#gwen rowley

[queer-ragnelle]

Gawain by Gwen Rowley | More quotes at Arthuriana Daily

[adhd-merlin]

Ever After

Fandom: Knights of the Round Table: Lancelot (Gwen Rowley) Relationship: King Arthur/Queen Guinevere Tags: Established Relationship, Sexual Repression, Miscommunication Words: 4800 Summary: A missing scene from Gwen Rowley's novel Lancelot. Since I didn't get the Arthur/Guinevere reconciliation scene I wanted, I wrote one myself.

Note: You can read Lancelot here—the entire book, or even just Chapter 38 (p. 222), of which this fic is a direct continuation. If you want to give this fic a go but can't be bothered with all that, I've summarised the Arthur/Guinevere subplot in the author's end notes on AO3. Many thanks to @queer-ragnelle for uploading and sharing this novel <3 You can find more books about Arthuriana on their blog, including Gawain, which is part of the same series and a fun retelling of the tale of Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady (and can be read on its own.)

EXCERPT:

Arthur banged his fist on the door, with a force matching the pounding in his chest. “Guinevere!” The loudness of his own voice startled him, and he took a deep breath to calm himself. There were enough rumours going around already—the last thing they needed was for someone to overhear the king begging to be let into his wife's chamber.

“Guinevere,” he repeated, more quietly, but no less firmly. “I order you to open. We must talk.”

The door was yanked open so swiftly that Arthur almost lost his balance. He caught himself upon the doorframe before he could fall against Guinevere, who now stood in front of him, regarding him with an icy fury that would have made a man of lesser courage shrink in fear.

Arthur couldn’t think of any other occasion in which he had ordered Guinevere to do anything, and it was clear that she resented him for doing so now.

“What more is there to talk about, my lord?” she said, coldly. “I’ve confessed everything I’ve ever kept from you. There is no more to be said.”

She made as if to close the door again, but Arthur stopped it before she could slam it in his face. “I rather think there is. And I would hear it from you.”

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[turvi]

Ypu said you wanna write for rodrick and I wanna request.

So rodrick with a good girl neighbour reader (think- gwen stacy type) and rodrick does all kinda stuff to impress her even at school so yea.

I'm a sucker for goofy! Himbo! Rodrick

Thank you for the request. I hope you enjoy this

"BOYS! OUR NEW NEIGHBOURS ARE HERE!" Susan yelled and huffed when none of the boys responded to her call. Greg was busy filming Rowley trying to fall from his chair. Rodrick was in the basement and didn't hear his mam call out to him as he was drowned in the sounds of his drums.

A few minutes later, Rodrick finally comes up to drink water, only to see the new neighbours...most importantly, their daughter.

Rodrick didn't realise he had dropped his drumsticks on the floor until his mother was tugging him towards the living room and introduced him to the neighbours, the L/ns. And there she was with a sweet, gentle smile telling him her name.

"Hey, nice to meet you. I'm Y/n," she said, offering her hand.

Rodrick held her hand, not wanting to let go, but he had to since both his and her parents were watching them. "I-uh...I am Rodrick."

He scowled when he heard Greg snickering behind him. He wanted to hide so badly just because he couldn't tell his name to a pretty girl. But she doesn't laugh at him. She squeezed his hand, letting him know it was ok.

It was, at this moment, he wondered if it was too soon to ask her to marry him? He shook his head. He was being silly. Just because a girl was nice to him doesn't mean he should fall in love with her.

Then two days later, he heard knocking on the garage door. He sighed, thinking it was one of the upright elder people wanting him to keep the voice low. When he opened the garage door, he almost let it go when he saw Y/n standing there, the harsh sunlight pouring down his lawn.

He quickly let her in and introduced her to his bandmates, who were just beaming at the sight of Rodrick being awkward and shy around her.

"Hey, I was just walking by and heard you guys play. I was wondering if you could teach me how to play drums. I already talked to your mom."

His friend patted his shoulder. "Rodrick is our drummer. He is a great teacher too, he can teach you. Right, Rodrick?"

Rodrick got out of his daze when he heard his name. "Uh...yeah...yeah...I drum...drums" It was like he never learnt English in school, and Rodrick hated how he sounded.

"Ok, tell me when you are free. I'll come."

"Actually, we are leaving, so you guys can continue. It was nice meeting you." his friend winked at him, leaving the two alone. Rodrick knew he couldn't do much but look at her knowing his mom was peeping through the basement door. But he was just happy seeing her and talking to her.

