450–507 - Visigoth

King of the Visigoths. He defended Arian Christianity, but was defeated by Clovis, the king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne, which dealt a fatal blow to Arianism, the doctrine that Christ and God differed in some respects.

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453–523 - Irish

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480–524 - Roman

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?–526 - German

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480–547 - Italian

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500–547 - Roman

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fl. 550 - Arab

Legendary Arab figure. He was reputedly the son of a Bedouin chief and a black slave, who grew up to be a fierce warrior as well as an important Arab poet. The later Romance of Antar portrayed him as an exemplar of the highest Bedouin ideals of courage, hospitality, generosity, and strict adherence to "the code of the desert."

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fl. 550 - Greek

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fl. 550 - Indian

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fl. 550 - British

Legendary king. Arthur is said to have valiantly defended his Celtic and Christian realm against pagan Anglo-Saxon invaders. His court at Camelot, with its famous "round table" of dedicated knights drawn from all over Europe, came to represent all the finest ideals of courtly love, of honour, of self-sacrificing service to God, country, and humanity, of knightly chivalry, and of mystical devotion to God's Holy Grail. Although there are references to Arthur by a variety of Medieval writers, the most complete account is Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, written in the 15th century nearly a thousand years after Arthur is supposed to have lived.

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482–565 - Byzantine

Emperor. He restored Byzantium, but shocked the court by marrying Theodora.

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499–565 - Greek

Provided an insider account of "Byzantine intrigue."

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484–577 - Irish

Monk. He was a legendary sea voyager.

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521–597 - Irish

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574–622 - Japanese

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570–632 - Arab

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605–633 - Arabian

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573–634 - Muslim/Mecca

Muslim caliph. He became the first caliph after the prophet's death.

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?–638 - Italian

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581–644

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