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[rymenhild]

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A Druid named Arthur Pendragon is running for British parliament.

I love the world.

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[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Somehow I'm a bit skeptical about that one.

I actually think it's part of modern Druid religion to change one's name. I don't remember where I heard that; I could be wrong.

[muchabstracted.livejournal.com]

In that case, I am much less frightened.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

You're not frightened by the fact that some environmentalist and probably pacifist Druid decided to name himself after a famous sixth-century war leader?

[ashen_key]

*grins* who murdered at least two of his sons.

Maybe he just has the fairy-tale image of the blond, dim, hopeful Arthur that we've all been inflicted with.

[muchabstracted.livejournal.com]

*points above*

What tahira_saki said.

It doesn't seem at all remarkable that an environmentalist, pacifist Druid would name himself after Arthur. Although I would never dream of saying that it isn't hilariously funny.