#arthurian

[illustratus]

Poster for the Richard Wagner opera Lohengrin, The Swan Knight

by Alfred Choubrac

[mortiscausa]

Whether fate be foul or fair, Why falter I or fear? What should man do but dare?

march to camelot #1: quest

[rosieandthemoon]

fading into fantasy

[almondcroissantsandink]

Remember, it is only a game.

[birdsofrhiannon]

Morgan Le Fay by John Stanhope

[trans-cuchulainn]

people are now arguing in the tags of my knight post about whether any knights actually rescue any maidens and claiming that they don't as if yvain doesn't have to run away from a man who wants him to marry his daughter as thanks for saving her in order to go and make his appointment to rescue a different maiden because his schedule for rescuing young women is so busy

[theparacosmologist]

[ogmerlanian]

The ICONIC moment Merlin and Arthur meet. I’m still in complete shock that I went there and walked on the same concrete that the whole cast and crew walked on. Such an adventure, one I am so grateful for. The meaning behind my @ name is back in 2012 for some reason some of us were calling ourselves ‘Merlanians’ - am I the only one who remembers this?! Also taking these photos was so fun and I highly recommend it if you get the chance to go 🥰

[cain--abel]

Why marry Arthur Pendragon?

💍Gender selectable! (Marry Elaine Pendragon instead!)

🥲 Make your father proud!

💰 Get rich-quick-scheme!

🫅 Marry a fellow royal worthy of you!

🏰 Gain a barony!

🛏️ Optional affair!

💘 True love?

[brookreader]

I think the main problem with a lot of Morgan le Fay characterizations is that they focus too much on the angst and not enough on the Wile E. Coyote-esque schemes

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (British, 1872-1945) • But Mordred Laid His Ear beside the Door and There Half Heard • The Coming of Arthur • Watercolour with bodycolour on board

[illustratus]

Enid and Geraint by Rowland Wheelwright

[mortiscausa]

And then they took their horses and rode throughout a fair forest; and then they came to a plain, and saw where were many pavilions and tents, and a fair castle, and there was much smoke and great noise; and when they came near the siege Sir Beaumains espied upon great trees, as he rode, how there hung full goodly armed knights by the neck, and their shields about their necks with their swords, and gilt spurs upon their heels, and so there hung nigh a forty knights shamefully with full rich arms. Then Sir Beaumains abated his countenance and said, What meaneth this? Fair sir, said the damosel, abate not your cheer for all this sight, for ye must courage yourself, or else ye be all shent, for all these knights came hither to this siege to rescue my sister Dame Lionesse, and when the Red Knight of the Red Launds had overcome them, he put them to this shameful death without mercy and pity. And in the same wise he will serve you but if you quit you the better. Le Morte D'Arthur, Book 8 | Thomas Malory

march to camelot #4: monstrous

[quindriepress]

A page from THE BEECHWOOD HELM by @toadlett!

Returning home from battle through a beech forest, two knights come upon a strange figure in red armour, who challenges them to a fight to the death. Answering the challenge invites a terrible curse, which only love can break.

🐉 Available in print and PDF at quindriepress.com!

[toadlett]

another #repostober - artwork for the cover on one of my books! it was called flower knights, and it was a collection of illustrated short stories about knights based on common uk wildflowers. i still want to develop some of the stories into longform projects!

[birdsofrhiannon]

Enchantress of Avalon by Annie Stegg