I know these theories are fun but...I do not see the point in speculating about a Welsh legend from the twelfth century appearing on a stone from the 9th or 10th c. in Pictland. Whereas David and the Lions is a very common and popular Biblical tale.
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I'd be very curious to see how old this association goes, as well.
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Arthurian tales may well have been based on early stories that are no longer extant, including Guinevere, but any association between the stories and stones, which are more likely to commemorate events that are deemed significant to the people who carved and erected them...
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...is suspect, and seems more like a modern interpretation. It is not uncommon for people who want to locate the historicity of the Arthurian legends to make comparisons like this either.
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In looking at medieval depictions of David and the Lions, the similarities are quite striking, and I think it is more important to interrogate why they wanted to depict that story. What meaning did it hold for them?
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