#walter scott

[dame-de-pique]

Walter Scott - Demonology and witchcraft, Imprint: London: William Tegg, [1868?]

#Walter Scott #William Tegg #imprint #book #books #book cover

[coolseabird]

Every Literary Reference Gale Makes When Selected in BG3 (That I Could Find)

"Oh, what a tangled Weave we web!" -

A play on words referencing the famous quote, "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive," from Sir Walter Scott's poem "Marmion."

"What fools these mortals be." -

A quote from William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream," spoken by the character Puck.

"All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it." -

A reference to the famous Shakespearean line, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players," from "As You Like It."

"No rest for the wicked" -

A phrase that originates from the Bible Isaiah 48:22 There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

"To hold the world in the palm of one's hand" -

I believe this is a reference to this part of the poem Auguries of Innocence by William Blake: To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

"'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not." -

I was so sure this was a quote from some Shakespearean play but nope lol. This is a Waterdhavian phrase that was mentioned in a DnD companion book at some point.

"Seek and you shall find me." -

From the bible. Specifically Matthew 7:7–8 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

The path less travelled. -

A reference to Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," which includes the line, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by."

"Creator. Destroyer." -

This is a reference to the Lord Krishna's words in the Bhagavad Gita. O Arjuna, I am the creator, maintainer and destroyer of all created objects, such as the sky. Of all knowledge I am knowledge of the self, and in logical debate I am vāda, the philosophical principle that asserts the conclusive truth.

"A rough tempest I will raise" -

I found the explanation behind this quote from a reddit post: "Shakespeare - Tempest, - this is a mash-up of two quotes: In Act V, Scene 1, Prospero uses the phrasing "when first I raised the Tempest". In the same scene, he recites a soliloquy about the great works of magic he has accomplished, before finally renouncing magic altogether: " … But this rough magic I here abjure" https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/17uher2/literary_references_in_gales_selection_remarks/ (this person came to the same conclusions as me for many of the prior quotes but I only used their post for this one haha)

I almost certainly missed a few! If there are any others please feel free to reblog and add them!

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #literature #bible #bhagavad gita #walter scott #shakespeare #william blake #robert frost

[illustratus]

#knights #medieval #combat #duel #yield #art #armour #knight #marmion #sir walter scott #walter scott #england #scotland #britain #illustration #middle ages #jousting tournament #tournament #duelling #history

[blackswaneuroparedux]

A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

- Sir Walter Scott, The Bride of Lammermoor

#scott #walter scott #quote #literature #medieval history #chivalry #knighthood #sacrifice #swordsman #duty #service #self sacrifice #character

[yoestuveaquiunavezfrases21]

1452- La rosa es más bella bañada por el roció de la mañana, y el amor es más hermoso cuando es humedecido por las lágrimas.

(Walter Scott)

#palabras #frases #textos #textos nocturnos #pensamientos #escritos de amor #culture #vida #books & libraries #amor #lagrimas #rosalia #hermosura #sentimientos #despedida #desamor #tristeza #dolor #walter scott

[anniefromravenclaw]

I should be studying 😅

Well, I’ve been thirsting over Henry for the past two hours instead.

#help me #university #i have to study #i have to stop #hot daddy #henry cavill #charles brandon #daddy #henry cavill x you #daddy’s babygirl #duke of suffolk #henry cavil x reader #henry cavil x y/n #henry cavill smut #august walker #captain syverson #sherlock holmes #walter scott #thirsting #henry cavill thirst

[downfalldestiny]

The Scott Monument began construction in 1840 as a monument to the Scottish author Sir Walter Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 !.

Edinburgh, Scotland.

#Walter Scott #Scotland #Monument #Magical #beautiful places #construction #downfall #downfalldestiny #life #walter scott

[vintage-ukraine]

Heorhiy Malakov`s illustration to Quentin Durward by Walter Scott, 1972

#Quentin Durward #Walter Scott #knight #Ukrainian art #Heorhiy Malakov #Ukrainian graphic #linogravure #vintage book illustration #1970s

[thebeautifulbook]

THE LADY OF THE LAKE by Walter Scott. (London: Nisbit, 1904) Illustrated by C.E. Brock. Binding by A.A. Turbayne.

source

#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #vintage books #victorian era #a.a. turbayne #walter scott #the lady of the lake

[jojoseames]

Sketch card commission! The Lady of the Lake, from Arthurian mythology! I had my choice of any version or iteration of this figure that I wanted. I found myself turning to Walter Scott's 1810 poem, "The Lady of the Lake".

Ink & Watercolor, 2.5 x 3.5 inches JoJo Seames, 2023

#lady of the lake #arthurian legend #walter scott #sketch card #art #illlustration #watercolor #painting #jojo seames

[antiquariaunt]

I longed to possess the power of the Voluspae and divining women of our ancient race; to wield, like them, command over the elements; and to summon the ghosts of deceased heroes from their caverns, that they might recite their daring deeds, and impart to me their hidden treasures.

— Norna of the Fitful Head, from The Pirate, by Sir Walter Scott

#quotes #medieval academia #dark academia #literature #witchcraft #books #norse mythology #old norse #vikings #walter scott #english literature

[dame-de-pique]

Arthur Edward Waite, Songs and poems of fairyland (London: Walter Scott, 1888)

#Arthur Edward Waite #walter scott #book cover

[brendenswan]

Music Monday - Week 11

The Whispers, Wallace and Walter Scott

#the whispers #wallace scott #walter scott #scotty #sketch #drawing #art

[illustratus]

A Lady and her Knight Errant, Possibly a Scene from Ivanhoe

by Robert Scott Lauder

#robert scott lauder #art #lady #knight #knight errant #chivalry #chivalric romance #medieval #middle ages #romantic #romanticism #ivanhoe #walter scott #sir walter scott #knights

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for a land such as Scotland?

- Sir Walter Scott

#scott #walter scott #quote #literature #scotland #scottish #highlands #highlander #sword #tartan #kilt #nature #culture #society

[justsostuff-1]

Adam Driver as Wamba the jester in "Ivanhoe".

#adamdriver #adam driver #ivanhoe #walter scott #ai #illustration #Wamba