#The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

[halfdeadfriedrice]

#relatable, Sir Kay

#the story of king arthur and his knights #this phrasing made me screech #'daddy ive got money and good social standing wont you let me put myself in danger' #'my body is ready'

[wizardbufo]

Illustration from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903)

#King Arthur #Excalibur #Wizard #Wizardcore #Wizard aesthetic #The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

[knight-of--the-kitchen]

arthurian legend books I have read as of starting this blog:

king arthur and his knights of the round table by roger lancelyn green. absolutely wonderful, I wish I'd read it as a child and I love how funny it is without taking away from the serious parts. fav stories include the brothers sirs balyn + balan and sir gareth (as you can probably tell from the username).

the story of king arthur and his knights by howard pyle. way gayer than I was expecting, and I had a fun time reading it even if I did have to look up a lot of the vocab. I now know that "certes" was an old fashioned way of saying "certainly"! I particularly loved the bizarre courtship of arthur and guinevere and her rivalry with gawaine.

briefly skimmed the legend of king arthur and his knights by thomas malory in grade 12 for just enough info to write an essay about its influence on maggie stiefvater's series the raven cycle (highly recommend, stiefvater is excellent). mostly got through this one by going to gutenberg and using the "find in page" tool bc I wasn't prepared for the language but I found some pretty cool stuff and want to return someday.

started the once and future king by th white a couple months ago but my copy is secondhand and smells bad so I stopped and bought myself a new one. have yet to start reading but I live in hope that I will once school + life in general calms down!

#roger lancelyn green #king arthur and his knights of the round table #howard pyle #the story of king arthur and his knights #the once and future king #th white

[hazel-janes-books-galore]

1989 edition of The Story of King Arthur and his Knights by Howard Pyle. 

#the story of king arthur and his knights #king arthur #fantasy #book #bookblr

[atlantic-riona]

personally I think the medieval Irish were onto something

#this doesn't even have to be about anything specific this is just the constant thought looping around my head 24/7 #but if you must know #tonight it is specifically about medieval Irish versions of various legends #for example the medieval Irish Odyssey back when they didn't have access to a copy #Odysseus' men being like 'bro if you take us on one more crazy adventure we'll DIE' and then they DO #Odysseus and his men floating over the cyclops #the whole bit where Odysseus notices he's being carried off by a cyclops and wriggles out is 😂😂 #Penelope being overjoyed that Odysseus has returned but also refusing to kiss him until the enchantment that makes him ugly wears off #the DOG #the purple and green dog!!! #see also: the King Arthur story where Arthur has a kick ass daughter #who travels the world disguised as a knight to rescue her true love from where he's trapped in an enchanted castle #she collects magic items and has fun adventures #this isn't even touching upon the native legends near and dear to my heart #but GOD do I love reading medieval Irish lit #except for the Book of Invasions #that one SHOULD be cool but in fact reads like stereo instructions 😔 #thank you for coming to my tedtalk #this is what it looks like inside my head at all times #I am usually thinking about something that predates the Industrial Revolution 😂😂

[v-thinks-on]

King Arthur is so sad when all of his knights leave to go after the Grail :'(

#v thinks #Le Morte d'Arthur #Arthuriana #King Arthur #he's back in the story!! #though I expect not for long as we follow his knights as they head out on their quest for the grail

[rjalker]

some guy: hey if you go pour water on this stone over there God will send down a hurricane to wreck the land.

All the knights of King Arthur's court: ohhh shit we gotta go try this right now lets go cause devestating storms for fun this is fun

A guy Who Lives On That Land: Stop fucking causing devestating storms we fucking live here

King arthur's knights, without fail: no. I'm gonna try to kill you now :)

#Rjalker reads stories of King Arthur #first it was one knight. then another one came to get revenge for him #because THE GUY WHO LIVES THERE knocked him down and took his horse #WITHOUT KILLING HIM. Aka being merciful #so now the second knight Yvain goes to CAUSE PROBLEMS ON PURPOSE #and then fucking mortally wounds the guy defending his town #and THEN CHASES HIM DOWN TO HIS HOME WHEN HE TRIES TO FLEE #AND THEN MARRIES HIS WIFE WHEN HE #'S DEAD #BECAUSE SHE HAS NO CHOICE BECAUSE THE REST OF KING ARTHUR'"S COURT IS COMING TO CAUSE MORE STORMS #AND SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO CHALLENGE THEM #AND THEN HE FUCKING ABANDONS HER AND THE WHOLE TOWN

[vixscribs]

