Friday Harbor, Washington Friday, June 17, 2005. The image of an ancient king, sculpted in colored stone has been discovered in southern Scotland. This portrait in stone matches descriptions of a lost king of ancient Britain, known to the world as the legendary King Arthur. The giant stone head, nearly 40 feet above the ground, tops a cloaked image and shows an ancient royal wearing a heavy gold crown. In weathered stonework this noble face is shown with red hair and a red beard. The clothing under his dark mantle appears to have originally been carved from gold-colored stone. Over his right shoulder one can see the chipped remains of a giant heart-shaped shield of stone with what appears to be a sword piercing through the heart.
(PRWEB) June 19, 2005 -- One might question the identity of this ancient king if based just one image, but this king is not alone. He towers over an opening in a mountainside where many other sculpted images are still visible. The carved and painted stone images match the missing knights and ladies of King Arthurs long lost kingdom, the one we know as Camelot. Among these ancient monuments the discoverers have found a cave painting they believe to be Queen Gwenhyfar, standing figures of the Merlin, King Arthur and the Lady Niniane, and faces of many others identified with this legendary kingdom.
According to legends, the Merlin prepared his final retreat of this world, his esplumier", at the request of his beautiful associate Niniane, known in legends as the Lady of the Lake. This hidden location was to have been the Merlins final resting place.The Lady of the Lake accompanied him there, to comfort and assist him until he departed this world. She planned to lay beside him there after her death. It was at Merlins burial site that these ancient images were discovered by the Seattle area couple as the result of 12 years of research. You are invited to visit out site at www.kingarthurlordofthegrail.com
Kaye Hennig, a former curriculum expert and educational administrator, and her husband Terrance Hennig, an architectural designer and professional photographer, set out together to find the truth behind the legends of King Arthur, his kingdom, and the stories of the Holy Grail. They were looking at the ancient sites through the lens of a camera for clues that might ultimately lead to proof of the historical existence of King Arthur. Their research led them from castles, churches and abbeys in France and ancient fortresses and villages in the Pyrenees to many alleged Arthurian locations in the British Isles. After thousands of photographs and years of research, they finally discovered ancient records of a lost kingdom and its legendary people carved into a mountainside once hidden from view. The Hennigs believe that the Merlin himself left these records, painted and carved in stone, safely hidden within his own burial cave.
The evidence only became apparent in photographs taken at their first visit to this site. As with thousands of visitors before them, when looking with the naked eye, they had not noticed the carvings. The ancient sculpted carvings were chipped and damaged. Beautifully executed but faded paintings had been exposed to the elements for over 300 years. The last cave-in twenty five years ago finally exposed the ancient images but even after clearing of the cave site the images were not noticed. Although this cave site has been known since ancient times, in the late 1800s it was named after an individual with no proven Arthurian connection. As many competing claims place King Arthurs lost kingdom in southern England, few individuals considered this site in their search for King Arthur. However, as the result of years of research, Kaye Hennig had a clear vision of what evidence might be found. Last September in southern Scotland, she realized that her video camera lens had finally revealed, in the very location she believed to have been Merlins burial site, a giant sculpted head of the Merlin himself. The couple immediately returned to the site and documented their discovery, one that ultimately included many sculpted heads and faces, carvings of large standing figures and ancient cave paintings.
The Hennigs have spent the past eight months photographing, and analyzing information from this site. They have also discovered corroborative evidence on other Arthurian sites, including a site near Edinburgh. There they found another giant stone carving of King Arthur near the site still called Arthurs Seat" on the Salisbury Craigs. They photographed a giant head that resembles the same kingly face they found at the site of Merlins burial cave. The carvings at multiple sites all match descriptions in Arthurian legends. Combined with the growing number of historians and writers who have placed King Arthurs kingdom in the borders area of Scotland, these discoveries have produced compelling physical evidence of King Arthur and his kingdom. The Hennigs believe that the number and complexity of the images found are carved memorials that cannot be explained as natural stone formations.
The couple recently presented their evidence to authorities in Britain to start the process of site examination and protection. The Hennigs have delayed the release of locations and details of their discoveries to allow officials time to secure and protect these monuments. The Hennigs offered documentary materials and even personal assistance to support research on the sites. However, the response from the agencies, whose experts have overlooked this important Arthurian evidence for years, has been less than enthusiastic. It appears that, as with most discoveries, experts will take months or years to investigate and even longer to argue among themselves about their conclusions.
The Collectors Edition of the Hennigsforthcoming book King Arthur, Lord of the Grail will reveal the exact site locations and the story of the couples quest for King Arthur, illustrated with over a hundred color photographs. Details of their search and excerpts from chapters of their book can be found at www.kingarthurlordofthegrail.com Displayed are photographs of the first identifiable physical evidence of the existence of King Arthur. Photographs are of giant sculpted portraits of King Arthur, of King Arthur in scarlet, Merlin in purple and Niniane, the Lady of the Lake and of a cave painting of Queen Gwenhyfar are presented.
Contact:
Kaye D. Hennig, Author, King Arthur, Lord of the Grail
Design Magic Publishing
360 378-0872
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