#Mythological Legend

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Brünnhilde the Valkyrie by Arthur Rackham

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Mordred

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what if i told you that 90% of damsel/knight interactions in medieval arthuriana go exactly like this

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Guinevere's wedding dress and chainmail veil in Excalibur 1981

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The green knight🌿

Have spent hours on coloring only to understand that I like the monochrome variant more

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King Arthur's Tomb, from William Morris' The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems by Jessie M. King (1904)

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Leo: Frank, I need a favor.

Frank: I'm not kissing you again!

Jason: Kissing?!

Percy: AGAIN?!

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blink and you'll miss it moments around skyhold....

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“Амазона / Amazon” Andrey Remnev 2007

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🌊Woman & Sealskin🌊

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"The ring upon thy hand - ...ah, be implored! For Wotan fling it away!" Brünnhilde is visited by her Valkyrie sister Waltraute by Arthur Rackham

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Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Arthuriana

Just starting out at a loss for where to begin?

Here’s a guide for introductory Medieval texts and informational resources ordered from most newbie friendly to complex. Guidebooks and encyclopedias are listed last.

All PDFs link to my Google drive and can be found on my blog. This post will be updated as needed.

Pre-Existing Resources

Hi-Lo Arthuriana

♡ Loathly Lady Master Post ♡

Medieval Literature by Language

Retellings by Date

Films by Date

TV Shows by Date

Documentaries by Date

Arthurian Preservation Project

The Camelot Project

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Medieval Literature

Page (No Knowledge Required)

The Vulgate Cycle | Navigation Guide | Vulgate Reader (French)

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle (Middle English)

The Marriage of Sir Gawain (Middle English)

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (Middle English)

Sir Lanval (French) | Sir Launfal (Middle English)

The Welsh Triads (Welsh)

Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (Middle English)

Squire (Base Knowledge Recommended)

The Mabinogion (Welsh)

Four Arthurian Romances by Chrétien de Troyes (French)

Owain (Welsh) | Yvain (French) | Iwein (German) | Ywain (Middle English)

Geraint (Welsh) | Erec (French)| Erec (German)

King Artus (Hebrew)

Morien (Dutch)

Knight (Extensive Knowledge Recommended)

The History of The King's of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin)

Alliterative Morte Arthure (Middle English)

The Marvels of Rigomer (French)

Jaufre (Occitan)

Le Bel Inconnu (French) | Gliglois (French) | Wigalois (German) | Vidvilt (Yiddish) | Sir Libeaus Desconus (Middle English)

Here Be Dragons (Weird or Arthurian Adjacent)

The Crop-Eared Dog (Irish)

Perceforest | A Perceforest Reader | PDF courtesy of @sickfreaksirkay (French)

Le Roman de Silence (French)

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Middle English)

Grail Quest

Peredur (Welsh) | Perceval + Continuations (French) | Parzival (German) | Perceval (Middle English)

The Crown by Heinrich von dem Türlin (Diu Crône) (Italian)

The High Book of The Grail (Perlesvaus) (French)

The History of The Holy Grail (Vulgate) (French)

The Quest for The Holy Grail Part I (Post-Vulgate) (French)

The Quest for The Holy Grail Part II (Post-Vulgate) (French)

Merlin and The Grail by Robert de Boron (French)

The Legend of The Grail | PDF courtesy of @sickfreaksirkay (French)

Lancelot Texts

Knight of The Cart by Chretien de Troyes (French)

Lanzelet by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven (German)

Spanish Lancelot Ballads (Spanish)

The Lancelot Compilation (Dutch)

Gawain Texts

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (Middle English)

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle (Middle English)

Sir Gawain Eleven Romances and Tales (Middle English)

Sir Gawain and The Lady of Lys (French)

The Knight of The Two Swords (French)

The Turk and Sir Gawain (Middle English)

Perilous Graveyard | scan by @jewishlancelot (French)

Roman van Walewein (Dutch)

De Ortu Waluuanii (Latin)

Tristan/Isolde Texts

Béroul & Les Folies (French)

The Romance of Tristan (Prose Tristan) (French)

Tristan and The Round Table (La Tavola Ritonda) | Italian Name Guide (Italian)

Tristano Panciatichiano (Italian)

Tristano Riccardiano (Italian)

Tristan and Iseult by Gottfried von Strassburg (German)

Byelorussian Tristan (Russian)

The Tristan Legend (Norse)

Educational/Informational Resources

Encyclopedias & Handbooks

The Arthurian Companion by Phyllis Ann Karr

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia by Norris J. Lacy

The Arthurian Handbook by Norris J. Lacy & Geoffrey Ashe

The Arthurian Name Dictionary by Christopher W. Bruce

The King Who Was and Will Be by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Warriors of Arthur by John Matthews, Bob Stewart, & Richard Hook

Essays & Guides

A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes edited by Joan Tasker & Norris J. Lacy

A Companion to Malory edited by Elizabeth Archibald

A Companion to The Lancelot-Grail Cycle edited by Carol Dover

A Companion to the Gawain-Poet edited by Derek Brewer

Arthur in Welsh Medieval Literature by O. J. Padel

Diu Crône and The Medieval Arthurian Cycle by Neil Thomas

Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois: Intertextuality & Interpretation by Neil Thomas

The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac by Jessie Weston

The Legend of Sir Gawain by Jessie Weston

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she's heeeeeeere!!! my 2025 pin-up knight calendar: armor & amore is available for preorder!! calendars will ship late nov/early dec :) gotta say i'm absolutely delighted with them

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Frank Godwin (1889-1959), ''King Arthur and His Knights'' complied and edited by Elizabeth Lodor Merchant, 1927 Source