The next big jousting tournament in the rotation is the Candlemas tournament, around New Year’s. Everybody plans to attend, Launcelot included. Guenever, with whom he’s made up by now, calls him into her chambers one evening. “Listen,” she says. “I … Continue reading →
Bors and Launcelot and Lavaine and Elaine end up staying at Sir Baudwin’s for several months. At first they’re waiting around so that the knights can go directly from the hermitage to King Arthur’s next scheduled jousting tournament, a Halloween … Continue reading →
Shortly after exiling Launcelot in a fit of pique, Guenever organizes a small banquet, for herself and a couple of dozen knights. They divide up easily into factions! THE ORKNEY FACTION Sir Gawaine His brother Sir Agravaine Their brother Sir … 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 →
New story! New story! Gather round, and let me tell you all about Sir Galahalt, who should not be confused with Sir Galahad. This story has so much jousting you guys, that’s why we’re covering seven chapters today. Galahalt is … Continue reading →
Shortly afterwards the Earl of Pace waits until Morgan le Fay isn’t in residence at Castle Prettyview, then burns it to the ground. He gets help from four hundred of his friends, but hey. Alisander would burn to death, but … 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 →
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 →
Mark flees through the forest, comes to a well — everything important happens at wells, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. Chilling by this well: Sir Palomides. Let me remind you that Palomides and Mark have met before more than once. … Continue reading →
Dinadan and the other knights from Camelot stay up late, drinking and swapping Launcelot stories, and eventually Dinadan notices that Mark never came down to the party. He pokes around, and finds him hiding in a closet. “What are you … Continue reading →
