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Cornwall Gang: Brangaine, Dinadan, Gouvernail, Isolde of Ireland, Palamedes, and Tristan

Morally Dubious Sorceress Squad: the Lady of Avalon, Morgan le Fay, the Queen of Norgales, and Sebile

#Cornwall Gang #Brangaine #Dinadan #Gouvernail #Isolde #Iseult #Palamedes #Tristan #Tristram #Morally Dubious Sorceress Squad #the Lady of Avalon #Morgan le Fay #the Queen of Norgales #Sebile #Sebille #Arthurian friend group tournament #arthurian polls #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian legends #polls

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Castle Staff: Baldwin, Bedivere, Dagonet, Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr, Kay, Lucan, and Taliesin

Conspirators: Agravaine, Astamore, Colgrevance, Curselaine, Florence, Galleron, Gingaline, Gromer Somer Jour, Lovel, Mador, Melion, Meliot, Mordred, and Petipas 

#arthurian friend group tournament #arthurian polls #arthuriana #baldwin the bishop #bedivere #bedwyr #dagonet #sir kay #sir lucan the butler #glewlwyd gafaelfawr #taliesin #agravaine #astamore #colgrevance #curselaine #florence #galleron #guinglain #gromer somer jour #lovel #mador de la porte #melion #meliot #mordred #petipas #arthurian legend #arthurian legends #polls

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The first round of the fairly random Arthurian friend group tournament is complete! Caradoc’s Cornwall Gang, Fair Unknowns, Lancelot Stans, Magical Gatecrashers, Neglected Siblings, the Queen’s Knights, Team Sorelois, Uther and Friends, and Werewolves Anonymous were eliminated in the original matchups, and the Alleged A-Listers lost the sudden death elimination round. They are all in the running in the Worst Arthurian Friend Group shadow tournament. Advancing are Castle Staff, Conspirators, Cornwall Gang, the Grail Four, Morally Dubious Sorceress Squad, Survivors of Camlann, Those Who Troll King Mark, and Vowtakers. 

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Famous Jewish royalty and nobility as Disney Princesses:

Growing up, I loved Disney Princesses, but I never saw any representation of Jewish princesses. Which was a shame, because I grew up with stories of strong Jewish women, I just never got to see their stories in mainstream media. I have two younger sisters, and I wish they could grow up seeing just one Disney Princess from our culture and heritage. So, being an artist, I decided to take the five classic white princesses, and redesign them to be five strong Jewish royalty and nobility. I decided to represent a large swath of time periods and locations, just like Disney Princess stories cover different time periods and locations, and to celebrate the diversity of Jewish history. So, let's go!

Queen Esther

For Cinderella, I chose to depict Queen Esther, because they both share themes of concealing one's identity. Esther is the heroine of Megillat Esther, a book in the Tanakh. She was forced to become the wife of the Persian king Achashverosh, but because of it she was able to save the Jewish people from genocide at the hands of Haman. Queen Esther might be a "typical" choice, but I think that not many people truly appreciate her and her story, despite how well-known it is.

Qasmuna

For Belle, I chose the poet Qasmuna, because Belle is a studious woman, and Qasmuna was a scholar and a poet. Qasmuna was an Arabic-language Andalusian poet during the middle ages. Not much is known about her, but she is one of the very few recorded Jewish Arabic-language poets of her time. Some sources attribute her to having been the vizier Shmuel HaNagid (Samuel Ibn Nagrillah)'s daughter, making her the closest to royalty as was possible for a Dhimmi at the time. I depicted her wearing lavish clothing, but also wearing a yellow shawl and a gold calf necklace to signify her Dhimmitude.

Licoricia of Winchester

For Aurora, I chose to depict Licoricia of Winchester since Disney's Sleeping Beauty takes place in England. Licoricia was a 13th century English businesswoman and community leader. She funded and lent money to prominent gentile figures at the time, including King Henry III. She is considered one of the most influencial Jewish women in her time. She was murdured, possibly in a robbery, but her murderer had never been found or held accountable. I based her outfit off of the recently unvailed statue of her in Winchester, England.

