Next morning Arthur and his assembled knights ride forth, and towards the back of the group Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine, disguised as Sir Tirre and Sir Lavaine, ride out too. Malory seems to have lost track of the fact … Continue reading →
Spring turns into summer and summer into late summer, says Malory. And one day roundabout the end of August, Arthur decides to hold a big jousting tournament, because there hasn’t been one since Book XIII. He calls in the King … Continue reading →
You can tell where this is going. Arthur checks with this mystery knight, and may or may not recognize him as Launcelot. Either way, he gives the knight the go-ahead. “You guys are all jerks!” shouts Launcelot at the assembled … Continue reading →
Sir Bors goes back to Camelot and calls a meeting of the Knights of the Round Table. “Fellows,” he says to the assembly. “I know that you think that whoever defends Guenever is necessarily a villain in cahoots with her, … Continue reading →
Next scene, Guenever and Sir Bors. She summons him to her chamber. When he arrives, she opens her mouth to speak but Bors cuts her off. “Madam, what would ye that I did? I was there, at the dinner, and … Continue reading →
Smash cut to Mador accusing Guenever of treason, in front of Arthur and everyone! Malory helpfully explains that back in olden times, murdering a knight was considered treason. “Well, obviously the way to proceed is trial by combat,” says Arthur. … Continue reading →
One morning Galahad gets up extra-early for some solo Grail-prayer time. When he arrives at the tabernacle, there’s already a guy there! Galahad doesn’t recognize him until after they’ve celebrated Mass, but it’s Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph congratulates him on … Continue reading →
A few days later, Launcelot and Pellam and the rest of the inhabitants of Castle Corbin are having some lunch, when there’s a ruckus. See, in Corbin they don’t have kitchens or cooks or anything, because the Grail is constantly … Continue reading →
Guenever is not the only lady of Camelot’s court to decry this whole “knights going away and not coming back” thing that’s happening. Plenty of the ladies have knightly lovers, and they start talking about how maybe they’ll go out … Continue reading →
The big final one-last-party jousting tournament complete (because I guess Galahad and Percivale and Launcelot decline to fight one another and just declare a three-way tie) all the knights go home to Camelot. At supper that night yet another crazy … Continue reading →