Sonic and the black knight... ouughhh... It's so bad

But I love caliburn he's so sassy

#IM STUCK ON KING ARTHUR #why is his windup so long #f you and your janky motion controls #i felt no joy playing this game #however the story and characters and music are wonderful #im almost done im almost done #sonic and the black knight #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #caliburn

[oldtvandcomics]

There should be some version of the King Arthur story where Lancelot is being actively sent by some major force - God or Devil - to be an agent of chaos and bring down Arthur’s kingdom. He doesn’t know this, of course, and he tries so, so hard to be a good ally to Arthur and the other knights, but the love triangle still happens, and well. Depending on what you want to be the main theme of the story, they either manage to somehow avoid disaster, or the usual thing happens. I mean, the destiny thing is already a major theme in all Arthuriana, but it does usually focus on Arthur rather than Lancelot. And he really would be the ideal figure for that, wouldn’t he. I mean, that poor guy is always trying so, so, SO hard, but somehow he still manages to more or less directly cause the downfall of everyone he cares about.

#I mean he arguably has three love interests in the mythological canon #two of who die of a broken heart the third just has her life ruined beyond repair #Arthur of course has his ruined along with hers #the knights get dragged into ruin along with Arthur #or die during the Grail quest or have Lancelot murder their whole family #and the final battle would have gone very differently had Lancelot been there in time #every time I'm thinking about this story I just get struck by how incredibly TRAGIC it is #and yes of course Mordred is the real antagonist but the one everything revolves around is Lancelot #yeah so I'm watching a King Arthur movie and now I have feelings about Sir Lancelot #AGAIN #Arthurian legend #Sir Lancelot

[fergus-cousland]

anyway modern AU where the equivalent of Nathaniel being squired to a knight is that he has an MA in medieval studies with a focus on Arthurian literature and this is also the same modern AU where he accidentally fake dates Anders 

#projects my MA + my love of king arthur stories onto my blorbo #anyway anyway rediscovering the knight of the cart and the fact that lancelot has a magic ring he uses to try and call his mum. relatable.

[kbkirtley]

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#bookblr #superheroes #dc comics #writeblr community #superhero fiction #writeblr #fantasy books #sci fi and fantasy #ya fantasy #ya scifi #sci fi books #princess bride #Little Women #guinevere #king arthur and his knights #arthurian legend #a cinderella story #renegades fandom #Renegades #marvel

[taliesin-the-bored]

Crop-Eared Dog Quotes No. 2: Lanny beat up over 7,000 knights and Arthur has the healthiest priorities (not)

Like any decent gatecrashing antagonist, the Knight of the Lantern demands battle, which shouldn’t be a problem, because Arthur is (inexplicably) the King of the World and

not more were the plants through the floor of the world, or joints in a human body, or days in the year, than the active warriors and very valiant knights in the household of that powerful king: that is to say, there were twelve knights of valour, and twelve knights of activity, and twelve knights of the Round Table, and twelve knights of counsel, and two hundred and two-score knights of the Great Table, and seven thousand knights of the household…

but…this happens:

{T}he Knight of the Lantern bound them all save only Galahad de Cordibus, who was a young, beardless boy, on that spot. And he goes straight back by the same way, after leaving the king and his people tightly bound in that fashion, and he pours a dark mist of druidry behind him, and they were thus till the setting of the noonday cloud, and to the rising of the sun on the morrow. Then the king spoke to the household, and thus he said:

"A pity is this thing which has happened to us," said he, "for were the ladies and women of the Fort of the Red Hall to know of our being like this, they would make the mischief of a mock and jest of us, and publish our despite and our weakness over the whole world, and to doomsday and the world's end would never again be beside us…"

One knight has just beat up all of his knights, even though there are well over seven thousand of them, and Arthur’s big concern is that the ladies of the court will laugh at them.

#How did he even have the time to do this in one session? #Did he start fighting groups of a hundred in one minute bouts and winning? #Honestly #I find his brothers being turned into dogs more realistic than this #That goes really badly #by the way #It turns out that brothers who are turned into animals and end up having kids together is its own deeply concerning trope #also #most of them get killed #Medieval literature is sooo cheerful #and I am never sarcastic #Arthuriana #arthurian legends #King Arthur #the Knight of the Lantern #the Story of the Crop-Eared Dog

[hopelessromantic5]

King Arthur happens to be traveling through Ealdor the exact day the citizens decide they’ve had enough of Merlin.

Labeling him too dangerous, they tied him up on the pyre in the center of town.

As long as Merlin had been alive, he’d never seen this pyre lit.