He was happy they were bonding. He would teach her to play the drums. She would spellcheck his assignments. Rodrick knew she had a place in his heart when she would gently correct his spellings.

Slowly he loved holding her hands, her smile, her nose scrunch, the way she snorted before she laughed, and her soft sweaters that always smelled nice.

He didn't realise when he fell in love, or was he always in love? When he would go shopping with his family, he would spot things that he knew Y/n might like. He even saw a jewellery shop, and his heart dropped looking at the prices of the rings. But then, he had yet to win her heart. He was determined to buy this ring.

Of course, by the time he would be rich enough to buy the ring, he would already have your heart. But Rodrick didn't know he already had Y/n's heart, and she knew it was always going to be his.

@milivanili99 @cecekcecekceckceckceck @maneskai @isaentremundos @autumn3l3ctr0swings @mikulovingtrash

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[gawayne]

it is very wild. the first time I ever ran into it was th. white, tho from what I’ve seen it’s not popular among modern retellings to include it as-is, even when they share sources. I’d also never even guessed it existed before that and would be very interested to know how it ended up falling out of the public consciousness, because it’s so integral to lancelot’s character and his relationship with galahad

so going thru arthur’s conception for class. it is rightfully pointed out that it’s fucked up of uther to go to igraine disguised as gorlois. this particular consent issue is kinda In the general consciousness and gets written about in relevant papers. it occurred to me that galahad’s conception is really the same deal, very similar initial encounter, and how often do you hear that discussed in terms of consent?? do u know how hard it is to track down papers that even mention it let alone tackle it?

[davey-in-a-minivan]

Second Star to the left Pasithea Au??? 👀👀👀👀

okay there are actually three permutations that @munchiezxx and i discussed (listed in increasing order of my fondness for them!)--

scoutminder jane, scout sophie:

personalitywise, this one feels most obvious--sophie's got that intrepid explorer air, and jane WOULD be over-particular and stressed if she had to try to watch over sophie in a situation where she has almost no actual influence!

remember that part in pasithea season 1 where jane admits she doesn't mind hearing sophie's stories about other planets bc they're probably the closest she'll come to seeing new worlds herself? scout sophie lovingly describing her planet for the sake of jane, who they both assume will never see it, is born from that same wistfulness

like bell, scoutminder jane ONE HUNDRED PERCENT has a "criminal due to decisions of conscience" past that she drops no hints of and sophie is too self-absorbed to prod until something happens

a very funny situation made possible by this set up is that moreau is jane's on-station nemesis that she complains to sophie about and sophie's like "um are you're sure they're not flirting?? *i* think they're wildly attracted to you and it's pissing them off. you should flirt back" and jane's like "you're insane" and sophie, who finds the saga wildly entertaining, is like "jane pleeeease, im stuck on this nowhere planet, i can't start drama myself, you have to do it on my behalf, i'll literally coach you" except then one day jane gets on the radio and says "um. something very lgbt just happened between me and moreau" and sophie's like 👁👁 wait a minute (<- suddenly super jealous and BLINDSIDED by the feeling bc she literally spent weeks egging jane into this)

sometimes sophie crosses a line and jane gives her the cold shoulder, refusing to talk about anything non mission related, and sophie resorts to narrating stupid choices she's "going" to make until jane can't take any more and is like "i know you know that putting your fork in the outlet won't fix it, stop that" and sophie (who was bluffing about the fork AND the broken outlet) is like well okay fine :) 2. scoutminder sophie, scout jane:

my backstory thought here is maybe instead of jane getting thrown in prison for the ssttl-verse equivalent of the rowley conspiracy, she was "invited" to become a planetary scout

sophie would probably have an ideological faith in the institution of the scouting office (which she works for as scoutminder) that gets broken down over the course of the story

jane would freely rearrange mission priorities and modify equipment to suit her and sophie's like "for the love of god there is protocol to follow." and does jane listen? no <3

jane asks sophie to slip hieronymus cheng novels into her data download packages and sometimes she reads them out loud and sophie insists she's only half-listening and doesn't care about the plot. which is true she doesn't care about the plot!! but she loves to hear jane's voice :')

sophie also asks jane to describe her planet sometimes but she's trying so hard to picture jane, not the planet... she's like "what's the light like? is your hair up or down?"

