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Postby Praetorian » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:26 am

So, I am thinking about getting into some Arthurian reading and I was wondering if anyone out there has some strong opinions one way or another. I am already getting a version of LaMorte and probably the Arthurian Companion- but does anyone have feelings ofr a good (or bad) onvelization of the Arthurian mileu?

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Postby Juicetyger » Mon Apr 05, 2004 7:50 pm

You can't go wrong with anything by Tennyson.

Mileu is a funny word.

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Postby Jeph » Sun Apr 11, 2004 5:50 pm

The Once and Future King is rather good, though I believe it was written for young teens. And The Mists of Avalon is definitely a topper of the Arthurian reading list, being the tale told from the perspective of the women of the story.

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Postby chimerical_brio » Mon May 24, 2004 7:58 pm

The Once and Future King is all that i have read... it was quite good though. also, Le Morte Darthur by Sir Thomas Malory is said to be good.
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Postby Praetorian » Mon May 24, 2004 9:49 pm

I have, so far, grabbed the Aurthurian Companion and started collecting a few books in the genre. There are a lot of books out there, and while i have yet to read Mallory's work (I am staying away from TH White) the suggestions off of the Pendragon rpg site look good. I am also starting to look into the Osprey man-at-arms guides to get a feel for the warriors of the period.
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Postby General Lee » Sat May 29, 2004 1:11 am

I have read "Le Morte D'Arthur" and I thought that it was pretty good.
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Postby Praetorian » Tue Jun 01, 2004 12:28 am

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Postby General Lee » Wed Jun 02, 2004 5:11 pm

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Postby CraneJedi » Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:50 pm

Le Mort de Arthur is really the standard when most people talk about Arthur. The movie "Excaliber" was based on this book. I say standard because it has all the fantastical elements but still keeps things to a (gamers) reality. i.e. mostly swords and not magic. Arthurian Companion is a wonderful book and is necessary if you wish to delve into all the legends. The once and future king is another good book.
My favorite though is The Forever King! It doesn't rely on the legends so much as it is a "what if" kind of story. The main antagonist is the legendary Saladin who found the grail thousands of years ago. This is also the same Saladin who fought in the crusades... The final book I would recommend is the Arthurian Handbook. It's like a mini encyclopedia of Arthur stuff.

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Postby Praetorian » Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:02 am

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