#Sir Bedevere

[pedroam-bang]

“Follow. But! Follow only if ye be men of valor! For the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man yet has fought with it… and lived!”

Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)

[sadlampshde]

what happens in camelot, stays in camelot

(happy spamalot opening day!)

[chernobog13]

Sir Bedevere and the witch.

[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

[calicojack1718]

She's a Witch! Trump Gins Up MAGA Mob to Burn our Democracy

Comparing Trump's relentless assault on our democracy to the witch burnings during the Medieval Witch Hysteria is really accurate. This op ed cartoon certainly speaks a 1,000 words, but Ye Olde Blogge adds about 400 more, a Python video. You know the one.

With apologies to the cartoonist, I present an op ed cartoon stolen from friend of the blog Tengrain over at Mock Paper Scissors who apparently got it from Jimmy-T, and no telling where Jimmy-T got it from. But, no matter; it sums up our current political situation perfectly. Great Memes, Cont. It brings to mind two things. (1) She’s A Witch! In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, some villagers…

[prodigaldaughteralice]

I may be having a serious depressive downswing but I’m watching Monty Python’s Holy Grail for the first time in years and the knights’ chainmail is obviously just knitting spray painted silver or gold and that’s what my gram used to do for stage costumes and that makes me smile

[tiktaaliker]

anyways my current work audiobook is the bright sword by lev grossman and man i am once again enthralled by his ability to make every single character feel more Real by virtue of making them all assholes and/or morons while still making them somewhat likable

[theriddletrades]

SPAMALOT - BROADWAY - JANUARY 2024

Spamalot | Broadway (Revival) | 2024, January | MP4 (9.39 GB, 2160p) | The Riddle’s master Cast: James Monroe Iglehart (King Arthur), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (The Lady of the Lake), Christopher Fitzgerald (Patsy/Mayor/Guard 2), David Josefsberg (s/b The Historian/Not Dead Fred/Prince Herbert/Bunny), Jimmy Smagula (Sir Bedevere/Dennis's Mother/Concorde), Alex Brightman (Sir Lancelot/The French Taunter/Knight of Ni/Tim the Enchanter), Nik Walker (Sir Galahad/The Black Knight/Prince Herbert's Father), Michael Urie (Sir Robin/Guard 1/Brother Maynard), Daniel Beeman (Ensemble), Maria Briggs (Ensemble), Gabriella Enriquez (Ensemble), Michael Fatica (Ensemble), Denis Lambert (Ensemble), Shina Ann Moris (Ensemble), Kaylee Olson (Ensemble), Kristin Piro (Ensemble), Drew Redington (Ensemble), Olivia Ashley Reed (Ensemble), Tyler Roberts (Ensemble)

Notes: Great 4k capture of Alex Brightman joining the cast, while Michael Urie was still with the cast, with David Josefsberg on as a vacation cover. Some spotlight washout (mostly in wideshots) and some obstruction from heads and a railing. Zooms are unaffected.

NFT DATE: AUGUST 1, 2024 Sales only until NFT date; price is $18

email theriddletrades@gmail.com if interested Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBarV5

[heybatterbats]

I have come to you because I am hearing noises of knights of the round table JL. I will enjoy your other works while I hope with bated breath that you might bless us meager mortals with your writing.

I’m a medieval hobbyist with a special passion for the Arthurian cycles, so when I saw that post about magic Bruce, and Bruce potentially being descended from Gawain- which, hey, maybe Wayne could be a corruption of that name- and also Arthur’s coat of arms, my eyes kinda turned into hearts. And then I worked up the nerve to send asks about it to one of my favorite blogs- hi frownyalfred- and the response was awesome, and now I basically have no choice, I have to write it.

And the Justice League being the Knights of the Round. Arthur’s strongest supporters (mostly.) I can’t WAIT to dive into that. I haven’t figured out all the myth connections yet, but I keep coming back to the idea of Ollie as a counterpart to Sir Kay- raised alongside Arthur/Bruce, maybe a bit of an ass but still plenty worthy of being Arthur’s seneschal, a bit less overtly chivalric but still has a good heart underneath the sharp tongue. And of course I need a Lancelot, and a Bedevere, and Alfred is so obviously Merlin…

And then the Robins/other assorted Batchildren. Knights need squires, of course. If I’m remembering my myths right, there’s even a squire of Arthur’s who goes after a wicked knight by himself and dies in the attempt, so. Yeah. I’m gonna have fun with this.

[medium-observation]

JUNE RELEASE!

