ɐ lˈoʊkəl ɑːɹθˈuːɹiən lˈɛdʒənd hɐz ɡɹˈoʊn ˈʌp, fˈɑːstɚd baɪ ˈæmətʃɚ hɪstˈoːɹiən ˈælən wˈɪlsən, hˌuː klˈeɪmz, ɪn hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks bˈʊk ɑːɹtˈoːɹɪəs ɹˈɛks dɪskˈʌvɚd, tə hæv dɪskˈʌvɚd ɐ kˈeɪv ɪn kˈoʊɛdwˈaɪˌɛmdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛstˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɑːɹ fˈɔːɹɪst, dʒˈʌst bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv kˈɔɪtʃɜːtʃ, wˌɛɹ kˈɪŋ ˈɑːɹθɚ wʌz bˈɛɹid sˈiːkɹᵻtli, fɔːɹ fˈɪɹ ðætðə nˈuːz ʌv hɪz dˈɛθ mˌaɪt splˈɪt hɪz kˈɪŋdəm.
A local Arthurian legend has grown up, fostered by amateur historian Alan Wilson, who claims, in his 1986 book Artorius Rex Discovered, to have discovered a cave in Coed-y-Mwstwr Forest, just behind the village of Coychurch, where King Arthur was buried secretly, for fear that the news of his death might split his kingdom.