He would’ve just gotten himself out of this situation with his ‘gifts’ if it weren’t for his poor mother.

The villagers would never let her live in peace if he magically disappeared.

No, this was the only way she could go on living, even with a broken heart.

He didn’t fight. He didn’t really hear much of what they spit at him. But he could hear his mother wailing at him, to save himself, to do whatever he must do.

He’d resigned himself to an early death.

Tom, the town representative, started spewing some righteous words at him. New Religion words that didn’t quite make sense to him, but that’s to be expected. He is, himself, a creature of the old religion, if prophecy is to be trusted.

“Do you have anything to say for yourself, serpent?”

Merlin opened his mouth to tell his mother that he loved her, but he stopped short.

In the distance, he could hear a sound.

The beating of hooves on hard, cold dirt.

Visitors were approaching.

It must be fate, he thinks.

As the horses drew closer, the villagers slowly turned their attentions away from him.

Merlin simply hung his head, letting the Earth he loved so dearly decide which way his life would swing.

“What is the meaning of this?”

A calm, steady voice came from behind him. Deep and concerned. Merlin wished he could see the man.

“My lord,” Tom bowed, as well as he could, which was strange.

Upon realization, Merlin’s eyes nearly bugged out of his head, were these visitors noble? They never had nobility stay long enough to make comments on anything, only ever just passing through.

“I asked you a question.” The voice said again, with all the authority of someone who’s used to using it.

“This man is a sorcerer, sire. We were just-“

“What has he done?”

“Sire?”

“What has this man done to call for these extreme measures?” When no one answered him immediately, he rephrased.

“Surely there must’ve been a crime committed?” As if it’s a question.

Merlin’s mother pulled herself out of shock and brought herself forth.

“He did nothing, sire.” She spoke firm and unmoving. She must’ve seen hope in this man that Merlin had yet to lay eyes on. “He’s only ever used it for healing wounds and helping our gardens in the winter. Please have mercy on him, my lord. He is my only son.” Tears started falling as her voice broke. She finally met Merlin’s eyes again and he smiled at her, weakly.

“So this man-“

“Sorcerer.” Corrected Tom. What a dick.

“This man, did nothing but heal you and help you survive and this is how you repay him?”

Again no answer.

The man seemed to gesture at Tom, walking towards the town elder, and bringing him finally into Merlin’s line of sight.

The doomed boy nearly gasped.

Silver and red bled together in the sun, armor and finery melded like roses in white sand.

The man-the lord…the knight? He had golden blonde hair, that shone like it’s own light.

Blue eyes made even more obvious and striking surrounded by unblemished, sun-kissed skin.

“You seem to be leading the horde. Tell me why?” No, answer. “Cut him down.” A command. The stranger’s face was a hard, blank line.

Funny how, even then, he didn’t feel like a stranger. But Merlin was in no state to remember it.

“My lord, I do not think that would be wise. Your father was the one to wage war on magic-“

“I am not my father. Cut him down.”

Merlin swallowed. Uther Pendragon was the only person in his mind that waged the war on magic, that began the purge. Which means this man could only be his son, Prince Arthur.

What a prince he was.

Well, King, now.

No wonder every person in the vicinity practically dropped to their knees upon his arrival. They’d all heard stories of ‘The Just King’ that now reigned over Camelot. Giving whatever he could to his citizens that needed it most, never turning anyone away who seeks shelter. Merlin had heard the same as everyone else. Seeing the King in person now, he was in awe.

“I will not endanger the lives of all who live here.” Tom turns back to Merlin with the lit torch.

Merlin held his breath, but the second Tom turned away from him, the King pulled his sword. It made the loveliest sound as it left the sheath.

The sound of salvation.

Tom had the tip of a majestic blade directed right at his throat, as the King spoke again.

“I said, cut him down.”

The look on the King’s face was one that could kill.

Merlin wondered momentarily why he cared so much.

Finally someone from the crowd stepped forward with a knife and began to cut away Merlin’s ties.

Hunith leapt forward and engulfed her son in a hug, while also somewhat holding his body upright.

He did not want to let go, considering he thought he would never get to hug his mother again. But the entire village was watching them.

As was-

“What is your name?”

It was phrased as a question but spoken like a command. Merlin knew it was directed at him without opening his eyes.

He did, reluctantly, release his mother and turn to the golden King, facing deep blue eyes head on. Never cowering.

“Merlin.”

The King must’ve seen something in him. Something every other person was blind to or chose to ignore, simply because he was a peasant. He took a step closer and Merlin could hear the tiny tink of metal pieces on his shining armor, as he did so.

