#Arthur of the Britons

[queer-ragnelle]

Arthur of the Britons (1972-1973) | Under Camelot's Banner by Sarah Zettel | Excalibur (1981) | The Great Captains by Henry Treece | The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle | Sword of Lancelot (1963) | Exiled From Camelot by Cherith Baldry | The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) | Two Bits of Embroidery by Phyllis Ann Karr | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956-1957) | The Sword and The Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

My favorite arthurian tv shows and minisiers (part 1/2)

(My favorite movies here)

More details under cut. Some of these I love, some are so bad so good, some are beautifully epic, some are just funny.

The Adventures of Sir Galahad: Short one season tv show (15 episodes) about Galahad having to recover Excalibur after it was stolen. Also the one and only show where Galahad and Mordred interact.

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot: 30 episodes of self contained light and sometimes comedic adventures focusing on Lancelot living at Camelot. Still very much enjoyable today! Other characters who appear are Merlin, Arthur and Guinevere.

Arthur of the Britons: The first attempt to make a tv show focusing on Celts and a Celtic Arthur. Episodes are self contained. Kind of strange sometimes, and the only arthurian characters are Arthur, Kay and Ector.

The Legend of King Arthur: An 8 episodes BBC show which adapts Malory. This is the best arthurian tv show ever created! It also has an amazing Morgan and a stellar Mordred. Actually made me cry!

Entaku no Kishi Monogatari Moero Asa: Toei original anime (no manga) of 30 episodes that follow Arthur's journey to reclaim Camelot after it was conquered by a villain.

The Boy Merlin: Very short 6 episodes series about Merlin as a kid discovering his powers. It was very light and with an historical aesthetic.

Merlin: Two episodes miniseries, extremely popular! It follows Merlin from his childhood to the death of Arthur. While it is not my favorite, it has some great scenes in the second part where Guinevere, Mordred and Lancelot are introduced.

The Mists of Avalon: Miniseries adaptation of a novel I really dislike - but I love this miniseries. It might actually be one of my favorite arthurian series. It focuses on Morgana and her relationship with Arthur and Guinevere. It also has an amazing Mordred and Morgause, one of the rare times where we see Morgause.

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 115th Tilt

King Henry V Plantagenet, The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) VS. Arthur Pendragon, Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973)

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King Henry V Plantagenet, The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) Portrayed by:

“Hal is Shakespeare’s sexiest history protagonist by virtue of sheer range. He’s a roguish rake, a dashing prince, a rugged king and you bet your ass Tom Hiddleston serves cunt all the way through. I know y’all love Loki and I promise you he’s even sexier blonde.”

Arthur Pendragon, Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973) Portrayed by: Oliver Tobias

“Young Celtic leader that tries to unify the Celtic tribes against the Saxon invaders. This Arthur (not yet king) is smart, cunning and very hot”

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Additional Propaganda

For Henry V:

“I can't believe [it took so long for people to submit] text propaganda for Hiddleston!Henry V. Did everyone just look at him in leather trousers and lose the power of speech? I teach with this film, and I am convinced that the leather trousers are responsible for more than one student missing key plot details in that scene (and possibly for more than one epiphany re: sexuality.)...

[Gifset]

"... Thea Sharrock directed this, and she clearly Knows about the female gaze. Surely any time you see a man drawing a longbow like that, it's an invitation to think about hands and arms and shoulders (shoulders!) in other contexts. From a characterization standpoint, too, the coiled physicality of his Henry and how he uses it are really interesting. Also this man's cheekbones should be illegal. And the wooing scene where he lays aside his crown and kneels as if in homage to the princess who is about to be signed over to him via treaty in the next room? Hot damn, I do love a good use of courtly love imagery.”

For Arthur Pendragon:

[caer-gai]

Kay & Arthur - The Last One by Maisie Peters

[thisbluespirit]

Martin Jarvis as Karn in Arthur of the Britons 2.1 "The Swordsman" (HTV, 1973)

[kwebtv]

Jack Watson, Oliver Tobias and Michael Gothard in "Arthur of the Britons"

[cynicalclassicist]

This is how we want Sir Kay and King Arthur to be! Still brothers!

for @queer-ragnelle May Day Parade. May 17-21: Grumpy Month of Kay {Seneschal Celebration}

I have been here since before you became yourself: a collection of Kays (and Arthurs)

