Thanx all -

Leeneia - Unfortunately I do not own a piano and am therefore unable to play the black keys on it. If I had one I am sure it would have saved us all a lot of trouble.

Alas, I must take the hard road and make what use I can of the accumulated knowledge the rest of you have made available to me.

I had no idea that Peter T was so familiar with the subtleties of medieval broadcasting. I see the beginnings of a spoof swashbuckler in the making. I hope I get the chance to read it someday.

Mention of deep purple had the unfortunate effect of reminding me of Rick Wakemans extravaganza "arthur on ice" (Involving too much acid, a synthesizer, and some iceskaters dresed up as horses ... very spinal tap - only real ...)

Micca - you are a genius - I like the simplicity of your theory, and it helps to pinpoint the actual period in which Arthur is likely to have lived. So - when did the bronze age end in Britain? Are we talking about BC or AD?

Sigurd - You have broadened the scope of this search by identifying the multitude of possible representations of arthur available to us.

Walrus - thanx for the links

Alanabit + Peg - I fear that you will get your way. It is probable that the hollywood interpretation will endure, as sickening a prospect as it might be.

Uncle DaveO - Roman influence - superb ... Add a little of pied pipers advice and suddenly you have something to research

GUEST - Good info about the lyre

In the meantime, keep the sugestions coming, they are all useful and valuable.

As for where and when the theme park will be opened - Sorry I haven't got the faintest idea.

Cheers folks - keep it comin'

(I haven't been to the mudcat for a while, but I used to "come-a-lot" (sound of retching from collapsed pipes)