“Well, Merlin.” He said, as if trying it out for himself. “Seeing as I’ve just given you your life, I’d like to ask a favor.”

Merlin’s curiosity was peaked, to say the least. King’s didn’t ask favors, they took whatever they wanted.

King Arthur did not wait for a reply to continue.

“I’m in need of assistance. And I could use someone with a gift like yours, specifically.”

Merlin narrowed his eyes in minuscule doubt. Doubt of intentions, doubt of his safety.

The King somehow knowing his exact thoughts said

“Of course you would be permitted to come back when you are needed. And when I have accomplished my goal, if you wish, you can leave. I will not keep anyone against their will. I am simply offering.” A small smile played on his mouth. Flush pink lips. He also held up his hands as if to say ‘I will not harm you’.

Merlin’s gut told him to follow this man.

Terrifyingly, his intuition told him to follow this man, practically a stranger, anywhere. Everywhere.

Merlin felt a pull he’s never felt before. In the moment, he assumed it was immense gratitude for saving his life.

Merlin turned to meet his mothers eyes, he already knew what she was going to tell him.

“I think it will be good for you. To get out for a while.” She smiles softly.

“Will you be alright?” He whispered, glancing at the crowd still gathered around an unlit pyre.

“I’ll be fine.” She grabbed him in a bear hug, like she always did. “And if they boot me out, I’ll come find you.”

Merlin sighed into her shoulder.

“Alright.”

When Merlin turned back, the King had turned his eyes to the ground, giving mother and son a moment of privacy.

Merlin was starting to warm to him already.

“Can I pack first?”

King Arthur met his gaze then, doing that half smile thing, again.

“I suppose.” He nodded. “But don’t dawdle we need to move if we want to make it back before sundown.”

“Yes, sire.” The title which usually held reverence and respect, was laced with sarcasm. He didn’t seem to think twice, as he strode away towards their hut to gather his things.

If Merlin had looked back, he would’ve found a fully beaming King looking after him and about six knights with faces of complete shock.

And perhaps, one knowing mother.

#merthur #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur fic #merlin and arthur #hunith #king arthur #Ealdor #might continue #longer version will probably be on ao3

[comicaurora]

So I’m reading The Green Knight for my Medieval English lit class and I went back and watched your Arthuriana videos for fun nostalgia, but I noticed when you were covering the Green Knight you called Arthur tired. Was there a specific reason why you did that or is that one of those things that, if you decided to redo that video, you would change? I just found it interesting bc the poem clearly states Arthur as boyish and his reason for initially accepting the challenge was pride.

The character of King Arthur that lives in my head has a little more "has been through the Arthuriana timeloop too many times" malaise than any proper characterization of King Arthur in the original stories. The story drifts and changes over time but Camelot always falls, because Arthur is a good king - some would say the perfect king - but that still isn't good enough.

#and it's very funny to me that life at the Round Table is a constant parade of random bullshit quest objectives #characters in my videos are usually significantly more self-aware of their narrative role than the version in the source material #and for king arthur that means my boy needs a Fucking Nap #not aurora #asks

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle (1903)

#howard pyle #art #illustration #golden age of illustration #1900s #1900s art #vintage art #vintage illustration #vintage #american art #american artist #books #book illustration #mythology #arthurian mythology #arthurian legend #king arthur #classic art

[tinyavenuesailor]

Crack Fic! Where Everyone thinks Merlin is the reasonable one.

Everyone loves Merlin and thinks he’s the sweetest person, who couldn’t hurt a fly. So, they’re all annoyed when they see how Arthur treats him. The King is constantly overloading his manservant with work, ordering him to do massive tasks and coming up with ridiculous excuses to keep Merlin from taking a break. So, the knights and others constantly try to find ways to pull Merlin away from Arthur’s side and give him a break but Arthur always finds a way to mess up their plans.

Gwen and the other maids sometimes try to help Merlin with his chores

Gwen: Arthur you can’t actually expect Merlin to clean the entire throne room by himself

Arthur: *shrugs* Yes. I’m hardly asking him much

Gwen: It usually takes five maids to thoroughly clean the throne room. It’s ridiculous to ask one person to do so much work and then, to place Lancelot as a guard to make sure none of us can help him. 