Monty Python's Spamalot - Kennedy Center May 18, 2023 - Medium Observation Video | Matinée

Cast: James Monroe Iglehart (King Arthur), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (The Lady of the Lake), Matthew Saldivar (Patsy/Guard 2), Rob McClure (The Historian/Prince Herbert), Jimmy Smagula (Sir Bedevere/Dennis's Mother/Concorde), Alex Brightman (Sir Lancelot/The French Taunter/Knight of Ni/Tim the Enchanter), Nik Walker (Sir Galahad/The Black Knight/Prince Herbert's Father), Michael Urie (Sir Robin/Guard 1/Brother Maynard), Michael Fatica (Ensemble), Kaylee Olson (Ensemble), Ryan Kasprzak (Ensemble), Phillip Attmore (Ensemble), Daniel Beeman (Ensemble), Maria Briggs (Ensemble), Eloise Kropp (Ensemble), Daniel May (Ensemble), Shina Ann Morris (Ensemble), Kristin Piro (Ensemble)

Notes: Nice video of this hilarious show. Filmed from the orchestra. Lots of wideshots, which can lead to some washout at times. Beautiful zooms however on the cast (Alex Brightman fancam at times but it never takes away from the video!). Overall a great video of this Hilarious and perfect production.

NFT Date: December 1, 2023

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Video is $20

Hadestown - First US National Tour May 20, 2023 - Medium Observation Video | Matinée

Cast: Colin LeMoine (u/s Orpheus), Hannah Whitley (Eurydice), Matthew Patrick Quinn (Hades), Nyla Watson (u/s Persephone), Nathan Lee Graham (Hermes), Belén Moyano (Fate 1), Cecilia Trippiedi (u/s Fate 2), Dominique Kempf (Fate 3), Racquel Williams (Worker), Jemal Lee Harris (Worker), KC Dela Cruz (s/w Worker), Ian Coulter-Buford (s/w Worker)

Notes: Fantastic video of Colin's Orpheus Debut! there is a small head obstruction in the far left bottom that obstructs nothing but Hermes legs at times. This was a very unique and stressful show for the cast as they were down a worker and had everyone in the company on in the show. the show started almost 25 minutes late as they had to rehearse and change choreo. The lights hit in wait for me and the choreo change is quite fun to see and it's unique!

NFT Date: December 1, 2023

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Video is $20

Beetlejuice - First US National Tour February 19, 2023 - Medium Observation Video | Matinée

Cast: Justin Collette (Beetlejuice), Isabella Esler (Lydia Deetz), Britney Coleman (Barbara Maitland), Will Burton (Adam Maitland), Jesse Sharp (Charles Deetz), Kate Marilley (Delia Deetz), Danielle Marie Gonzalez (Miss Argentina), Abe Goldfarb (Otho), Brian Vaughn (Maxie Dean), Karmine Alers (Maxine Dean/Juno), Jackera Davis (Girl Scout), Matthew Michael Janisse (s/w Ensemble), Ryan Breslin (s/w Ensemble)

Notes: Big head obstruction on the left side of the screen where the crib, and Charles room is. it's worked around fine, but it's there and can be very distracting at times. besides that it's a great 4k video and it's a unique one, because they had asl and captions so the cast had to stick on script, which led to some fun choreo improv!

NFT Date: December 1st, 2023

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Video is $10

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[pedroam-bang]

“What manner of man are you that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?” “I am an enchanter.”

Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)

[mask131]

Arthurian myth: King Arthur (1)

Loose translation of the article "Arthur (Artus)" from Catherine Rager's "Dictionnaire des fées et des peuples invisibles dans l'Occident païen" (Dictionary of fairies and invisible people in the Pagan Occident).

ARTHUR (Artus)

Mythical king of a cycle of romans, the tales of the Round Table, also known as the Matter of Britain, which blossomed throughout all of Europe from the 12th to the 15th centuries. Among those texts, we find numerous romans by Chrétien de Troyes, and The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffroy of Monmouth, alongside its very loose translation Le Roman de Brut by Wace, itself rewrote by the priest Layamon in his poem Brut, and later, by Malory in his La Mort d'Arthur. Arthur was originally a historical warlord killed around 537 at the battle of Camlann, but he then became a super-human character identified to another Arthur, the great god of the pantheon of the Britons, and thus symbolizing the fight of the old kings of Great-Britain against the Saxon invaders.

The father of Arthur is the king Uter Pendragon who, despite his human appearance, seems to be a figuration of an Underworld king. He claims to be Constantine's descendant - the Celts, during this era, were Romanized. Arthur's half-sister is the fairy Morgane. As for his wife, the incomparable Guenievre ou Guinevere, her name means in its Welsh form (Gwenhwyfar, Gwenhwyvar) "white spirit", "white ghost". Some considered that Guenievre, who is recurringly kidnapped, is a resurgence of the Greek goddess Persephone. Their son, Llacheu, has the gift of second-sight/clearsight, as he knows the secret of material elements and of nature.

The relationships between Arthur and the Otherworld make him a magical character. In the roman of the Saxon Layamon, Brut, we see elves assist to his birth and gift him - he will be powerful, wealthy, generous and have a long life.

