#arthurianlegend — Public Fediverse posts

How did a 1981 Arthurian epic shape my time behind the GM screen? Looking back at Excalibur, searching for a Knight class in the D&D Red Box, and why the Charm of Making is still the perfect incantation for your next Wizard. #Excalibur1981 #ArthurianLegend #SwordAndSorcery #80sFantasyFilm
https://www.tabletopsentinel.com/columns/tabletop-inspiration-celluloid-memories/unpublic/00362ffd-6a9a-4e48-b071-fefbf1dd74dc?utm_source=mastodon

In this King Arthur prequel by Kathleen Cunningham Guler, the volatile tribal nature of Dark Age Britain is brought to life and deftly interwoven with its mystical Celtic roots and the promise of hope found in the Arthurian legend. "a romping good read"
#arthurianlegend #books
https://www.amazon.com/Anvil-Stone-Macsens-Treasure-Book-ebook/dp/B004LB4TN8/

Review: That Hideous Strength

A little bit ago, I wrote a review of The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis. At the time, I was only halfway through the book, but now that I’ve finished it, I’ll review the last book in the trilogy, That Hideous Strength.

At first, I wasn’t sure where the book was going. The first two books worked together well, as they were both about Dr. Elwin Ransom’s adventures in space and made that clear from the outset. However, the third book opens with new characters and doesn’t seem connected to the previous two books for at least the first third of the story. Instead, it establishes that Jane and Mark – our new protagonists – are in a young, but struggling marriage in which he’s consumed with his job and trying to go up the social ladder, and she’s concerned with living a sort of early-feminist lifestyle. However, Jane starts having very startling dreams which causes her to go to the neighbors, who eventually introduce her to a secret group, which is later revealed to be the remnants of King Arthur’s court.

From there, the story starts tying itself into the previous two books with the introduction of Dr. Ransom into the story, turning it into a coherent storyline as his experiences from the previous two books help defeat the bad guys.

But who are the bad guys? Well, they’re a group called N.I.C.E., a bunch of mad scientists who are interacting with fallen eldils (spirits) and are looking for Merlin so they can take over the world and reshape it to their liking.

That Hideous Strength, despite taking its jolly sweet time to connect itself with the previous books, does so well and provides an interesting expansion for the lore of the story. Lewis mixes the legend of King Arthur with a world in which God created aliens and the beings that rule over those planets are angels that Merlin interacted with and drew power from. It’s certainly syncretistic, but it’s an interesting spin on the tale.

The only issue I had with the story is that, while the deaths of the villains were fitting, the ending was toned down for what I expected. I had expected a massive smackdown between the N.I.C.E. and the good guys, but what I got, though dramatic, was told as though it was a report from others, which toned it down quite a bit. What did save it somewhat, however, is the hopeful note it ends on as Jane and Mark essentially get back together.

Until next time,

M.J.

One of a series of stained glass panels depicting scenes from Arthurian tales.
Minor repairs and cleaning.

#stainedglass #glasgow #scotland #arthurianLegend

Both of these very powerful wizards won handily in the preliminary round of #MageMadness, so we're looking for a real magical battle here.

VOTE and BOOST.

#ArthurianLegend
#DungeonsAndDragons
#Wizards

Elaine of Astolat — the Lady of Shalott — loved Sir Lancelot hopelessly, died of heartbreak, and floated down to Camelot in a boat, leaving behind a tragic message of unrequited love.
#ArthurianLegend #LadyOfShalott #MythicTragedy #MedievalMystery ⚔️#Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/arthurian-tale-elaine-astolat-lady-shalott-003151

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The Sorcerer and His Destiny, by cryinbroke
Inspired by the end of the Merlin series, the author imagines a much happier ending than the one in the series. Broken hearts, come and feel better by reading this alternative ending to the series!
#Merlin #ArthurianLegend #AU 2/3

Dive into the Arthurian-inspired world of Tides of Annihilation!

Command spectral knights, battle shape-shifting witches, and explore mysterious Folded Realms in this epic action-adventure coming soon to PC and consoles. #GamingNews #ArthurianLegend

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/tides-of-annihilation-break-the-mirror-gameplay-trailer-screenshots

We head back to the golden age of Camelot with Chaosium Inc.'s new "Pendragon RPG Classic Edition" box set, which is funding now on Kickstarter. https://ttrpgfans.com/pendragon-rpg-classic-edition/ #Pendragon #KingArthur #knightsoftheroundtable #Camelot #Chaosium #ttrpg #TTRPGCommunity #rpg #rpggames #RPGCommunity #arthurianlegend #Arthurian

Morgan le Fay

Morgan le Fay transformed from a queen,
To something darker, something unseen.
In myth she was curious, virtuous, bright—
But later pens only wanted to fright.
That priestess of old, half-druid, half-divine,
Whom knights bore Arthur to in twilight’s line.
For when the king was wounded and nearly dead,
They sought her isle where magic bled.
So villain or paladin? Neither fits her bid—
Morgan would say, I simply did.