Arthur: Lancelot wouldn’t have to guard anything if you all weren’t so ready to disobey my orders. I said Merlin will clean the throne room ALONE and that is final

Gwen: I never knew you could be such a cruel person and to Merlin of all people

*Gwen storms off*

Gwaine, Leon, Percival, Elyan and some of the other knights try to steal Merlin away to the tavern to relax

Gwaine: Come on Princess. I’m sure you can survive one night without Merlin 

*Gwaine tries to pull Merlin to their side but Arthur grabs hold of Merlin and pulls him back*

Arthur: Need I remind you, Merlin is my manservant and doesn’t have time to play around. He still has very important duties to complete

Elyan: What could he possibly have to do at this time? Most servants have gone home for the day?

Arthur: Well Merlin is the King’s manservant as I keep reminding you and still have very important things to do

Gwaine: Like what?

Arthur: *pauses* For one, he needs to clean the mess he made in the closet

The knights: *trying to process the bullshit Arthur just told them* 

Arthur: *crossing his arms, 100% serious, daring them to challenge him*

Merlin: It’s fine guys really, probably next time *pulling Arthur and himself back into Arthur’s chambers and locking the door*

Or when something terrible happens to Merlin like the time he got kidnapped and everyone went into full panic

Arthur: *staring hard at Lance* Merlin’s been kidnapped?

Elyan: They ambushed us out of nowhere and before we knew it they were off with him.

Leon: Don’t worry sire, I’ll gather a search party immediately to have him found.

Gwaine: We’ll make them sorry they ever thought to mess with our Merlin

Arthur: *holding up a finger and turning to Lance again* Merlin’s been kidnapped?

Lance: ..... That is the story

Gwaine: Princess, have you not been listening. We need to hurry every second counts. 

Arthur: I heard, just wondering why he couldn’t have chosen a better day to get himself kidnapped

*Everyone gawks at Arthur in disbelief*

Basically, everyone thinks that Arthur doesn’t appreciate Merlin and that their cinnamon roll deserves better and formed a protection squad to help Merlin get the treatment he deserves.

Meanwhile in Reality....

Arthur knows about Merlin’s magic. He is fully aware of how powerful Merlin is and finally sees that his manservant isn’t an idiot. He’s just a bloody madman.

===In the throne room=== 

*Arthur and Merlin both staring at a dark purple swirling vortex on the floor*

Arthur: *takes a deep breath* Merlin, why is there a hole in my throne room?

Merlin: Well, it's not a hole. It’s a sort of gateway to the dark dimension.

Arthur: Oh, okay. Why is there a gateway to the dark dimension in my throne room?

Merlin: ..... I can fix it

Lancelot: Arthur, I heard you- *looks down at the menacing purple gateway on the floor and then back to Arthur and Merlin* 

Lancelot: Should I go guard the door?

===After Gwaine, Elyan and Percival tried to take Merlin out for drinks===

Merlin: You know we both could use a break. I am a bit hungry. Been a while since I had a drink too

Arthur: Well maybe, we can join them after you explain why my Uncle is tied up in my closet

*Arthur opens his closet doors revealing a tied-up and gagged Agravaine making muffled noise*

Merlin: You told me to get evidence that he was working with Morgana

Arthur: And your solution to that was to kidnap him?

Merlin: What better way to hear it than from the man himself? 

Arthur: What’s going to happen when people realize he’s missing

Merlin: Don’t worry, one memory wipe spell and he’ll be back tomorrow in his chambers like nothing ever happened

Arthur: You told me those spells were dangerous

Merlin: *laughs* Well, yeah, I’m not using it on us

Agravaine: *making muffled and panicked pleads to Arthur*

Lancelot: Sorry, Arthur, Gaius told me that Merlin needed m- *sees a tied-up Agravaine* 

Lancelot: *nods* I’ll go stand guard

=== Arthur, the first to find Merlin after his “kidnapping” ===

Arthur: *folds his arms and looks behind his manservant to see a trail of bodies* Kidnapped?

Merlin: Well they did try to kidnap me. I just decided not to resist. 

Arthur: *sighs* Is everyone dead?

Merlin: I was supposed to leave someone alive?

Arthur: *rolls his eyes* Come before I have to explain how my “innocent”, “weak” manservant took out a group of mercenaries.

Lancelot: *already standing guard* 

#merlin bbc #merthur #merlin #Arthur Pendragon #chaotic merlin #arthur knows #and he's the reasonable one #featuring doesn't ask questions but always completes the mission lancelot #arthur having to listen to someone complain that he needs to be more considerate of Merlin for the fourth time that week #While he watches Merlin and Lancelot in the background carry around a bag the size of a human body #Arthur: Sorry to interrupt you but I suddenly need to go check on my uncle to check if he's still breathing