From tyagi@bjt.net Tue Nov 19 09:12:08 1996 Return-Path: tyagi@bjt.net Received: from kudonet.com ([165.227.52.1]) by bitsy.hollyfeld.org (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA05315 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 1996 07:32:42 -0500 Received: by kudonet.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id DAA27600; Tue, 19 Nov 1996 03:23:21 -0800 Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 03:23:21 -0800 Message-Id: <199611191123.DAA27600@kudonet.com> To: tyagi@hollyfeld.org Subject: Satanism/9611.artrswd.st From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva) Reply-To: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva) Status: O >From: Sigurd Towrie >Newsgroups: alt.legend.king-arthur >Subject: Re: The Dragon Standard (was Dragons) >Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 21:59:35 +0000 >Organization: Laptop System >Lines: 22 >Distribution: world >Message-ID: <5yozZFAHTkiyEwFs@stowrie.demon.co.uk> >References: <55qcj4$2ip@gerry.cc.keele.ac.uk> > <19961110225600.RAA14697@ladder01.news.aol.com> <328716DD.72E5@bern.com> > > <01bbd104$c33dc420$cdb1a7cc@wilson.btiserve.btigate.com> >NNTP-Posting-Host: stowrie.demon.co.uk >X-NNTP-Posting-Host: stowrie.demon.co.uk >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Newsreader: Turnpike Version 3.01 In article <01bbd104$c33dc420$cdb1a7cc@wilson.btiserve.btigate.com>, Wilson writes >Sigurd, I have also read this from several sources and it seems plausible. >What do you believe is probability that Arthur was (was not) pagan (i.e. >what percentage of tribal leaders were converted at that time) ? I wouldn't even like to guess ;-) It's possible to argue convincingly that he could have been either depending on which theory you accept as to his historical existence. If for example he was Lucius Artorius Castus, commander of the Roman Cataphracti (cavalry) he may have worshipped a naked sword blade so I guess that would point towards paganism. If he was a Roman/Briton "Dux Bellorum" he may well have been converted to the "True Faith". I do suspect however that as he would have been a very fragile link holding together a tempestuous alliance of tribal chieftains he may have been diplomatic and venerated whichever religion the situation required. ---- Sigurd Towrie | Kirkwall, Orkney Isles | e-mail: st@stowrie.demon.co.uk SCOTLAND | Orkney Website: www.stowrie.demon.co.uk