First off, happy birthday to me. Secondly, it turns out, despite the ominous note we ended on last time, we’re not moving directly into Le Morte D’Arthur endgame just yet. I’m on page, like, 386 out of 757. Lots more to go. … Continue reading →
Okay, so, remember back in Chapter 15, how the lovely Isoud sent a pair of maidens to Camelot with letters? Do you? Well, okay, it happened. Malory doesn’t remember it any better than you do, though, because now there’s just … Continue reading →
Malory has kind of lost his narrative thread here, not for the first or last time. He picks up with Mordred and Agravaine, two of Sir Gawaine’s brothers. They’re riding along, on their adventures, and they come across Sir Dalan, … Continue reading →
So once upon a time Sir Gawaine arranged for Sir Lamorak to die. His plan is fiendishly simple, subtle, basically it involves ambushing Lamorak with a sword. Let me walk you through it. First, Gawaine arranges for his mother to … Continue reading →
Funny story. One day about a week after Mark and Tristram leave Camelot, a knight and a squire arrive. The squire, notably, looks like someone who has no business being a knight or hanging around with knights. Malory is entirely … Continue reading →
“So Mark,” says Arthur. “Yes, sire?” They’re chilling one fine day in Camelot. Birds sing. Relative humidity is low. The flowers blossom. “I’d like a gift from you,” says Arthur. “I’m not telling you what it is until you promise … Continue reading →
Arthur sets a trap for ol’ Sir Lamorak, let me tell you. He organizes a jousting tournament! A quick little one, with Sir Gawaine and Gawaine’s brothers Gaheris, Agravaine, Gareth, and Mordred. Sir Launcelot decides to sit this one out, … Continue reading →
Palomides rides up on Lamorak. “Dude!” he says. “The way you let me help you out and fight two of Morgan’s knights and then they dehorsed me and you beat them both? That was extremely embarrassing for me! I expect … Continue reading →
We rejoin the tale of Sir Dinadan and Sir Palomides bumming around, already in progress. They stand near a very nice and well-maintained castle. “Check it out, Palomides,” says Dinadan. “Yonder lies the castle of Morgan le Fay.” As … Continue reading →
This chapter opens with Dinadan and Palomides, neither of whom recognizes the other, even though they spent a big chunk of Book IX in prison together, along with Tristram. Their conversation is hugely frustrating because mainly it’s a recap of … Continue reading →
