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arthurianlegendMy 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.
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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Date: 2005-06-26 07:57 am (UTC)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