The One (and Only) King Arthur

Something that struck me as interesting in the Snyder readings was one of the first things the article discussed; the fact that there was more than one Arthur. Not one single Arthur was the one who shaped the tale we think of today. And yet, when we watched the clips/trailer from the film, it was clear that the Arthur depicted was the one and only. In the scene with Stellan Skarsgård (really, who else would play the Saxon leader but a Skarsgård?), we hear the Saxon leader (I don't know his name unfortunately), talking about how he's heard tale upon tale of Arthur prior to their meeting. This gives the viewer a false sense of the true King Arthur. Anyone viewing might think that this depiction is, in fact, what King Arthur must have been like.

In addition to this, something that immediately struck me in the film was the way the Saxons were dressed. They appeared to me like Vikings, which I'm fairly certain by this point were not around. While I do know there were similarities between the Vikings and Saxons, I think it was at the least historically inaccurate to dress Saxon warriors in the same way the History Channel dresses Vikings. I'd say I'm a bit more inclined to believe that the History Channel is correct, over this movie, but obviously, I'm no historian.

(edit for day after I wrote this: i didn't know this took place in the 5th century so i take back what i said about the vikings)