Those are fabulous. I’ll add an old and terrible meta-theory and expand on it to apply it to Grimwald:
The whole series was a dream Billy Raven had or took place in his imagination as a way of coping with his terrible circumstances. Lord Grimwald symbolized Harold Bloor. He was never a real person, or, if he was, he only visited Bloor’s once.
I am a truther for a lot of things, but my biggest truth is that Dagbert is agender. Why? If Lord Grimwald had no first son, then Lysander could kill him all day every day no problem. He/They Dagbert who doesn't identify as a man or son or boy but actually just doesn't care
“Lancelot Bears Off Guenevere” by Henry Justice Ford
If one-appearance knights are allowed, then Tyolet (from the Lai of Tyolet) has a similar but superior skill set to Percival’s. He too grew up in the forest and he can control wild animals to some degree, like a Disney princess. If he got the mockingjays and/or the mutts on his side, he’d be a force of nature.
Come to think of it, Disney princesses would do really well in the Hunger Games.
Ok if characters from arthuriana were placed in the hunger games arena who do you think would make it out? My controversial opinion is that Perceval would do well because of his survival skills (grew up in forest) and his javelin throwing would give him an advantage
Still fighting with the html to adjust lettering sizes but the Medieval Literature list is now two pages long :^)
I've added an updated Parzival, Iwein, Erec, Iban, Wigalois, Wigamur, Jaufre, Tristano Riccardiano, an additional translation of The Mabinogion by Sinoed Davies, & more!
Made fancy tea for my mom for Mother's Day. Mom served as the model for Mrs. Whitaker in my adaptation of Neil Gaiman's CHIVALRY graphic novel You can also see the china I used in the book. It's my favorite pattern.
Arthurian Mirror/Role Reversal AU, where Morgan is the Once and Future Queen, leader of the Dames of the Round Table, who search for the Holy Clau or Holy Rood.
Meanwhile Arthur becomes the Supernatural Raider/Wild Man called "Arthur la Guivre", who terrorizes Morgan's kingdom but ultimately rescues his sister after the final battle, bringing her over to his Otherworldly realm under a Mountain.
Sebile becomes the Sir Kay of this AU.
Here's a collection of adapted or abridged books to help ease you into the literary tradition. This list is ordered from simplest to most complex, beginning with picture books and ending with "translations" of Middle English texts into modern English or abridged versions of longer texts such as the Vulgate. Books in a series are numbered.
As always, if the book is still in print, I link to the Internet Archive to read, Goodreads to learn more, or where you can purchase. Supporting living authors is very important! Otherwise, enjoy a PDF, on me, to keep the legacy of these authors alive.
Young Merlin (Young Series #1) by Robert D San Souci & Jamichael Henterly (1989)
Tales From the Mabinogion Gwyn Thomas, Kevin Crossley-Holland, & Margaret Jones (1992)
Sir Gawain and The Loathly Lady by Selina Hastings & Juan Wijngaard (1985)
The Quest for Olwen by Gwyn Thomas, Kevin Crossley-Holland, & Margaret Jones (1988)
The Kitchen Knight by Margaret Hodges & Trina Schart Hyman (1990)
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight by Selina Hastings & Juan Wijngaard (1991)
The Tale of Taliesin by Gwyn Thomas, Kevin Crossley-Holland, & Margaret Jones (1992)
Young Guinevere (Young Series #2) by Robert D San Souci & Jamichael Henterly (1992)
The Knight with The Lion by John Howe (1996)
Young Lancelot (Young Series #3) by Robert D San Souci & Jamichael Henterly (1996)
Young Arthur (Young Series #4) by Robert D San Souci & Jamichael Henterly (1997)
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight by Michael Morpurgo & Michael Foreman (2004)
Perceval: King Arthur's Knight of The Holy Grail by John Perkins & Gennady Spirin (2007)
Prince Valiant by Hal Foster & many others (1937-present)
Camelot 3000 by Brian Bolland and Mike W. Barr (1982-1985)
Arthur, King of Time and Space by Paul Gadzikowski (2004-2014)
Tristan & Isolde: The Warrior and The Princess by Jeff Limke (2008)
Muppets King Arthur by Paul Benjamin & Patrick Storick (2010)
Gradalis WEBTOON [carrd] by @kochei0 (2021-present)
Chivalry by Neil Gaiman & Colleen Doran (2022)