my favorite aspect of THIS scenario is i think sophie would just wildly overshare abt her life to fill in gaps in conversation so she tells jane waaaay too much abt her love life on the station at first "for jane's entertainment" because "it's not like she's got much else going on", and then one day jane's like huh sophie hasn't told me about any of her hookups in excruciating detail recently, thank god (this is because sophie is pining horribly)

3. scoutminder jane (again), scouts sophie and george:

this one is notably different from scenario (1) bc in that one, scout sophie fills a gwen hartley-ish role; in this one she's mikhail

from sophie's pov: she finds out her planet is inhabited by a sentient species (the others!!!) and realizes that in order to protect them & humanity from each other, she has to fake her death and stay here alone. (i don't remember the name of mikhail's alien lover but THAT'S OMIKRON)

from jane's pov: sophie gets weirder and weirder over calls until jane hears another voice in the background and goes cold bc it sounds just like evelyn. and then sophie's like "yeah i need you to tell everyone i'm dead and leave me here alone with no company except my ghosts and the undead replica of the guy we both loved!!! and you have to be the only one who knows what happened to me while everyone else mourns me!!!"

meanwhile jane and moreau are having their whole haters-to-soulmates arc over the radio (remember how moreau names the egoran corpse in their closet and insists jane treat her with respect?? they would sooo anthropomorphize their bot and then condescendingly explain to it why jane is wrong during arguments)

also moreau's a xenobiologist and i just think they deserve to have a field day investigating the weird vines on their planet and jane listens to a thirty minute monologue abt the vines' growth behaviors and is like "wait why is this so endearing"

jane gets in trouble for insubordination on the station bc of course she does and moreau finally gets josephine to track down information abt jane's background, finds out abt [rowley conspiracy equivalent] and is like "oh shit. that actually makes me like her even better. shit she can't go to PRISON abt this"

i do think coordinating a long distance jailbreak by calling in favors from random ppl who are fond of jane (anders? david alegros?) is something moreau is capable of AND likely to do

so jane escapes to moreau's planet, they finally meet in person, and then sophie turns up out of fucking NOWHERE to find jane bc while moreau's been having their ssttl 'express your newly recognized feelings for your erstwhile scoutminder by breaking them out of jail and bringing them to your planet' plotline, sophie was having her pasithea s3 'i need to convince the aliens to give me a ride home' plotline

now all three of them are on a planet together and it's GOING to cause problems!! but the fun kind!!!

ANYWAY THANKS FOR ASKING!!!

[gellavonhamster]

monthly media recap: october 2024

read:

Captain Fracasse by Théophile Gautier - an old novel mimicking an even older one, about an impoverished nobleman who joins a travelling acting troupe. A lot of fun if you enjoy pages-long descriptions (I do). Chiquita and Soubrette my beloveds <3

In the Flesh (Books of Blood Vol. 5) by Clive Barker - picked it up primarily for The Forbidden, the story Candyman is based on (which turned out very different from the movie), ended up enjoying all four stories if "enjoying" is the right word. Gotta check out the other volumes.

Gawain by Gwen Rowley - a cute and absorbing retelling of The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle, with good character development and sweet romance. I'm not big on Morgause as an evil sorceress but I get that sometimes the plot demands it. Loved that Dinadan was there, too.

Bliss & Blunder by Victoria Gosling - an Arthuriana modern AU where magic is tech, empire is business, but love is still love and war is still war. Kinda clumsy at times, but with much more soul than I expected. I couldn't put it down. More here.

Count Averin. The Sorcerer of the Russian Empire (Граф Аверин. Колдун Российской Империи) by Viktor Dashkevich - I was kind of misinformed about the setting before I picked it up, so it ended up being cringe not up my alley for a number of reasons. The plot is okay and both main characters are cute, but I don't think I'll continue with this series.

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck - as you can guess by the number of quotes I posted, I really liked it, or, more precisely, didn't care much about the first three stories, but adored the last two. The author's letters at the end were also immensely interesting.

watched:

A Cure for Wellness (2016) - creepy, Gothic, long but gripping. The plot was confusing at times, but that's on me. Also, it had me worried I might have nightmares of those eels in the toilet (thankfully I didn't).

Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (1988) - Béla Bartók's eponymous opera as a beautiful TV movie. The costuming choices and not only... much to think about

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - it's not bad, but I wasn't too engrossed. Might be due to me not vibing with Poe's works in general for some reason, though.

