[JacobAldridge]

True, but Bede's history was wide-ranging and made no mention of Arthur or any other elements of his legend.

To the extent that Arthur could have been real, he likely would have been a warrior-leader, rather than a king, fighting against the spreading Anglo-Saxon invaders.

[arethuza]

Wasn't Bede very much on the side of the, ultimately largely victorious, Anglo-Saxon invaders?