As many other heroes, Arthur receives his sword, Excalibur, from a supernatural creature. It is the Lady of the Lake that offers it to him. Indeed, the weapon he took away from its rock had been broken during a previous battle. Merlin, to replace it, brought the king to the shore of a lake, where an arm with white silk came out of the water, offering him the magical sword ornate with dragons - it is Excalibur, the Caladbolg of the Irish Fergus, a sword forged in Avallon. Before his death, the king will task sir Bedevere with bringing back Excalibur to the lake, where the mysterious arm appears again out of the water and takes it back. The Lady of the Lake always offers her protection to the king.

Arthur rides a black horse, a color associated to the realm of the dead: he can, as such, cross the waters that separate the afterlife from the realm of the living without his horse going wild with terror. The Book of Taliesin, a Welsh text of the 13th century, tells how the king went to the Underworld and brought back from it a magical cauldron (prefiguration of the Grail) which offers to knights an endless supply of food, but stays empty for the cowards.

Arthur is a purifying hero who gets rid of the monsters that plague the universe, just like Hercules, Theseus, Finn mac Cumhail or Cûchulainn. His first exploit was to kill the boar Twrch Trwyth which was ravaging Wales (Mabinogion of Kulwch and Olwen).

Once king, Arthur represents a solar-themed strength and wisdom. Advised by Merlin the enchanter, he establishes a rule of peace and justice (for twelve years according to some, for forty according to others), and presides at Carduel the Round Table, whose nature confirms that Arthus is both belonging to the supernatural, and an image of the Sun. His court can be found at Camelot - which might be Cadbury Castle, in the Somerset, but is before all the idealized town, the perfect city, the seat of knowledge, poetry and alchemy. The court keeps moving depending on the tales. The lord regularly sends his knights fight for just causes (and, after the Christianization of the legend, for the quest of the Grail containing the blood of the Christ), but himself rarely appears as a warrior. He sometimes even appears to figure a god of war who is above the mere battle, similarly to the goddess Badb.

For a marvelous life, a prodigious end: in his Vita Merlini, Geoffroy of Monmouth tells how the king, killed by the treacherous Mordred, his nephew and likely incestuous son, is carried on a magical boat by fairies that came from the Atlantic (where the realm of the dead is located). He is accompanied there by the Lady of the Lake and by three queens: the queen of Northern Wales, the queen of the Terre Gaste, and Morgane. Healed of his wounds by the latter, he stays with her, the Lady of the Lake, and their six sister-fairies, in the island of Avallon, "The Isle of Apples", which is sometimes a name for the Sidh/realm of the fairies, sometimes synonymous with the Blessed Islands or Fortune Isles. In Layamon's Brut, it is elves that take to Avallon the dead king, and it is the elf-queen Argante that brings him back to life. In truth, he returned to the place he belongs to, this Otherworld where there is no death, no suffering, no decadence, but only youth, feast and joy. His people hope for his messianic return, either in times of war, or simply so that he can offer them wise advice. In Cornwall, king Arthur supposedly appears in the shape of a black bird with red-colored beak and claws.

Old texts from which Rabelais took his inspiration mixed together the legend of king Arthur and the one of the giant Gargantua.

In Guillaume Apollinaire's burlesque "Arthur roi passé roi futur" (Arthur, king past, king future, 1914), king Arthur returns, wearing a shining armor, to Buckingham Palace where Georges IX is ruling. After having tested the authenticity of the ghost, Georges IX abdicates and lets the throne return to the old lord of England.

[chernobog13]

Behind the scenes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), where no one seems very happy with craft service. Even Terry Jones' mustache looks sad.

[thesuetyouforgot]

Not including Sir Not-appearing-in-this-film for the others couldn't stand a chance against him

[commonguttersnipe]

Smash or Pass: "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" character edition

(Same as the Life of Brian character Smash or Pass post, except things gets more medieval in here!)

King Arthur- Smash (he’s literally the ruler of all Britain, that’s so attractive…)

Sir Bedevere- Pass (he would probably burn me at the stake for weighing the same as a duck)

Sir Lancelot- Smash (and suddenly I’m a damsel in need of rescuing. Also he’s played by young John Cleese)

Sir Galahad- SMASH (genuinely the love of my life, the castle anthrax ladies were onto something)

Sir Robin- Smash (hear me out-)

Knights that say Ni- Pass (don’t want them poking around in my shrubbery, if you know what I mean…)

Black Knight- Pass (he’s super stubborn, so there’s going to be conflict in our relationship)

Prince Herbert- Smash (he’s a hopeless romantic and so am I)

(I promise I’m a feminist guys…)

[jyoungbloodvo]

If you get this, answer w/ three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs. anon or not, doesn’t matter, let’s get to know the person behind the blog!

Oh, alrighty!

1. I have currently been in 2 community theatre productions, Elf the Musical as Chadwick and Spamalot as Sir Bedevere.

2. I am on the autism spectrum and I'm proud! (F AUTISM SPEAKS, THEY SUCK)

3. I have a microphone...I just don't have a PC for it ;_;

BONUS FACT: The dude in my pfp is my fursona, his name's Oliver! He's a fennec fox ^^

Thanks for the ask!