A little short today, but hey, that happens sometimes. So quick recap: Sir Tristram is the best at everything, the lovely Isoud is the hottest damosel in Christendom, and King Mark secretly hates Tristram for sleeping with Mark’s former mistress. … Continue reading →
So Tristram and Bleoberis meet, and they have a conversation that goes more or less like this. “Surrender Sally!” shouts Tristram. But Bleoberis replies with a snort. “No! What are you, Cornish? I don’t abide uppity Cornish knights.” … Continue reading →
Cut to: Tristram looking down on two likely knights, is how Malory phrases it. He’s caught up to the troublemakers, Sir Lusty and Sir Thug. He gears up to give them what-for! Gouvernail, Tristram’s valet/Latin tutor/squire, frets. “Sir, sir, … Continue reading →
Today is the last weekday that the first volume of Primary Sources: Le Morte D’Arthur, covering Books I and II, is available for free as an ebook from Amazon! So scoop it up while you have the chance! Consider reviewing it! … Continue reading →
And then Sir Bleoberis shows up! It’s okay if you don’t remember him, Malory says. He was in some of the big jousting crowd scenes in Book VII, but Malory graciously forgives you for having forgotten about him. Bleoberis facts: … Continue reading →
At first Sally’s disappointed that she didn’t get to see Mark and Tristram sexily joust over her, but Tristram took a spear-wound for her, which is very nearly as sexy by Sally’s standards. Sally is so into Tristram’s wounded status … Continue reading →
Tristram heads back to Cornwall, where he meets up with his father King Meliodas and his uncle King Mark and his stepmother Queen o’ Brittany, and they’re all thrilled by his having returned from Ireland whole and hale and hearty. … Continue reading →
1) I discovered dozens of small typographical errors in the ebook version of Books I and II (available here, possibly free depending on when you read this). Ebook assembly and publishing has been a learning experience. I’ve fixed all the … Continue reading →
So Anguish goes to Tristram, looking for him first in the bath, then in his bedroom, and finally finding him out in the stables, where he’s suited up and packing to leave. Famous Hebes told him about Queen Isoud’s attack, … Continue reading →
1) At the current rate, I expect to complete my commentary on Le Morte D’Arthur around mid-spring. Not this spring. The spring in 2014, FYI. Tristram alone will keep me going until, like, Labor Day. This is just an estimate. … Continue reading →
