Early the next morning the lead lady of the four, let’s call her Carmen, Carmen comes to the little gaol in the castle and says “listen, we heard you complaining all night, what the hell is the matter with you?” … Continue reading →
Gawaine goes into the castle and lies down, but he can’t get comfortable what with his armor and his sword and his extra sword and his dagger and his mace, so he starts to take all that stuff off, and … Continue reading →
So Gawaine and Gaheris are chasing down the white hart, and they ride over the river and through the woods and they’re bearing down, and Gaheris goes ahead and releases the dogs. Yeah, turns out they brought dogs — six … Continue reading →
So Sir Gawaine and his brother Gaheris are riding together, knight and squire, after the white hart, and before too long they come across a pair of knights on horseback jousting at each other. Gawaine rides up in between the … Continue reading →
Finally it’s the big day! The wedding of Arthur and Guenever! Malory skips the ceremony completely! That’s just par for the course with him, I mean, Guenever still hasn’t had any lines. They wed at the Church of St. Stephen … Continue reading →
Trigger warning: mention of rape “Pellinore… Pellinore…” Arthur takes a moment to place the name. “Oh, that guy! The one who stole my horse and then killstealed King Lot! He’s a jerk!” cries Arthur. “Still, a fine knight and … Continue reading →
Trigger warning: mention of rape Double-length chapter today! Actually the chapter is the usual length but I’m unpacking it more than usual. So all of Camelot/London is one big festival, what with Arthur getting married, and in wanders these … Continue reading →
This chapter has some dodgy math in it. I’m just warning you. Merlin phones ahead, so Arthur is all excited about how he’s getting a Round Table and a hundred knights and also Guenever. Arthur gets everybody in London … Continue reading →
Book III is the tale, apparently, of Arthur’s wedding to Guenever. Malory starts off by reminding us of a few salient points: 1) Arthur is a young and unmarried king. 2) When he became king, a bunch of folks … Continue reading →
Man, where to start? I’ve just reread my summary of Book II, and I’ve got to say, the takeway lessons are Malory is an awful writer and Merlin is a jackass. There’s this whole tantalizing backstory that’s only hinted about, … Continue reading →