Queen of Sheba

For Ariel, I chose to depict the Queen of Sheba, since they both traveled long ways to a different place. The Queen of Sheba is mentioned in the Tanakh and Apocrypha, as well as folktales. She traveled to the Kingdom of Israel to meet King Shaul and test his wisdom. Many have attributed her to being the woman voice in Shaul's Song of Songs. She was a powerful and wealthy leader, and almost managed to best Shaul in knowledge. According to tradition, she converted to Judaism and travled back to Ethiopia and led her people towards Judaism.

Queen Shelmazion

For Snow White, I chose to depict Queen Shelamzion. Queen Shelamzion was one of the last independent Jewish rulers of Judea before the total Roman takeover. Roman sources absolutely smeared her name, likely because Shelamzion was a powerful Jewish woman who opposed the Roman occupation. However, Shelamzion was a good rular, who attempted to make peace among her people, and is credited with saving seventy sages from Roman slaughter. It is said that because of her righteousness, during her rule, it rained only on Shabbat so that farmers would not miss out on needed worktime due to the rain, since they weren't working on Shabbat anyway, and that the harvest in Judea were always bountiful.

I hope you learned something and appreciate my depictions of Jewish Disney Princesses :)

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Alleged A-Listers: Arthur, Bedivere, Gawain, Guinevere, Isolde of Ireland, Kay, Lancelot, Morgan le Fay, Tristan

Castle Staff: Baldwin, Bedivere, Dagonet, Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr, Kay, Lucan, and Taliesin

Conspirators: Agravaine, Astamore, Colgrevance, Curselaine, Florence, Galleron, Gingaline, Gromer Somer Jour, Lovel, Mador, Melion, Meliot, Mordred, and Petipas 

Cornwall Gang: Brangaine, Dinadan, Gouvernail, Isolde of Ireland, Palamedes, and Tristan

Morally Dubious Sorceress Squad: the Lady of Avalon, Morgan le Fay, the Queen of Norgales, and Sebile

The Grail Four: Bors, Galahad, the Grail Heroine, and Percival

Survivors of Camlann: Bedivere, Cynwyl Sant, Griflet, Kay?, Lucan, Morvran, Sanddef

Those Who Troll King Mark: Agravaine, Brandiles, Dagonet, Dinadan, Griflet, Mordred, Ozana le Cure Hardy, Uwaine les Aventurous

Vowtakers: Arthur, Baldwin, Gawain, and Kay

#They’re all alphabetized now #Arthurian friend group tournament #arthurian polls #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian legends #polls

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Kay and Bedivere

really love dynamics that are like 'it honestly doesn't matter if you view them as romantic or platonic, the point is that they love each other. the type of love is inconsequential, all that matters is that it's there'. gotta be one of my favorite genders.

#kay and bedivere #kay x bedivere #sir kay #bedivere #bedwyr #arthuriana

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I am so convinced people on tumblr would like Remington Steele if they watched it. Like it's about a highly intelligent and ambitious woman who cons misogynists into hiring her detective company and has an extensive collection of fedoras. It's also about a pretty boy with a tragic backstory who pulls heists for a living and navigates every situation by comparing it to an old hollywood movie. And then they have a five season long situationship.

#remington steele #non-arthurian #old tv show #It really is good #It has all the characteristics of a good TV show plus the ones which make bad TV fun

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Those who troll King Mark: Agravaine, Brandiles, Dagonet, Dinadan, Griflet, Mordred, Ozana le Cure Hardy, Uwaine les Aventurous

*From Le Morte d’Arthur, book X, ch. XII. Most of it is Dinadan, Dagonet, and Mordred.

