Peter Warmsly

"What am I supposed to do--lecture them in archaeology?!"

- Peter Warmsly, on being asked to stand guard against intruders

Peter Warmsly was an English archaeologist. He was the site manager of a dig near Carbury, in rural England, of an 8th century battlefield. Warmsly firmly believed that the battle in question was the Battle of Camlann, the final apocalyptic conflict between King Arthur and his arch-foe Mordred--a view characterised by his peers as "an obsession" with Arthuriana.

Warmsly was a tireless and meticulous archaeologist: he spent ten years excavating the battlefield, mostly by himself, with little to show for it except a splendid 8th century scabbard, which he kept on display on the wall of a hotel run by his friends Pat and Elizabeth Rowlinson.

Highly educated and passionate about his field, Warmsly enjoyed sharing his knowledge with anyone interested. He also seemed to enjoy quoting Arthurian poetry, particularly Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.