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My dear Lords and Ladies,

I got the link to this community a while ago already (and good Knight that I am I joined as well) but -shame on me- I never found the time to stop by.

So, today I will lose my virginity in here. *winks*

I read a lot of books about the legend already and still Malory's Version is the one I prefer, although there are a lot of interesting views.

One of them is written by Bernhard Cornwell ('The Warlord Trilogy'). Personally I would say that the books are not perfectly written as the author repeats important but little details again and again, and after mentioning it the 136th time everybody has to realise that touching metal averted evil those days.

But the books are interesting and well researched. They give a really good impression how those 'dark ages' must have been. And first of all I liked the different view to the characters (like Lancelot... certainly not what you expect when you normally go with the old legend) as well as adding fictional characters to the story.

Probably -as the huge Hollywood movie a lot of people did not like- you just have to love or to hate these books. I love them overall.

Mentioning the movie I would like to add a few words on that as well.
Yes, I admit it, I loved the movie but that was probably because I knew already what they mentioned at the beginning of the film: that it is NOT the legend. I found the way they tried to work it out very interesting - but that is just me and I know that likes and dislikes are very personal.

I suppose I do not have to say anything constructive anymore for the moment. *smiles*

Your Knight.

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I loved Bernard Cornwell's version of the story (though Mary Stewart's books will always have a special place in my heart). Made everything seem more "real" somehow. well, real isn't exactly the word... I've only read one of his though ( I can't remember the title and all my books are still in boxes from my move...oops), in my arthurian lit. class.. need to pick up the others but first I need book buying money. I miss having book buying money...

No book buying money, I feel with you dear.

And the books are names 'The Winterking', 'The Enemy Of God' and 'Excalibur'.

Your Knight.

Excalibur was the one i read! thank you!

Your heart has good taste; or do I mean it tastes good? Anyway, it's always nice to see people have love for Stewart.

I should do Cornwell. Then I could be on-topic.

It's good to know that I have good taste in some respects at least. No heart eating, after all something that is wholly muscle can only be but so good XD .

haha, great, i'm the only person i know who liked the movie. i have low enough expectations for accuracy that i just judge historical legend movies on whether they're decent presentations...by my standard, king arthur was good, but troy was rotten any way you look at it.

You're not the only one! Even though I cursed and grumbled at the historical inaccuracies, I at least enjoyed the effort that it wasn't medieval.

Although Troy did mightily suck -- it would've been worse without Eric Bana in it.

*stares at post* You look familiar....*laughs*
The Warlord Chronicles are indeed one of the best books written....I know Mallory is supposed to be the 'Bible' but I actually prefer books by Cornwell, Stephen Lawhead (The Pendragon Cycle) and Jack Whyte (The Camulod Chronicles). I like to read stories a little closer to what it might really have been like in the Dark Ages...I do love my tales of Fantasy and will always love "King Arthur" but I also very much love to read about Arthur the warlord. More interesting to me I suppose.
*pokes little Knight*

Hello my dear little Saxon Whelp,

(*winks*)

I know you are obsessed (yes, obsessed) by these books and I can fully understand that. And I have to say it again in here: we share a great time in reading them together and discussing all the lavender and mirror stuff.

Yes, Mallory's books are supposed to be the 'bible' and I totally agree with this, but I have to admit to read them is like to read the bible, if this makes any sense. Not so exciting as many other books.

*pokes back with a stiff sword*

Your Knight.

I have read a version of Malory. I actually read it over spring break in Hawaii last year (yeah, that's quite an obsession. What did you do in Hawaii? I read King Arthur books.) Anyway, it was translated into modern idiom making it easier to read than the older one. I liked it, but there are other books I like better.

I have seen the Cornwall books at the library along w/many other Arthurian books. (I'm a shelver so I find a lot.) They are on the long list of books after I finish the Stewart books and then all my summer reading for school.

Ye gods. So. I'm not a live journal person but I've been sort of checking out this particular place a bit in the last few months, and it seems interesting.

It is, at least, a relief to find something that does NOT revolve around the 2004 King Arthur movie. All my latest attempts to try to get in touch with other Arthurian fans (instead of staying holed up in my room) has led me time after time to fansites for the movie. Ah, well.

So anyway...forgive me if I do random and stupid things while I try to figure out the technology of live journals. I'm a discussion list/message board gal.

Just a bit about myself, I suppose...I've been obsessed with the legend for years now, and although I enjoy both the old and the modern versions, I'm a big fan of the Lawhead Pendragon series and Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy. I tend to focus on parts of the legend that revolve around Gawain. He's strangely fascinating to me.

Thanks for listening.

~Mary

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