Wright, Neil, ed. (1985), The Historia Regum Britanniae of Geoffrey of Monmouth, 1: Bern, Burgerbibliothek, MS. 568, Cambridge: Brewer, ISBN 978-0-85991-211-2 . Dichmann, Mary E. (1964). "The Tale of King Arthur and the Emperor Lucius". In Lumiansky, R. M. (ed.). Malory's Originality: A Critical Study of Le Morte Darthur. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp.67–90. ISBN 0801804035. In Geoffrey, Arthur passes his crown to his relative Constantine after being mortally wounded by the traitor Mordred in the Battle of Camlann. Geoffrey identifies Gildas' "royal youths" as Mordred's two sons, who, along with their Saxon allies, continue their father's insurrection after his death. After "many battles" Constantine routs the rebels, and Mordred's sons flee to London and Winchester, where they hide in a church and a friary, respectively. Constantine hunts them down and executes them before the altars of their sanctuaries. Divine retribution for this transgression comes three years later when Constantine is killed by his nephew Aurelius Conanus (Gildas' Aurelius Caninus), precipitating a civil war. He is buried at Stonehenge alongside other kings of Britain. [18]

Coe, John B.; Young, Simon (1995), The Celtic Sources for the Arthurian Legend, Felinfach, Lampeter: Llanerch, ISBN 978-1-897853-83-2 . It depicts people being so consumed by jealously that they kill people who previously were their friends. It also contains a level of warfare violence that is appropriate for the subject matter. Taylor, Beverly; Brewer, Elisabeth (1983). The Return of King Arthur. Boydell & Brewer. p.303. ISBN 0859911365 . Retrieved 7 July 2014.

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For a discussion of the tale, see Bromwich & Evans 1992; see also Padel 1994, pp.2–4; Roberts 1991a; and Green 2007b, pp.67–72 and chapter three. Roberts, Brynley F. (1991b), "Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae and Brut Y Brenhinedd", in Bromwich, Rachel; Jarman, A. O. H.; Roberts, Brynley F. (eds.), The Arthur of the Welsh, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp.98–116, ISBN 978-0-7083-1107-3 . Ashe, Geoffrey (1996), "Geoffrey of Monmouth", in Lacy, Norris (ed.), The New Arthurian Encyclopedia, New York: Garland, pp.179–182, ISBN 978-1-56865-432-4 . Lacy, Norris J. (1996d), "Popular Culture", in Lacy, Norris J. (ed.), The New Arthurian Encyclopedia, New York: Garland, pp.363–364, ISBN 978-1-56865-432-4 . Grylls, David (9 October 2011). "The play's the thing - or is it? - A new 'Shakespeare' provokes both scholarly dispute and a teasingly postmodern domestic drama". The Sunday Times.

As stated elsewhere, I have read a bit on these myths before and it does appear to be a mixture of different versions of the legends. It feels like the Author clearly has researched this and used it to place his own thumb print on it and despite the hinting of sex and voilence (which I have seen mentioned elsewhere) is a great introduction to the Arthur legends. Staines, D. (1996), "Tennyson, Alfred Lord", in Lacy, Norris J. (ed.), The New Arthurian Encyclopedia, New York: Garland, pp.446–449, ISBN 978-1-56865-432-4 . Phillips, Graham; Keatman, Martin (1992), King Arthur: The True Story, London: Century, ISBN 978-0-7126-5580-4 .Sweet, Rosemary (2004), "Antiquaries: The Discovery of the Past in Eighteenth-century Britain", Continuum, London, ISBN 1-85285-309-3 .