The queen’s knights: Agravaine, Dodinel, Griflet, Kay, Sagremore

*The knights protecting Guinevere in The Knight of the Cart; suggestion courtesy of @grail-lifesupport

#arthurian polls #Arthurian friend group tournament #dinadan #dagonet #mordred #agravaine #griflet #who has come up on these polls a surprising number of times #uwaine #brandiles #sagramore #sir kay #dodinel #ozana #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian legends #polls

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There will be one more pair of Arthurian friend groups. One of them I’m certain about and have been saving for last. The other I’ve been going back and forth about. Any suggestions?

#Arthurian friend group tournament #arthuriana #arthurian polls

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There was a LUNCH BOX LINE? It only lasted one season and there was a LUNCH BOX LINE? It’s settled. I must watch this show one day, come Camlann or bad WiFi.

When you find out about Mr. Merlin:

Of course there’s a 22-episode ‘80s sitcom where Merlin works as an auto mechanic in San Francisco and takes an obnoxious teenager named Zac as his apprentice after Zac pulls the Crowbar from the Concrete. Why would there not be? If anything, the world makes a bit more sense now.

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When you find out about Mr. Merlin:

Of course there’s a 22-episode ‘80s sitcom where Merlin works as an auto mechanic in San Francisco and takes an obnoxious teenager named Zac as his apprentice after Zac pulls the Crowbar from the Concrete. Why would there not be? If anything, the world makes a bit more sense now.

#So BBC Merlin was NOT the first Merlin-based sitcom #How was I not informed of this sooner? #Mr. Merlin #His modern name is Max #Merlin #Arthurian cinema #Arthurian TV #Arthuriana

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Casting Darkest Timeline like it’s a 90s/Early 00s Pseudohistory Epic with Intense Bad Guy Performances

Lancelot: Jason Isaacs

Guinevere: Michelle Pfieffer

Arthur: Liam Neeson

Mordred: Joaquin Phoenix

Gawain: Heath Ledger

Ragnelle: Catherine Zeta-Jones

Lynette: Julianne Moore

Morgan: Helena Bonham Carter

Galahad: River Phoenix

Bedivere: Kenneth Brannagh

Breuse Sans Pitie: Alan Rickman

Tristram: Keanu Reeves

#arthuriana #actors

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#arthurian deaths #arthurian polls #arthuriana #arthurian legend #polls #lancelot #gawain #breuse sans pitie #bruce sans pité

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Uther and Friends: Ban, Bors the elder, Branor the Brown, Brunor the Black, Cleges, Ector, Guiron, Lac, Meliodas, Merlin, Seguran, Uther

Survivors of Camlann: Bedivere, Cynwyl Sant, Griflet, Kay?, Lucan, Morvran, Sanddef

#Pellinore should probably be on there but I forgot and it’s too late now #Bedivere #Cynwyl Sant #Griflet #Sir Kay #Sir Lucan the Butler #Morvran #Sanddef #Uther and Friends #Uther #King Ban #Bors the elder #Branor the Brown #Brunor the Black #Cleges #Ector #Guiron #King Lac #Meliodas #Merlin #Seguran #arthurian friend group tournament #arthuriana #arthurian polls #arthurian legend #arthurian legends #polls #bedwyr #Survivors of Camlann

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Alleged A-Listers: Arthur, Bedivere, Galahad, Gawain, Guinevere, Kay, Lancelot, Merlin, Morgan le Fay, Percival, Tristan

Neglected Siblings: Aglovale, Agravaine, Clarissant, Daniel son of Brunor, Dornar, Elaine of Cornwall, Ganieda, Gaheris, Hector de Maris, Kay, Lucan, Madog son of Uther, Safir

#Alleged A-listers #Neglected Siblings #Arthur #Bedivere #Galahad #Gawain #Guinevere #Sir Kay #Lancelot #Merlin #Morgan le Fay #Percival #Tristan #Bedwyr #Aglovale #Agravaine #Clarissant #Dornar #Elaine of Cornwall #Ganieda #Gaheris #Hector de Maris #Sir Lucan #Safir #Ector de Maris #Arthurian friend group tournament #arthurian polls #arthuriana