Comments on: King Arthur: Most Successful Brand in English Literature? http://blog.oup.com/2010/06/king-arthur/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Gary http://blog.oup.com/2010/06/king-arthur/#comment-297512 Gary Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:14:32 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=9737#comment-297512 Mythical knight but know there is evidence to suggest that some if not all of his crusades did actual take place. He must have been a tough guy!! Mythical knight but know there is evidence to suggest that some if not all of his crusades did actual take place. He must have been a tough guy!!

]]> By: Gordon Brooks http://blog.oup.com/2010/06/king-arthur/#comment-173179 Gordon Brooks Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:59:30 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=9737#comment-173179 I found it interesting that Geoffrey, a cleric, got away with sending the mortally wounded Arthur to Avalon for healing - As Avalon is in part a location and in part a mystical pagan otherworld. But then Geoffrey presumably had to make it possible for Arthur to return, as this was a key part of the legend he was adapting. And his bosses would have known this too. But as, by Malory's time, a (false) Christian grave of Arthur had been found, Malory cleverly got round this problem by including both pagan and Christian endings. I found it interesting that Geoffrey, a cleric, got away with sending the mortally wounded Arthur to Avalon for healing – As Avalon is in part a location and in part a mystical pagan otherworld. But then Geoffrey presumably had to make it possible for Arthur to return, as this was a key part of the legend he was adapting. And his bosses would have known this too.

But as, by Malory’s time, a (false) Christian grave of Arthur had been found, Malory cleverly got round this problem by including both pagan and Christian endings.

]]> By: Roger http://blog.oup.com/2010/06/king-arthur/#comment-165512 Roger Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:17:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=9737#comment-165512 One of my favourite films is the John Boorman film, Excalibur, about King Arthur, 1981. One of my favourite films is the John Boorman film, Excalibur, about King Arthur, 1981.

]]> By: Robert Treskillard http://blog.oup.com/2010/06/king-arthur/#comment-165345 Robert Treskillard Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:53:26 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=9737#comment-165345 This is an excellent explanation of the popularity of the Arthurian legend. However, I don't fully agree that the fantastic came in only from the French. The Welsh (pre Geoffrey) recorded their share of wonderful stories that also spark the imagination. (Excaliburgers! LOL!) -Robert This is an excellent explanation of the popularity of the Arthurian legend. However, I don’t fully agree that the fantastic came in only from the French. The Welsh (pre Geoffrey) recorded their share of wonderful stories that also spark the imagination.

(Excaliburgers! LOL!)

-Robert

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