Enter a damosel! Let’s call her Muriel. “Knights,” she says, “I’ve just come from Sir Darras’s court, upstairs. He says he’s not going to execute you!” I guess this is because Malory didn’t want to freak us all out with … Continue reading →
Chapter 40 starts off with Malory jumping around in a sort-of recap. First he reminds us of Sir Dinas, last seen at the end of the previous chapter! Sir Dinas has this little bit of backstory that Malory hasn’t bothered … Continue reading →
Sir Lucan (former caterer, Malory reminds us) is the member of the Tristram Rescue Squad who finds Tristram. Funny story, says Malory, it wasn’t as if Lucan had a special lead on Tristram. No, by fortune he puts in at … Continue reading →
Palomides has a problem, and that problem is named Tristram. Tristram eats at Palomides. He can’t sleep. He can’t make sensible conversation. He can’t ride straight, even. After the tournament ends, Palomides starts off, but crossing a ford his horse … Continue reading →
Three chapters, but a short entry, because these chapters are boring. Did you think we were done with the jousting fanfiction? Nope! Chapter 33 is full of it. Let me sum it up for you. Blah blah Mister 100 smote … Continue reading →
For no clear reason, Tristram bugs out in the middle of the tournament. Launcelot had been watching him, but boom, loses track. Sir Dinadan and Gouvernail go too, but no one cares. Dame Bragwaine had been chilling with Guenever, telling … Continue reading →
Chapter 28 opens with a scene I’m just going to skip over, in which Sir Persides and Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides get together for some pre-tournament jousting and Sir Palomides manages to reveal that he recognizes Sir Tristram! Unlike … Continue reading →
Meanwhile Palomides and Gaheris meet up with that foursome from Chapter 23, Bors and Ector and Bleoberis and Dirant. And also Launcelot. They hang out at the castle mentioned last chapter, drinking, talking, having a good knightly bonding time. Eventually … Continue reading →
Tristram and Dinadan ride down the road, in theory towards Camelot. Tristram declined to stay with Bleoberis and company last chapter, but it’s getting along in the day and neither he nor Dinadan have had lunch. So they stop and … Continue reading →
While Tristram does the mad hermit thing for most of a year, some events transpire! 1) Sir Dagonet, King Arthur’s jester, visits Tintagil with some friends. While they’re out in the woods one day, watering their horses at a … Continue reading →
