Druid King Arthur Pendragon loses human remains legal battle

August 24, 2011

Druid King Arthur Pendragon

I think he’s got a point. And I’m not just saying that because my novel Altdorf has Druids in it! He also has a really cool suit. What do you think? About the point or the suit.

King Arthur Pendragon loses human remains legal battle

Speaking before the hearing, King Arthur Pendragon said: ”Let those we lay to rest, stay in rest”

A druid who went to the High Court to try to stop researchers examining ancient human remains found at Stonehenge has failed in his legal bid.

King Arthur Pendragon wanted the remains found in 2008 to be reburied immediately.

He was fighting a Ministry of Justice decision allowing scientists at Sheffield University to analyse the samples for five more years.

His bid was rejected at a High Court hearing in London.

Mr Justice Wyn Williams refused to give Mr Pendragon permission to launch a judicial review action, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to show that the Ministry of Justice might have acted unreasonably.

See the rest at BBC News – King Arthur Pendragon loses human remains legal battle.

*Since my Forest Knights novels have a character, Seraina, who is one of the last druid priestesses, I thought it would be fun to describe some modern-day Swiss festivals with Celtic ties. So that’s what I’ll be doing in the next few posts.*