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'King Arthur' Can't Reclaim Stonehenge Remains

Self-styled Druid chief loses bid

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 23, 2011 1:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – The injustice! King Arthur Uther Pendragon cannot reclaim 5,000-year-old remains that were dug up at Stonehenge, a British judge has ruled. But don’t get too riled up: Pendragon isn’t actually related to the legendary kind of yore, although he is chief of the Loyal Arthurian Warband Druid order. No, he’s just a 57-year-old man who changed his name legally and is concerned that the cremated remains, which Sheffield University researchers have been given the OK to keep until 2015, will never be returned to their rightful resting place, the AP reports.

He represented himself in court, clad in white druid robes, but he couldn’t convince the judge, who ruled today that Pendragon will not be allowed to pursue his case against Britain's Ministry of Justice.

Arthur Uther Pendragon, a druid, waits for the sun to rise as he celebrates the Spring Equinox at Stonehenge on March 20, 2009 near Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.
Arthur Uther Pendragon, a druid, waits for the sun to rise as he celebrates the Spring Equinox at Stonehenge on March 20, 2009 near Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.   (Getty Images)
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TexasYankee
Aug 23, 2011 3:14 PM CDT
I wish America had druids lol, I'd take that over the tea party in a heart beat
reno-reines
Aug 23, 2011 2:41 PM CDT
Druids...they just want to preserve Stonehenge lol I think it's a good thing honestly
Cinnamon
Aug 23, 2011 1:35 PM CDT
People who do shit like this are always the dorkiest motherfuckers you could ever meet. They take themselves way too seriously, and it just comes off as hilarious. They're seeking the badassery of King Arthur and all the hallowed historicity of what he stands for, but really, he's wearing clothes he bought on a geocities website made by some fat, old woman who styles herself Lady Morgana Nightshade or something else equally ridiculous.

 
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