Unique 5,700-year-old stone tomb may be the resting place of legendary King Arthur

A 5,700-year-old stone tomb could be the resting place of Britain's most famous legendary king.

A 5,700-year-old stone tomb, believed to be the resting place of the legendary King Arthur. (Source: Live Science)

Considered one of the most famous Neolithic monuments in Britain, the stone tomb, which resembles a giant table, consists of nine large standing stones supporting a giant boulder weighing about 25 tons, according to English Heritage, a charity that looks after and monitors historic sites in Britain.

As early as the 13th century, people associated this stone tomb with the legendary King Arthur, who once ruled the fictional Kingdom of Camelot. According to legend, King Arthur fought a giant in a duel at this place. When the giant fell and died, he left an elbow mark on one of the stones.

Another legend says that the mark on a rock was made when King Arthur knelt down to pray. This stone tomb is also rumored by many to be King Arthur's final resting place.

According to the University of Manchester, archaeologists recently discovered that this 5,700-year-old stone tomb is part of a larger landscape leading into an ancient ceremonial structure called the “Halls of the Dead,” which included large wooden buildings.

Both the stone tomb and the “Hall of the Dead” were used by ancient people as sites for sacrificial rituals.

King Arthur is a legendary figure in medieval Europe. Knowledge of King Arthur is largely compiled from folklore, and whether he actually existed in history remains a matter of debate among modern historians.

According to medieval history and chivalric legends, King Arthur led Britain's defense of its homeland against the Saxon invasions in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.

In some Welsh and Breton legends and poems, King Arthur appears as a great warrior defending Britain from human enemies and supernatural forces.

In the 21st century, the legend of this king is still maintained, not only in literature but also in adaptations for theater, film, television, comics and other media.

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