Thankfully, the career of Belisarius did not end with his ignominious recall from the second Italian campaign. In 559 the aged Justinian summoned him from retirement to repel an invading horde of Bulgars. With just a handful of his old Veterans and a rabble of civilian militia, Belisarius won a final victory against the odds, defeating the Bulgar host and driving them out of Roman territory. He died in 565, probably not blinded and in disgrace, as one old story claims, but peacefully on his estate at Rufinianae.
As for the location of Caledfwlch – known to later generations as Excalibur – and the last resting place of Arthur, Coel’s son, these will remain forever a mystery…
More Books by David Pilling
The Half-Hanged Man
The White Hawk (I)
The White Hawk (II): Rebellion
The White Hawk (III): Restoration
Caesar’s Sword (I): The Red Death
Caesar’s Sword (II): Siege of Rome
Robin Hood (I)
Robin Hood (II): The Wrath of God
Robin Hood (III): The Hooded Man
Nowhere Was There Peace
The Best Weapon (with Martin Bolton)
Sorrow (with Martin Bolton)
The John Swale Chronicles
Folville’s Law & 12 mini-sequels
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