So hi. I wanted to let you, the literally tens of regular readers, know a few things. 1) At the current pace I anticipate wrapping up Le Morte D’Arthur sometime around the beginning of May of 2014. It may go longer … Continue reading →
After Veronica comes to, she realizes that her sons have ridden off and left her alone in her castle once again. “Woe!” she says, and summons a squire. “Manuel, take this purse of money, go and catch up to my … Continue reading →
Guenever overhears Bors, Lionel, and Ector bemoaning Launcelot’s fate, and she ostentatiously faints, with a loud SWOON! Soon she’s lounging on a divan, attended to by the three knights, gradually returning to consciousness. “Seek him,” she begs the knights. “And … Continue reading →
Malory cuts to Guenever and Elaine at this point, shortly after Launcelot has run off into the woods to be a crazy man. “This is all your fault,” Guenever tells Elaine. “Oh, come on!” Elaine protests Guenever’s assertion. “I mean, … Continue reading →
That night, as she promised, Brisen uses what looks like the same magic Merlin used way way back in the beginning of Book I, and disguises herself as one of Guenever’s handmaidens. She sneaks into the knights’ barracks and finds … Continue reading →
Elaine, out in Castle Corbin, hears about this party, and figures it would be a terrific opportunity to bring baby Galahad to Camelot, and introduce him to his father, and so on. A dutiful daughter, she asks her father for … Continue reading →
Bors has to sit down for a second, after seeing all that. He lands in a chair, and in another chair next to him notices an old man with snakes wrapped around his neck. The old man is also carrying … Continue reading →
So Bors goes to bed for the night, in a room that’s been set aside for him, and he politely declines an unspecified number of offers of bedtime companionship (Malory is vague). And then! Spear out of nowhere! It’s long … Continue reading →
Pretty soon a knight comes by! Sir Bors! He’s not Sir Launcelot, but he is Launcelot’s nephew. Also he’s the late Sir Lamorak’s brother, and he’s knight of the Round Table. He’s pretty darn close. I mean, what are … Continue reading →
Launcelot doesn’t manage to catch Brisen, and he gives up and leaves eventually. Nine months later, Elaine’s son is born! Everyone thinks he’s awesome. They name him Galahad, which Malory reminds us was Launcelot’s middle name, as seen in Book … Continue reading →
