Schottland / Wales / Cornwall: Auf den Spuren von König Artus

Name of traveller

Paul Botheroyd (b. 1939), Sylvia Botheroyd (b. 1944)

Reason for travel

• research and collection of images for guide book
• interest in Arthurian legend

Date of travel

undated, mid to late 1980s

Content

• Swiss-English married couple resident in Germany
• architecture:
  • descriptions of standing stones, castle ruins, churches
  • contextualisation with regards to historical period of construction and significance in Arthurian legend
• art:
  
  • contains great number of photographs and hand-drawn maps produced by the authors
  • photographs of Celtic stone crosses and stained-glass windows
• customs:
  
  • Welsh Arthurian tradition recognised as distinct from Cornish and Anglo-Norman traditions
  • local cults of Welsh saints
  • impact of Arthurian legends on placenames in Wales
• history:
  
  • notes on verified historical events
  • concentration on Roman antiquity and early medieval Wales
• literature: frequent reference to Geoffrey of Monmouth (1100-1155) and Mabinogion to illustrate particular aspects of Arthurian legends
• territory: individual places described under aspect of Arhturian legends
• transport: travel via caravan

Nationality of traveller

British and German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male, Female

Type of publication

travel guide

Citation

Botheroyd, Paul F. and Sylvia Botheroyd. Schottland / Wales / Cornwall: Auf den Spuren von König Artus. München: Droemer Knaur, 1988. Print.