Book XVIII is all about Guenever and Launcelot squabbling. Malory is pretty clearly on Launcelot’s side throughout their arguments, but I have to say neither party really comes across as all that great. Guenever gets annoyed when Launcelot does things … Continue reading →
The next big jousting tournament in the rotation is the Candlemas tournament, around New Year’s. Everybody plans to attend, Launcelot included. Guenever, with whom he’s made up by now, calls him into her chambers one evening. “Listen,” she says. “I … Continue reading →
The entire five-volume set of Arthur Dies at the End — of which you have been reading the first draft, a dribble at a time — is now available as ebooks on Amazon.com! Take Arthur with you wherever you go, provided wherever … Continue reading →
This bit here is pretty famous: Elaine of Astolat, aka the Lady of Shalott comes down the river in her funeral barge, where the knights of Camelot find her. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, wrote a poem you might remember from Anne … Continue reading →
Bors and Launcelot and Lavaine and Elaine end up staying at Sir Baudwin’s for several months. At first they’re waiting around so that the knights can go directly from the hermitage to King Arthur’s next scheduled jousting tournament, a Halloween … Continue reading →
Gawaine completely bungled the search for Launcelot, but Elaine finds him easily! She has the advantage of a) knowing her brother, Sir Lavaine, and b) turning a corner and there Lavaine is, exercising his horse in a field! Elaine flags down … Continue reading →
So one of Sir Bernard’s servants runs and fetches the shield, which of course Gawaine recognizes instantly as Sir Launcelot’s. While Elaine prattles on about how much she loves her incognito knight, Gawaine tries to reconcile Launcelot’s shield with his … Continue reading →
I finally got around to playing the Mass Effect trilogy of games recently; I got the PS3 three-game set, downloaded all the single-player DLC, and went to town. I knew, going in, that Mass Effect 2 is generally considered the … Continue reading →
Meanwhile, back at the jousting tournament, everything’s wrapping up. Arthur meets with Mister 100 and the other opposition kings, to divvy up the prizes. “Obviously the grand prize goes to the mysterious knight with the white shield and the red … Continue reading →
Special spoooooky Friday the 13th update! (Not really.) All in all, Launcelot and Lavaine defeat about forty knights, including many Knights of the Round Table. Launcelot takes a licking, but comes out on top, and wins the prize for the … Continue reading →