Chulhwch and Olwen / Camelot (2011) ep. 1 / Vulgate Cycle: The Story of Merlin / La Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory) / The Once and Future King, book 1 The Sword in the Stone (TH White) / Sir Kay's coat of arms / Matthew 16:19 / Under cover of darkness (The Strokes) / Arthur of the Britons (1972) ep. 3 / Vulgate Cycle / Camelot (2011) / Icarus (The Crane Wives) / Idylls of the queen (Phyllis Ann Karr) / Hey Brother (Aviicii) / The High History of the Holy Graal (aka Perlesvaus), trans. Sebastian Evans / Camelot (2011) / Alliterative Morte Arthure, trans. Richard Scott-Robinson / Icarus (The Crane Wives)

[skylessknights]

KING ARTHUR (2004) set design appreciation: ― Hadrian's Wall: Arthur's quarters [2/?] inspired by @lady-arryn wonderful set design series [x]

KA20TH CELEBRATION | Day 4 - Home

AN: Here's part II of the Hadrian's Wall series for today's @ka20th prompt. This one was interesting because we never truly got to see Arthur in his own quarters. I know we had the scene where he slept with Guinevere but that was it. Wish we got to see more!

Also to anyone who's writing fics for this film, feel free to use this has visual inspiration if you're struggling with imagery or what-not💖 (P.S. This was probably one of the hardest things to gif, the colouring/lighting in those scenes are horrible 😭)

[nostalgia-eh52]

1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[gingersnaptaff]

🔥 hot takes on anything Arthuriana related

btw love your welsh legal history posts

Oh, hello!!!! I love ur blog so like hi, hi, hi!!! Ahh, thank u for saying u like the legal posts!! They're super fun to do so I'm glad you've enjoyed them!!!!! :D sleep deprived but okay, hot takes.

Purely Welsh myth but Arthur should've left Bendigeidfran's head where it was. Like bruh, you brought the misery upon yourself. Plus, I don't think I've seen a lot of lit exploring this aspect of the myth but I think it would be fun cuz it shows Arthur as being hubristic which does get glossed over I think.

Also, Geraint needs to be chucked off a cliff. I volunteer to do it.

And I don't think Guinevere / Gwenhwyfar was ever a goddess. There's nothing to suggest she was at all. That's silly. That's stupid.

Also, authors stop using Bedwyr for the Lancelot stand-in when u don't want to put him in. EDERN IS RIGHT THERE.

(This isn't a hot take but I have many bugbears either Marion Zimmer Bradley and have a deep, deep dislike for her work. She's just ehdjxjcjx)

Also, this is a Welsh myth thing but I guess I'm putting it in because Arthur does have Welsh gods in his retinue and has his roots in Welsh things but can we stop using Gwydion as a good guy, pls? He is a Bad, Bad man.

Also, Arthur was never a real person but a lot of the lads who got folded into the mythos are and that gets overlooked because we all want this king to be super fuckin real and for what? I think if we'd had evidence for a real Arthur then we'd have gotten it by now.

Also somebody pls write me a book about real irl cousins urien and peredur / percival. I need it like I need air.

[diioonysus]

dogs + art

[queer-ragnelle]

Arthur of the Britons (1972-1973) | More clips at Arthuriana Daily

[average-geo-enjoyer]

*knocks on the door* does anyone take Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

I forgot my apple pencil at home and resorted to using my aquarel paint (that I got 8 years ago and never used) to draw King Arthur x Sir Bedevere. Do we call it duck shipping idk

I will probably make more, that movie has a surprising potential for Fandom but I can't find the fandom

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 63rd Tilt

Prince Aemond Targaryen, House of the Dragon (2022-) VS. Kai, Arthur of the Britons (1972-1973)

Propaganda

Prince Aemond Targaryen, House of the Dragon (2022-) Portrayed by: Ewan Mitchell

“Aemond studies the sword, philosophy, history. He is the rider of the largest dragon in the world (objectively sexy), has an eye patch (also objectively sexy), and dresses like an anime villain (your mileage may vary on that one.)”

Kai, Arthur of the Britons (1972, 1973) Portrayed by: Michael Gothard

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For Kai:

[caer-gai]

Kay & Arthur - The Last One by Maisie Peters

[right-stopthat-its-silly]

(insert photo compilation of King Arthur from "Holy Grail" being a very cute 🥰 yet very silly 😜 bearded king 👑)

OMG YES, WITH PLEASURE. We 👏stan👏 Arthur, King of the Britons in this household.

👑🧔‍♂️🌞 (he really said)