One Piece Fan Letter (2024) - so cute! Also, really nails the importance of Nami being the kind of character she is, and highlights how devastating the Paramount War was for everyone. I adored the cameos of Perona and Usopp.

The Substance (2024) - the reviews didn't lie, it IS good. Quite simple but powerful, lots of stunning shots, both lead actresses killed it. Once again, I was worried I might have nightmares after this one, but it seems like I'm made of a tougher stuff than I thought after all.

[dishearteningmediocrity]

In this festive season, enjoy this review of the Hull Little Theatre’s 1927 Christmas play, featuring Colin Clive in several roles quite different from those he would become famous for playing. From the Hull Daily Mail, published December 27, 1927. Transcript follows; apologies for the long text post but the article is very difficult to read in the clipping.

Feast of Fun and Fancy

“A Christmas Party” at the Little Theatre

All that a child could dream about the festive season is incorporated into “A Christmas Party,” which was produced at the Little Theatre, Hull, on Christmas Eve for a fortnight’s run. It is a charming show, brilliantly produced, and the work attached to the preparation of its innumerable delights must have been enormous. From the kiddies’ point of view the whole conception of the piece gives unalloyed delight, while the adult spectators will derive interested pleasure in watching the versatile efforts of artists usually associated with dark tragedy or subtle comedy. Personally, I found the show a thoroughly delightful entertainment, and the revival of the old Harlequinade (played by Colin Clive as Joey and Frederick Piper as Pantaloon) was a particular cause for enjoyment. The two actors, who emerged from a giant Christmas cracker, clowned their way through the second half of the programme with rare style, and their patter song about the Little Theater personalities was remarkably clever.

Contrary to custom this Christman party is not a pre-arranged one. It is the sudden thought of two children--Christopher and Evangeline--who are confined to their room with an attack of measles. Unable to join in the round of festivities themselves, they invite Santa Claus and the inhabitants of the toy cupboard to an impromptu party, and the result is absolutely amazing. Father Christmas makes a dramatic entry, in traditional fashion, and then the fun begins, waxing “furioser and furioser,” until it is time for everyone to go home. Patricia Bradfield, the clever young actress who was such a “hit” last season, makes a welcome return to play the part of Evangeline, while Merle Tottenham, another capable artist, acts skilfuly as the little boy. They sing and dance with charm, and their work has the requisite ingenuousness. As the host and hostess, they have a lot to do, particularly at the brilliantly arranged supper table, when the dolls become somewhat peevish and the Golliwog finds the lemonade going to his head. Father Christmas, splendidly played by Richard Fisher, also has to help to keep matters smooth.

Many of the people appeared in several characters. Edith Sharpe was a good-humoured, but garrulous Irish nurse, and a bold Robin Hood, and her songs were warmly applauded. As Anthony Rowley, the frog who would a-wooing go, Colin Clive was most engaging, and his energy as a Jack-in-a-Box was a source of wonder. Frederick Piper made a fine King Cole, and also a splendid toy soldier. In the latter character, Mr. Piper, in conjunction with Peggy Smith, who made an attractive doll, gave us an amusing dance, which was heartily encored. When the Three Blind Mice came in it took Colin Clive all his time to hold back the Cat, which Peter Taylor Smith played most convincingly. This actor took also the part of Mr. Noah and had a good partner in Millicent Jones, who sang in a pleasing fashion. The importation of a conjurer from China caused great excitement, and James Hudson executed some clever illusions which were greatly appreciated. The following also had interesting and amusing parts: Eva Jeafferson, Hilda Whatmore, Gwen Sibley, Ursula Granville, and Barry Barnes, while the following pupils of the Hull School of Music had small parts, and presented some skilful dances: Jessie Selle, Nancy Shores, Marjorie Simpson, Enid Grantham, Audrey Appleton, and Arthur Burrell.

The musical accompaniments were played by Mr. Dennis Boocock with rare sympathy and skill. --C.E.R.

[queer-ragnelle]

There is no concise way to answer this. It’s like making me choose between my children. But uh uh uh it’s easier to go by author

Gwen Rowley

Cherith Baldry

Phyllis Ann Karr

Howard Pyle

William Morris

John Steinbeck

Ruth PM Lehmann

Norris J Lacy

Sarah Zettel

Gerald Morris

Lev Grossman

John Erskine

Richard Hovey

Oscar Fay Adams

Henry Newbolt

Marvin Borowsky

Currently reading Bedivere: The King’s Right Hand by Wayne Wise it’s amazing!

