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arthurianlegend2004-06-21 08:07 pm
chthonic-gnome.livejournal.com) wrote in arthurianlegend2004-06-21 08:07 pm
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Quest for King Arthur
Any thoughts on the History Channel special?
I thought it was really good, though a lot of times it lost track and focused on the evolution of the literary Arthur rather than the historical Arthur(s) like it intended to do.
I found it interesting that they chose to include the more recent version of the Excalibur tale, when in fact the Sword first originated as belonging to Galahad--Arthur was not pure enough to touch Excalibur.
I'd be really interested to see a special more devoted to the evolution of the literature, though I suppose that can be gauged by several years of intense reading :)
I thought it was really good, though a lot of times it lost track and focused on the evolution of the literary Arthur rather than the historical Arthur(s) like it intended to do.
I found it interesting that they chose to include the more recent version of the Excalibur tale, when in fact the Sword first originated as belonging to Galahad--Arthur was not pure enough to touch Excalibur.
I'd be really interested to see a special more devoted to the evolution of the literature, though I suppose that can be gauged by several years of intense reading :)