The Return of King Arthur: Son of Prophecy
"The name 'Arthur' was a title."[a]
"Who so Pulleth Out This Sword of this Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of England."
"But Arthur’s grave is nowhere seen, whence antiquity of stories still claims that he will return"[1]
Arthur was often seen as protector figure who defended the Britons [People of the Covenant] against all manner of threats.
Arthur ought to be associated with the "Mab Darogan" ("Son of Prophecy"), a messianic figure of the Welsh prophetic tradition.[2]
"Whatever is prophesised about you you shall take,
From every prophetic song you shall be blessed,
That which I have prophesised you shall possess,
Whatever I should prophesise you shall uphold,
You are the son of the prophesy in the eyes of all whom you see (about you)!'.[3]
Another poem declares that he is the prince who will "fulfil the ancient prophecies".[4]
Arthur "shall resorte as lord and sovereyne Out of fayrye and regne in Breteyne"[5]
Reference:
[a] - Graham Phillips and Martin Keatman, in their book, King Arthur: The True Story
[1] - O. J. Padel, "The Nature of Arthur" in Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 27 (1994), pp.1-31 at p.10
[2] - From David Rees, The Son of Prophecy [:] Henry Tudor's Road to Bosworth (1985 ; new revised edition, Rhuthin, 1997), p. 12. ISBN 1-871083-01-X;
[3] - N. G. Costigan (ed.), Gwaith Dafydd Benfras ac eraill (University of Wales Press, 1995). 'Mawl Llywelyn ab Iorwerth', lines 53-57, p. 419.
[4] - A. D. Carr, Owen of Wales: The End of the House of Gwynedd (University of Wales Press, 1991), p. 89.
[5] - R. S. Loomis, "The Legend of Arthur’s Survival" in R. S. Loomis (ed.) Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959), pp.64–71 at pp.64–5
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