It's book lover's day so what's your favorite arthuriana book(s)?

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

arthurian books i’ve read:

Gawain (Gwen Rowley)

fantasy and magic, Ragnelle is the main character, focusing on Ragnelle and Gawain, romance and adventure, Gawain/Ragnelle, Morgana as important secondary character

[queer-ragnelle]

Gawain by Gwen Rowley | More quotes at Arthuriana Daily

[adhd-merlin]

of course lake-boy lancelot wouldn't know about sheep but arthur does. you can take the boy out of the country and make him a king but you can't take the country out of the boy or whatever they say

[queer-ragnelle]

modern retelling suggestions include

Blessed Bastard by Ruth P. Lehmann

Guinevere Trilogy by Persia Woolley

Lancelot by Gwen Rowley

Sir Galahad, A Christmas Mystery by William Morris

The Holy Grail by Lord Alfred Tennyson

Recommended galahad readings?

he basically only features prominently in the grail quest tellings from the vulgate onwards, so i'd say the vulgate grail quest section (theres a pretty easy to get ahold of translation published by penguin classics) and the grail section of le morte. theres also a long grail section in the post vulgate but itll have even worse anti-semitism and conversion fantasy shit than the rest. oh fair warning for those in almost any grail story btw unfortunately

[ladygarfunkel]

[gawayne]

lance and his windows: a compilation

[forthegothicheroine]

Help, which Arthurian tellings have Lancelot present but either no affair or Gwen gives it up and chooses Arthur? I remember you talking about one in particular but I can't remember the name for the life of me.

The one closest to being canon is a medieval German work called Diu Krone, which is largely about Gawain achieving the Grail, but also has a plot where a knight claims to be Guinevere's lover. She denies this. Arthur offers to let her choose between them and leave if she wants, and she chooses Arthur. My heart went aflutter upon reading that, you can be sure!

The musical Artus-Excalibur (known as X-Calibur in South Korea) has Lancelot die at the end, tell Arthur that he was always the one Guinevere truly loved, and they get back together. I liked it, though I could only watch bootlegs with no subtitles.

The romance novel Lancelot by Gwen Rowley (between Lancelot and Elaine) has a surprise twist where he hasn't been having an affair with Guinevere but has been covering up a big secret for her, and as a result they're sort of emotionally codependent and everyone assumes they're lovers. It comes out in a verbal fight with Arthur, and by the end he and his wife are working on being more honest and trusting with each other.

The Winter Prince has Arthur and Guinevere as happily married with children; Medraut describes her as not beautiful but intelligent and comforting to be around. Lots of less savory stuff happens between other characters, though.

The Squires Tales series has Guinevere and Lancelot having an affair in the second book which breaks off at the end. In later books they mature much more, and anything between them has been long over by the time they are actually accused of adultery.

The Warlord Chronicles, which a lot of people like but I do not, has them having an affair in the second book which is over by the third, when everyone has turned on each other. Guinevere then gets the best character development in the series and is back with Arthur at the end.

The 1950s tv show The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, presumably due to censorship, have him be her champion but not her lover. It's a fun show, in the vein of Disney's Zorro, and I think the non-romantic champion thing works.

In the cartoon Prince Valiant there's no indication of an affair (was Lancelot even on that show? He must have been, but I don't remember him at all.) Interestingly, censorship on both shows seems to have decreed that there be no magic, and both got around it by having Merlin be a Da Vinci figure with endless traps and inventions.

The Kingmaking, the first book in the Pendragon Banner cycle, is basically an Arthurian bodice ripper, and Guinevere is a feisty heroine who fully loves her man. I think he does have mistresses in the later books, but I didn't read those.

Royal Enchantment is a romance novel where she never had an affair but distrust drove them apart, which sounded like a great premise for rekindling their love but the book was pretty meh.

Merlin: The Return is a notoriously terrible movie which I've seen with Rifftrax, but at least Guinevere goes back to Arthur and he forgives her. I mostly remember it because Merlin has very intense hair, and also Gawain gets inexplicably creepy towards a villainess at the end, to which she thankfully responds by only looking mildly annoyed.

[queer-ragnelle]

geraint by gwen rowley did irreparable damage to my brain. otherwise i like the trope. but when it’s bad it’s baaaad.

Is the miscomunication trope actually bad or are you just reading bad books