#Le Morte D'Arthur

[queer-ragnelle]

which is the best/your favorite modernized version of le morte d'arthur? i'm slowly making my way through the middle english but it would probably help me to also read a "translated" version

Keith Baines, hands down. He's done a lot of formatting which makes it much easier to read, plus abridged a lot of the repetition.

When you're done with that, you could check out Morte d'Arthur (1984), a narrated play that quotes Malory directly. Having someone read it out with a visual aid makes for an enjoyable watch.

Good luck!

[lionofchaeronea]

The Lady of the Lake Telleth Arthur of the Sword Excalibur. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley for Book I, Chapter III of Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, published by J.M. Dent and Co. in 1893.

[sickfreaksirkay]

<3

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations from Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur by William Russell Flint (1911)

[cogentranting]

"...Then Sir Lamyell of Cardiff, who was also a great lover; Sir Playne de Fors, Sir Melyas de Lyle, and King Arthur's son, Sir Boarte le Cure; Sir Madore de la Porte, Sir Collgrevaunce, Sir Hervyse de la Foreyst Saveage, and Sir Marrok, who was betrayed by his wife and had spent seven years as a werewolf. Then the three brothers, Sir Persaunte, SIr Pertolope, and SIr Perymones, all of whom Sir Gareth had won when he was called Beaumains."

[twistedshipper]

MERLIN 1.13 Le Morte D'Arthur

[earthshine-moon]

Merlin Parallels

“The more brutal you are, the more enemies you’ll create.” (1x01)

“I want his annihilation, Mordred. I want to put his head on a spike and watch as the crowd feast on his eyes.” (5x02)

“And allow him to grow more powerful, more dangerous until he strikes out against us?” (1x08)

(5x13)

“Are you ever going to change, Merlin?” (1x13)

“I don’t want you to change.” (5x13)

“Maybe that one’s worth dying for, eh?” (3x05)

(5x13)

[demoniacal-art]

sir gawain and gringolet!

[oldtvandcomics]

Love how it’s written as if this was a completely normal thing to say.

[lionofchaeronea]

Sir Launcelot and the Witch Hellawes (illustration from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur), Aubrey Beardsley, 1894

[cesarescabinet]

Note: This is just for fun and because I'm nosy. I realize the timeline for inspiration is not always simple and can be a bit muddy.

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations from Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur by W. Russell Flint (1910)

[cogentranting]

I think knighthood should function today the same way it does in Le Morte D'Arthur (particularly in regards to celebrities who have been knighted)

Knights should be able to challenge other knights to fights (potentially to the death) for no reason at all at any time.

Knights should be able to knight whoever they want in turn

Women should be able to send knights on random quests whenever they see them.

Kenneth Branagh runs into Sam Neill at a restaurant? Fight. You did a good job caddying for Michael Caine? Boom, he makes you a knight. You see Patrick Stewart on the street? Send him to go deal with the guy at your work who won't stop asking you out.

[ithinkitstimetogohome]

palomides and his wound

'Mervayle what hit mente': Interpreting Pained Bodies in Malory's "Morte Darthur" ELLY MCCAUSLAND

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26443628

[merlin-slut]

ARTHUR If this is you trying to leave your job...

MERLIN No. I'm happy to be your servant. Till the day I die.

ARTHUR Sometimes I think I know you, Merlin. Other times... [shakes head]

MERLIN Well, I know you. And you're a great warrior. One day, you'll be a great king.

ARTHUR That's very kind of you.

MERLIN But you must learn to listen as well as you fight.

ARTHUR Any other pointers?

MERLIN No. That's it. Just...don't be a prat.

this whole interaction just breaks my heart because arthur is just so confused and merlin is almost to the point of making a love confession while he's about to go ride to what he believes is his death

this interaction must baffle arthur for years to come, he probably remembers it as he lays dying in merlin's arms after the battle of camalann and he finally realizes what merlin was intending to say

[strawlessandbraless]

Rewatching Merlin again I guess with @bagmanunlucky