On other webpages I have documented how my genealogy traces back to the MacArthurs (on my father’s side) and the Campbells (on my mother’s side), and that both of these lines are really part of one family.

As documented at http://christophergwinn.com/arthuriana/arthurs-pedigree/ , Campbell genealogy traces back to King Arthur and his ancestors.  The name MacArthur means “son of Arthur”.  The Campbells trace their descent from Arthur and earlier as described below:

“Scottish Campbell family genealogies

Leabhar Geinealach / Book of Genealogies – Dubhaltach mac Fhirbhisigh – c. 1650

Killbride version NLS MS 72 – c. 1530-1558

NLS MS 72 – c. 1467

Dubhne

Dubne

Dubne

Feradogh

Feradog

Merbe

Smerge

Smerbi

Artur

Artur

Artur

Iubar

Iobhar

Ambros

Lidir

Considin

Bernard

Amgcel

Muiris

Toisid

Magoth

Conmoc

Coiel

Considin

Catogan

Artur

Cadimor

Larnalin

Catogan

Tosid

Bende

Artur lamdearg

Mebrec

Benbriot

Grifin

Artur

Briotan

Allardad

Fergus Leterg

Artur

Lamdod

Fionlug

Artur og

Firmara

Artur mor

Banebriot

Briotus

Briotan

Fergus leth-derg

Nemed”

 

To read more about the above genealogical list see Appendix VIII of the book at https://books.google.com/books?id=SRI5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA460&lpg=PA460&dq=briotus&source=bl&ots=Ovvlb1DAj_&sig=s2NfjFXx3S_GDhiGLlbwujoyhWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiv48awxsPYAhWGz4MKHQKeAacQ6AEIQzAE#v=onepage&q=briotus&f=false .

The history of King Arthur and the Britons is described in Nennius’ history and Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Britons.

Here are excerpts from Nennius’ work found at http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/nennius_giles.pdf :

“The Britons were thus called from Brutus: Brutus was the son of Hiscion…Flisa of Juuin, Juuin of Japheth…the magnanimous Arthur, with all of the kings and military force of Britain, fought against the Saxons…”

The complete quote from Nennius traces Brutus’ ancestry back to Dardanus of Troy, and further back to Juuin (ie, Javan), son of Japheth.  At least on Dardanus’ mother’s side his descent may have been from Javan, son of Japheth.  On Dardanus’ father’s side though it is possible that his ancestry traces back to Abraham in the Bible in this way:

1. Abraham
2. Isaac
3. Jacob
4. Judah
5. Zerah
6. Dardanus (aka Darda and Dara)

This lineage would explain why the royal houses of Europe sought to trace their ancestry back to Dardanus in order to establish their monarchial legitimacy.

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Britons, as summarized at http://www.ldolphin.org/cooper/ch5.html, outlines their history to King Arthur and afterwards.  The summary is:

“…Brutus founded the city of Trinovantum, or New Troy, which was later to become the city of London. Brutus, the first king of the Britons, reigned over his people in this island for twenty three years, i.e. from ca 1104-1081 BC…Uther Pendragon was seducing Ygerna. But of their union was born the most famous of the British kings, Arthur, who reigned over the Britons from ca AD 521-542…”

A genealogical summary from Brutus to King Arthur can be found at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37848/37848-h/37848-h.htm .  More is posited here: https://books.google.com/books?id=K-BnCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT48&lpg=PT48&dq=brutus+hiscion&source=bl&ots=9_5gSYTa08&sig=EIKF4y-9i6IXf19nCdWPeD33BgM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBvdm4_ufYAhUSKKwKHTBVDDwQ6AEIOTAC#v=onepage&q=brutus%20hiscion&f=false .

A genealogical table from Zerah and Dardanus down to King Arthur is found at https://books.google.com/books?id=8Xx3BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT414&lpg=PT414&dq=dardanus+to+king+arthur+genealogy&source=bl&ots=A0RKYiLhpi&sig=fOJnmWMlyUktvymlFTL2n8RViDw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir2r7yquPdAhWX2YMKHcu2DFQQ6AEwEHoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=dardanus%20to%20king%20arthur%20genealogy&f=false.

Information on Dardanus and his ancestry can be found at http://creationwiki.org/Dara and http://www.themorrisclan.net/GENEALOGY/Dardanus%20and%20Batea.html.