King Arthur

[durinsbane2244]

Does anyone else here enjoy Arthurian Legend books? I do. I saw a Gawain and the Green Knight. Tell some favorites so i can read them and favorite knights.

[Spock]

..my weakness, I've an "alert on Amazon and B & N" for anything with Merlin or Arthur when published. Years ago I reasearched them for over three years and planned and executed my quest in the UK, Cornwall area. I got very positive physci feedback and the three week investigation, for me, was confirming, illuminating and satisfying.

[Rosie Gamgee]

I love almost anything featuring swords and knights and damsels in distress. I suppose it sprang from a love of poetry; I've loved Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott for-almost-ever. I found a book with this poem in it along with some of Tennyson's Idylls of the King. If you like poetry at all, I would definitely recommend the Idylls. Terriffic stuff on Arthurian legends and based upon Sir Thomas Mallory's Morte d'Arthur.

[Spock]

Indeed, Rosie, I am familiar with all those. They're great, IMO.

[inked]

Since we have such Arthurian enjoyment obvious here, would any of you care to comment on the Arthurian themes and usages in Harry Potter by JK Rowling?

[Spock]

Well it would fall under this title but perhaps a new thread might make the subject matter more clear. If you want to start another thread, go ahead, then let me know and I'll close this one.

[inked]

Spock,

No need to close this one. I just thought it the correct group of interests to seek out and explore new worlds (etc, etc). I'll check in HP and open a thread there if there isn't a prior to reopen.

[Grey_Wolf]

Here's a list of all my King Arthur books.

ATTANASIO, A A:
THE DRAGON & THE UNICORN
THE EAGLE & THE SWORD
THE WOLF & THE CROWN
THE SERPENT & THE GRAIL

CORNWELL, BERNARD:
WARCHRT-1: THE WINTER KING
WARCHRT-2: ENEMY OF GOD
WARCHRT-3: EXCALIBUR

CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN:
ARTHUR-1: THE SEEING STONE
ARTHUR-2: AT THE CROSSING PLACES
ARTHUR-3: KING OF THE MIDDLE MARCH

GREEN, ROGER LANCELYN:
KING ARTHUR & HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND T.

LAWHEAD, STEPHEN R:
PENCYC -1: TALIESIN
PENCYC-2: MERLIN
PENCYC-3: ARTHUR
PENCYC-4: PENDRAGON
PENCYC-5: GRAIL

STEWART, MARY:
The Merlin Trilogi-1: THE CRYSTAL CAVE
The Merlin Trilogi-2: THE HOLLOW HILLS
The Merlin Trilogi-3: THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
The Merlin Trilogi-4: THE PRINCE & THE PILGRIM
The Merlin Trilogi-5: THE WICKED DAY

WHITE, T H:
THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING-QUINTET
(AN ALL-IN-ONE EDITION: The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind och The Book of Merlyn.)


Due to the fact that I've had loads of other books to read lately I have not been able to read any but the AA Attanasio- and Green-versions.

[durinsbane2244]

grey wolf, read some gerald morris, he tells it all with amazing new twists.

also, harry potter does have arthurian stuff. dumbeldore is merlin, don laugh, but voldemort is morgan le fay(power turned evil), and the sword of griffindor out of the hat.

[Grey_Wolf]

grey wolf, read some gerald morris, he tells it all with amazing new twists.

also, harry potter does have arthurian stuff. dumbeldore is merlin, don laugh, but voldemort is morgan le fay(power turned evil), and the sword of griffindor out of the hat.

Thanks. I will do that. :)

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

i like arthurian legends also

[Nurvingiel]

*cough*
Arthurian Legends (http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?t=9998)

Thread merge? :)


I do love Gerald Morris. Apparently he has a new book in the works. Or it has come out.
EDIT: "The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight" by Gerald Morris. link (http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/authors/morris.html)

[durinsbane2244]

that new ones out, its awesome! :D

[Jabberwock]

Welp, if you're going to read Arhturian fiction, start with the old stuff. Morte D'Arthur, Cwllyc and Olwen (sp), Eschenbach's Parcival, etc. Its all a bit stuffy, and sometimes redundant, but the old stuff is where all this Arthurian legend stuff came from. I wouldn't recommend any of the modern arthurian fantasies. I'm particularly opposed to Zimmer Bradley's absurd Mists of Avalon.

[Spock]

I'm re-reading TMOA and finding it much more for women than I originally realized those sever years ago upon first read. Also Gwen. is a much more unlikeable personage. However, the story as told from a womans point of view has a charm and tact that I found compelling to go through once again.

[Rosie Gamgee]

I'm particularly opposed to Zimmer Bradley's absurd Mists of Avalon.
*stews*.... freaking wimpy Lancelot... wimpy Arthur... wimpy Guinevere.... LOUSY! The only thing remotely good about it was little Freddie Highmore.

[durinsbane2244]

Yes, the mists of avalon were dissapointing, though one of its few strongpoints were the fact that it was through the eyes of the women and that it was from the viewpoint that the druids were the true religion, when its usually potrayed with the druids as the heathens. . . .

[durinsbane2244]

oh, and everybody read the sword and the circle by rosemary sutcliff,
this is by far one of the best books ive read on arthur, and its part of a trilogy, though i cant find the others.

and the aptly named "arthur trilogy"

and the sword of the rightful king.

[Grey_Wolf]

I think for sher poeticism AA attanasio's quartet is a recommended read. I'm rereading it now.

[Spock]

oh, and everybody read the sword and the circle by rosemary sutcliff,and the aptly named "arthur trilogy"
and the sword of the rightful king.

I found this at my local library:
The seeing stone : Arthur trilogy book one / by Kevin Crossley- Holland. (2001)
Is it part?

[Grey_Wolf]

I found this at my local library:
The seeing stone : Arthur trilogy book one / by Kevin Crossley- Holland. (2001)
Is it part 1?

:) Yes it is. I've got the trilogy.

CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN:
ARTHUR-1: THE SEEING STONE
ARTHUR-2: AT THE CROSSING PLACES
ARTHUR-3: KING OF THE MIDDLE MARCH

[Spock]

Thanks. My library has the last two but not "the seeing stone", it makes no sense.

[Grey_Wolf]

Thanks. My library has the last two but not "the seeing stone", it makes no sense.

Your welcome. :)

[CrazySquirrel]

If I may give you an advice, GW, read Mary Stewart, but don't read the Mists of Avalon!

[Grey_Wolf]

Thanks. I will indeed skip the Avalon-books. :)

[Spock]

I've read the Mysts of Avalon twice and found the writing viewpoint most interesting. There are certain aspects of the legend that are dealt with differently. A nice change.