#ArthurianLegend #Poetry #MorganLeFay #Mythology #PreRaphaelite

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Cheryl Carpinello Writes Ancient-World Adventures to Reach Reluctant Young Readers

My ALLi author guest this episode is Cheryl Carpinello, a retired English teacher from Colorado who writes books based on Arthurian legend and ancient history to help reach reluctant…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/inspirational-indie-author-interview-cheryl-carpinello/

#Podcast #ancienthistory #Arthurianlegend #CherylCarpinello #childrensbooks
@indieauthors

#gribouillis #dessin #doodle #drawing #jardinage #gardening #fantasy #fantastique #excalibur #légendearthurienne #arthurianlegend

The Phantom Book That Changed the Course of British History https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/phantom-book-changed-british-history/ #ArthurianLegend #MedievalEngland #KingArthur

From the British Fantasy Society:

Andrew Knighton takes his mind back to Fantasycon 2024, consults his notes, and brings us this debrief from the panel on working with Arthurian legends.

https://britishfantasysociety.org/writing-from-arthurian-legends/

#writersofmastodon #kingarthur #arthuriana #arthurianmyth #arthurianlegend

Archaeoethnologica: AKINAKÉS, a History of the Dinive Swords - Book / AKINAKÉS, Uma História das Espadas Divinas -Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/04/akinakes-uma-historia-das-espadas.html

#Archaeology #Mythology #Eurasia #Caucasus #ArthurianLegend #steppe #indoeuropean #comparativemythology #books #sword

Archaeoethnologica: AKINAKÉS, a History of the Dinive Swords - Book / AKINAKÉS, Uma História das Espadas Divinas -Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/04/akinakes-uma-historia-das-espadas.html

#Archaeology #Mythology #Eurasia #Caucasus #ArthurianLegend #steppe #indoeuropean #comparativemythology #books #sword

Archaeoethnologica: AKINAKÉS, a History of the Dinive Swords - Book / AKINAKÉS, Uma História das Espadas Divinas -Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/04/akinakes-uma-historia-das-espadas.html

#Archaeology #Mythology #Eurasia #Caucasus #ArthurianLegend #steppe #indoeuropean #comparativemythology #books #sword

Archaeoethnologica: AKINAKÉS, a History of the Dinive Swords - Book / AKINAKÉS, Uma História das Espadas Divinas -Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/04/akinakes-uma-historia-das-espadas.html

#Archaeology #Mythology #Eurasia #Caucasus #ArthurianLegend #steppe #indoeuropean #comparativemythology #books #sword

Archaeoethnologica: AKINAKÉS, a History of the Dinive Swords - Book / AKINAKÉS, Uma História das Espadas Divinas -Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/04/akinakes-uma-historia-das-espadas.html

#Archaeology #Mythology #Eurasia #Caucasus #ArthurianLegend #steppe #indoeuropean #comparativemythology #books #sword

Archaeoethnologica: AKINAKÉS, a History of the Dinive Swords - Book / AKINAKÉS, Uma História das Espadas Divinas -Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/04/akinakes-uma-historia-das-espadas.html

#Archaeology #Mythology #Eurasia #Caucasus #ArthurianLegend #steppe #indoeuropean #comparativemythology #books #sword

Archaeoethnologica: AKINAKÉS, a History of the Dinive Swords - Book / AKINAKÉS, Uma História das Espadas Divinas -Livro

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/04/akinakes-uma-historia-das-espadas.html

#Archaeology #Mythology #Eurasia #Caucasus #ArthurianLegend #steppe #indoeuropean #comparativemythology #books #sword

The Bedd Arthur stones in the Preseli Hills, #Wales. Some see these stones as a prototype for Stonehenge - they overlook an outcrop called Carn Menyn, which has been suggested as a source of Stonehenge's bluestones. Local #folklore connects the site to King Arthur - Bedd Arthur means Arthur's Grave. #history #mythology #psychogeography #archaeology #ArthurianLegend

Fitt 6 of The Dragons of Dinas Emrys is out!

Fitts 2&3 are now open, so there's 414 lines to read for free.

Start here: https://pendaraniwys.com/the-dragons-of-dinas-emrys-c1f001/

So far, heard of the #Picts, visited #Edinburgh, passed through #HadriansWall and now we're at #Vindolanda!

Thanks to @jonodrew, @KateKnott, @davidstrathdee and everyone else in @AliceFraser's Writers Workshop!

#poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #ArthurianLegend #Merlin #Arthur #KingArthur #Bookstodon #Mythology #Folklore #Celtic #Dragons

The Dragons of Dinas Emrys is now up to its Fifth Fitt release (adapting #Agile methodology for the epic!).

So far, solved a #RomanArmy mystery, visited #Edinburgh and now we're off to #Vindolanda!

Start reading here: https://pendaraniwys.com/the-dragons-of-dinas-emrys-c1f001/

Thanks to all in @AliceFraser 's Writers Workshop for the feedback!

#poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #ArthurianLegend #Merlin #Arthur #KingArthur #Bookstodon #Mythology #Folklore #Celtic #Dragons

How’s this for a premise: the knights of #KingArthur and the other characters from #Arthurianlegend never stopped watching over #England. Every time England is in danger, they return. In the near-future climate dystopia and political insanity of #PerilousTimes they are back, and trying to even make sense of the state of England is way too much. Laughing on every page so far. #Bookstodon #AmReading #books @bookstodon

#DailyHaikuPrompt
#haiku #mythology #ArthurianLegend

April 13th— lake

The wet white arm soars
Reaching for a tumbling sword.
Lady of the Lake.

@nlowell
@dailyhaikuprompt