 There have been few attempts to define the nature and character of Arthur in the pre-Galfridian tradition as a whole, rather than in a single text or text/story-type.A 2007 academic survey led by Caitlin Green has identified three key strands to the portrayal of Arthur in this earliest material.The first is that he was a peerless warrior who functioned as the monster-hunting protector of Britain from all internal and external threats.