Once Pitiless Bruce and Sir Bertelot have been driven away, suddenly everyone else at Castle Blank reappears, including Sir Selivant, Bliant’s brother. Everyone congratulates Launcelot on saving the day, even if he’s still all twitchy and won’t answer to his … Continue reading →
Evelyn discovers her husband, lying dead with his head bashed in, and starts to sob. Her sobbing wakes Bliant up! Turns out he’s not dead and having his skull bashed in is just a superficial wound. “Dang, that hurt,” he … Continue reading →
Okay, so, Launcelot. Last seen falling out of a window into a rosebush and running away from Camelot, after Guenever scolded him. Possessions when last seen: a sword, and a shirt, and nothing else. A couple of years go by, … Continue reading →
God, I loved this book. I loved that it wasn’t all about Tristram and Palomides having repetitious adventures, and there isn’t all that much jousting, even! Is this the best book of Le Morte D’Arthur? Only time will tell. Maybe … Continue reading →
And then Percivale rides off to look for Launcelot, while Persides returns to Camelot and tells everyone about how Percivale rescued him. Percivale has a special message for Kay and Mordred, about how he remembers their saying he wasn’t going … Continue reading →
Have you ever noticed that Malory is not great at internal continuity? Like, last chapter we had the tragic tale of Manuel, put to death for the crime of being Sir Aglavale’s squire in a place where Sir Aglavale’s name … 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 →
