I just have to put this out there.

Author: * Walensis Volcae - 25 Posts on this thread out of 64 Posts sitewide.
Date: May 28, 2004 - 10:09

unfortunately I have no scanner, but I will explain some of the photos in The Holy Kingdom, and you decide what to believe. There are many pictures but I will go through only the more bizzare.

1. We have a picture of a primative crucifix on a stone wall: the caption reads; The 'cross on the wall', behind which, in a secret cave, may be concealed the true cross of Christ.
# If that is the belief, why not dig it out, i wonder?

2. second we have a picture of an 'ancient' stone with documentation on it that 'reads';The Ogmore stone, which records land donations by 'Arthmail' (Ironbear), King Arthur II.
# You may recall on the post which outlined the back cover of the book, it was mentioned that the author claimed the existence of two King Arthurs.

3. # From here we really need to start asking questions! we have a picture of a large stone that has been split in half to reveal a hollow channel within, that, I dont lie resembles a sword, slightly thicker at the top and tapering down towards the bottom, and it actually shows the...I dont know...the marks down the length of a sword that allows blood to flow so to lessen the effect of suction.

4. Now we have a photo of the two archaeologists Alan Wilson & Baram Blackett that helped Adrian Gilbert with the writing of The Holy Kingdom standing next to two large ancient grave stones, and the caption reads; The stone of Arthur IInd, found in the dig at the church of St. Peters. The stone carries the legend 'Rex Artorivs Fili Mavricivs', and the stone of Arthur I, found near Atherstone in Warwickshire. #(incomplete)
The fragments of the Arthur Ist stone read: 'Artoriv... iacit... Maci...'.

5. And lastly the picture of a medieval sword, and the caption reads: An ancient sword, recently discovered in America, which is quite possibly the original sword of Constantine, or even Arthur's excalibur.

# Well which is it? Constantine or Arthur? They dont mention which constantine, but most likely neither. They're considering a medieval weapon to be from the early dark ages. This sword if in fact found in America at all was probably someones antique medieval artifact stolen or abandoned in the raids during the civil wars, then the thief or owner lost it, hid it or got himself killed before reaching safety, or the nearest pawn shop.

# Are these guys for real? You judge for yourself, I'll reserve my final conclusion until I've finished the book, but I'm not holding my breath.