. In the 12th century it was suggested that this was the title given to Arthur. Recent studies attributing the Arthur legend to the Sarmatians make fascinating reading. I certainly would suggest FROM SCYTHIA TO CAMELOT, by Littleton and Malcor as a good start.