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great (The Knights' Tales #1) by Gerald Morris (2009)
The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short (The Knights' Tales #2) by Gerald Morris (2009)
The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True (The Knights' Tales #3) by Gerald Morris (2013)
The Adventures of Sir Balin the Ill-Fated (The Knights' Tales #4) by Gerald Morris (2013)
The Legends of King Arthur: Merlin, Magic, and Dragons (#1-#10) by Tracey Mayhew (2020)
The Idylls of The King by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1859)
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (#1) by Howard Pyle (1903)
The Story of the Champions of The Round Table (#2) by Howard Pyle (1905)
The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions (#3) by Howard Pyle (1907)
The Story of The Grail and The Passing of Arthur (#4) by Howard Pyle (1910)
Hero Myths & Legends of the British Race by M. I. Ebbutts (1910)
The Squire’s Tale (The Squire’s Tales #1) by Gerald Morris (1998)
The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire’s Tales #2) by Gerald Morris (1999)
The Savage Damsel and The Dwarf (The Squire’s Tales #3) by Gerald Morris (2000)
Parsifal’s Page (The Squire’s Tales #4) by Gerald Morris (2001)
The Ballad of Sir Dinadan (The Squire’s Tales #5) by Gerald Morris (2003)
The Princess, The Crone, and The Dung-Cart Knight (The Squire’s Tales #6) by Gerald Morris (2004)
The Lioness and Her Knight (The Squire’s Tales #7) by Gerald Morris (2005)
The Quest of The Fair Unknown (The Squire’s Tales #8) by Gerald Morris (2006)
The Squire’s Quest (The Squire’s Tales #9) by Gerald Morris (2009)
The Legend of The King (The Squire’s Tales #10) by Gerald Morris (2010)
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (Unrepresented #1) by Jessie Weston (1889)
Tristan & Iseult (Unrepresented #2) by Jessie Weston (1899)
Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret (Unrepresented #3) by Jessie Weston (1900)
Morien (Unrepresented #4) by Jessie Weston (1901)
Sir Cleges, Sir Libeaus Desconus (Unrepresented #5) by Jessie Weston (1902)
Sir Gawain At The Grail Castle (Unrepresented #6) by Jessie Weston (1903)
Sir Gawain & The Lady of Lys (Unrepresented #7) by Jessie Weston (1907)
The Story of Sir Galahad by Mary Blackwell Sterling & William Ernest Chapman (1908)
The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of The Round Table by Alfred W Pollard & Arthur Rackham (1917)
Le Morte d'Arthur by Keith Baines (1962)
The Lancelot-Grail Reader by Norris J. Lacy (2000)
Lancelot and The Lord of The Distant Isles by Patricia Terry, Samuel N. Rosenberg, & Judith Jaidinger (2007)
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell by David Breeden (????)
Informational Resources
Warriors of Arthur by John Matthews, Bob Stewart, & Richard Hook (1987)
The New Arthurian Encyclopedia by Norris J. Lacy (1991)
The Arthurian Companion by Phyllis Ann Karr (1997)
The Arthurian Name Dictionary by Christopher W. Bruce (1999)
So the only English translation I've been able to find online of the Irish Arthurian romance Eachtra Mhelóra agus Orlando ("The Adventures of Melora and Orlando") is on this old website, which I'll link here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121222212746/http://www.literatefreedom.org/prae-9.4.htm#Adventure
However, I've copy-pasted the text and footnotes onto this PDF for anyone who wants to finally read it:
Hope both links work for everyone. Let me know if they don't.
Also let me know if you want me to adjust the format of the PDF if there are any readibility issues.
"Puis comence le iengleor Bloys
Deslaiaux de mort du roy:
Mais porquoi on dit.
Sanz fin james laisser çi."
I
"The sun sank red, the moon as red
As blood did rise o'er Caerbrë town;
The King," he sang. "But Bloys," I said,
"Come tell me where is Caerbrë town?"
II
"The Haut King, red with blood, returned
From Barendown's fire, and came therein
To die," he sang. "What in him burned,
Dark Mordred's death? or Gwenevere's sin?"
III
"They buried in his blood the dead;
But One bore water there to save
The King," he sang. "But Bloys," I said,
"Where lies indeed the Haut King's grave?"
In which I ramble about poetry, Arthuriana, aroace stuff, etc. In theory. In practice, it's almost all Arthuriana.
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