The Dragon Kings: King Arthur, King Alfred, & the Relic that United Britain. Following the publicity surrounding Graham Phillips’s search for Alfred the Great's grave, the Earthquest event on Saturday, 3 October, 2026, focused on a 1500-year-old relic that may finally prove King Arthur’s historical existence. The small Dark Age statue of two dragons is said to be inscribed with Arthur’s lineage and later buried in Alfred’s coffin. An adventure that began with clues left in the painting on the Round Table, hanging on the wall of Winchester Great Hall, and led through Winchester's ancient sites to the remains of Hyde Abbey, where the relic may still lie buried.
When? Saturday, 3rd OctoberMarch 2026.
Where? Winchester, England.
Graham, author of numerous books and a contributor to many television documentaries about the Arthurian legend, relived his quest to uncover the historical figure behind the myth and to find the lost relic that could prove it all at the very places where the adventure occurred.
Nunnaminster, where King Alfred's wife preserved the Arthurian legend.
The Minerva Shrine, which held the vital clue to reveal Camelot's location.
Cathedral Close, where the story of the Sword in the Stone was set.
The Great Hall, where, in the original building, the historical Arthur first reigned.
St Bartholomew’s Church, and the secret of King Arthur’s last descendant.
Hyde Abbey, and the forgotten grave of Alfred the Great and the location of the lost relic.
Hyde Abbey: The lost burial site of Alfred the Great and the Arthurian dragon relic.
St. Bartholomew's Church: The last descendant of the historical King Arthur.
Abbey Mill: The site of the Minerva shrine where the Arthurian tablet was found.
The Round Table: Its sixteenth-century painting holds clues to the lost relic.
The Nunnaminster Vaults: Where the Dark Age Arthurian manuscripts were preserved.
