This is a replica of the legendary King Arthur Burial Cross. This cross is based on a Lead Cross that was found in c.1191 at Glastonbury, England by Monks. They uncovered a hollowed out log containing two bodies, while digging between two stone Pyramids standing together in the Abbey Cemetary. The log coffin had been buried quite deep, at around 16 feet down. A stone slab cover had been found at the seven foot level and attached to its underneath was an oddly shaped Cross with a Latin inscription on it. This inscription named the ocupants of the coffin as the renowned King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere.
The grave was moved at that time. A marker still stands in the Abbey that reads "Site of King Arthur's Tomb in the year 1191 the bodies of King Arthur and Queen were said to have been found on the south side of the Lady Chapel. On 19th of April 1278 their remains were removed in the presence of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor to a Black Marble tomb on this site. This tomb survived until the dissolution of the Abbey in 1539."
Our Replica Arthur's Burial Cross is made out of solid metal and is in Antique Silver. It Weighs about 10oz. and measures 3 inches wide x 6.5 inches tall x 0.25 inches thick. It has a hanger on it so you can hang on wall. Cross looks just like the original cross, of which, was pictured in William Camden's historical work "Britannia" which originally was published in 1607. Indented into the Cross is the Latin inscription; Hic jacet Sepultus inclytus Rex Arthurus in Insula Avalonia (Here lies buried in the isle of Avalon the renowned King Arthur, and Guenivere, his second wife). With the cross you will also get a certificate that tells the history of the cross.
Check out video below to see close up pictures of King Arthur's Cross
