What is the comparison made between king Arthur and Jesus Christ in the legend of king arthhur?

Answer 1

First, the Celtic Christmas, celebrated on Dec. 21, is called "Alban Arthuan" (Winter Solstice).

Second, according to this website, King Arthur was born on December 21.*

Doesn't that turn Arthur into Jesus Christ -- the hero who at the darkest hour comes to save us all from Evil?

Thing is, since Arthur isn't plunked into the same rule book with Yahweh "the … psychotic delinquent,"...he's bound to be Big-Time better than Jesus.

Arthur of course picked up his power not from a psychotic delinquent, but from from the Great Guiding Goddess.

According to Barbara Walker, King Arthur's mother was the Triple Goddess. "Arthur lost his sacred mana when he lost his queen, the Triple Goddess incarnate in Guinevere, who was really three Guineveres according to the Welsh Triads"

Have you heard this before -- that King Arthur was the British Jesus Christ?

Uthyr Pendragon, Arthur's father, gained control of much of England in his exploits. To many who served him, he might have been seen not only as a ruler, but a superhuman conqueror. Jesus's father, Yahweh, was not only a superhuman figure, but also a supernatural figure because God the Father was a god in his own right. Both were born from powerful fathers, but neither knew his father.

Their conceptions share a parallel in that they were both highly unusual. Jesus was conceived indirectly by holy spirit, and Arthur by rape. It is also interesting to note that Arthur's birthday is historically attributed to December 25th, Christmas Day, the day Jesus's birthday is traditionally celebrated. Both were born into similar unusual circumstances signaling the starts of their heros' journey.

Both Jesus and Arthur had something to prove - a fate bigger than them to live up to - yet it's interesting that neither was aware of their greater purpose. Until he began his ministry at 30, Jesus was not aware that his purpose on earth was to save the world from sin. Arthur, taken from his father by Merlin and raised without knowing his past, never knew his destiny to be King until he pulled Excalibur out of the stone. With courage and fortitude, both accepted the destinies thrust upon them with little questioning or hesitation.