Arthurian Legend

Me stuff:Salve! My name is Amea (as you can see) and I am an anglophile with a particularly Arthurian bend. ^_^ You can also see that if you check out my LJ; hee, it’s rather Guenever-themed at the moment. Er, classic Guenever... as opposed to MZB Gwenhwyfar. I also have all the "Days of Camelot" posters in my bedroom and all kinds of other strange Arthurian possessions. I was fortunate to attend a high school where chivalry was still in vogue and it has impacted me gurtly for the better!

Lit stuff:Some of my favorite Arthurian tellings/retelling are the classics done by Tennyson, Chretchien de Troyes, and, of course, Malory, but I really have enjoyed some of the more modern ones as well. My personal favorite is Stephen Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle (or at least the first three of them) because he blends the historical and legendary characteristics so well! He also has a modern story about Arthur’s return that is nothing if not interesting. I also have to profess a certain fondness for Roger Lancelyn Green’s King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It’s a really basic book, but it was my first dog-eared Arthurian compilation, so I love it. I also unfortunately have a particular dislike for The Mists of Avalon – I’m probably alone, there! I’m also currently reading TH White’s The Once and Future King, which I am enjoying. Neandrethal!Lance is a nice change from the empty stuffed-shirt that seems so prevalet. ^_^

Write Stuff:I also have dabbled in writing King Arthuresque short stories and midrashes, and am currently working on a full-length novel. Trouble is, I’ve been reading so much of the newer lit that makes Arthur look so weak that I’m having trouble painting him as a hero! I need to go back and read the Old School again to get me all excited. I have also done a rather large and tedious research paper on the Historical Evolution of Guenevere for school, and really hope to go on to study Arthurian legend in depth in college and grad school. I’m going to be going to Wheaton College next year to major in English with an emphasis on Medieval British Literature, so, er, I can have a useful degree?

Anyhoo, that’s my rather large How I Have Liked Arthur, and I suppose my Why I Would Like Arthur entails a lot of things about archetypes and hero stories and the wonderful sense of dependable glory that one gets while reading them. I think it awakens in all of us the desire to do something greater than ourselves.

Backtracking Stuff: Anyway, so, hello! I’m sorry if any of you actually read all that. ^^;; Other than that, I guess I really haven’t much to say, so, er, hi. ^^;;

Oh, yes! A friend of mine just reminded me – silly her – that she is starting up a King Arthur RPG on LiveJournal and she still needs a lot o’ characters. ^_^ You’ll have to excuse the plug; if you want more info, just check out the community page.

Thank 'Ee: Thanks for making this beautiful community, ! **hugs**