Arthur Uther Pendragon
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Arthur Uther Pendragon (born John Rothwell, 1954) is a British eco-campaigner, Druid leader, media personality, and self-declared reincarnation of King Arthur, a name by which he is also known.
A former soldier, mercenary, and biker, he has described receiving a spiritual revelation at Stonehenge in 1976,[1] informing him that he was King Arthur reborn. Changing his name to Arthur Uther Pendragon, he became what he calls a "renunciate" - refusing to live on state benefits, he travels from place to place, relying on the hospitality of friends and well-wishers. As founder and leader of the Loyal Arthurian Warband, he has been involved in numerous campaigns, demonstrations, and environmental protest camps, and has been arrested and imprisoned many times. He was also involved with the campaign for public access to Stonehenge during the 1990s. He says his role is "to unite the Celts and fight for truth, honour and justice.[2]
A well-known and leading figure within the British Neopagan movement, he is a regular attender at Pagan conferences and camps all over the country, where he often gives talks. Among his various offices within Druidry, he is Honoured Pendragon of the Glastonbury Order of Druids, Official Swordbearer of the Secular Order of Druids, Member of the Council of British Druid Orders, and Swordbearer to the Cotswold Order of Druids.
He is a self-proclaimed English eccentric who says that helps him in his political work. [3] He is known to not be a stranger to alcohol at pagan events.[4]
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- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-463607/As-dawn-broke-longest-day-year-24-000-witches-pagans-druids-descend-Stonehenge.html
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4634551.html
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4721018.html
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-463607/As-dawn-broke-longest-day-year-24-000-witches-pagans-druids-descend-Stonehenge.html
