Arthur - Rex Quondam Rex Futurus

The Pendragon Society has spent almost fifty years pursuing Arthur and examining all aspects of the Arthurian Material ‑ the Matter of Britain. Our approach to Arthurian studies is 'holistic' in the sense that we do not limit these studies to any one aspect or to a limited agenda that would exclude those with interests in any area of these studies.  Our long running journal reflects these  ever‑widening interests and records the emergence of serious and  not so serious pursuits of  Arthur over the past half century.

The Society has summarised these varied perspectives of Arthur under three headings:

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Archaeology and History

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Literature, the Arts and Modern Studies

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Legend, Myth and Folklore

The symbol of the three Celtic beard­ pullers represents the good humoured tolerance with which we seek to view the alternative opinions and theories about Arthur. The pages that will follow in this section are brief outlines of this triad of approaches to the study of the:

Once and Future King

Arthurian Sources   Arthurian Articles

 

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