Thanks for the Authurian info. I am all caught up on Merlin now, and oh my is the hoyay strong in this show!
I'm all up in the law now, but damn it feels good to get my violence on.
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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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sj - Jun 30, 2009 1:05:05 pm PDT #8563 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Morgana - Jun 30, 2009 1:57:24 pm PDT #8564 of 30001
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Arthur doesn't know know who his father is and never meets him. Merlin spirits him off to be raised by Sir Ector
If I remember correctly, Merlin being given custody of the boy was his payment for using magic to mask Uther's appearance so he could have his time with Igraine
Of course, it's been a while since I read Mallory and the others, so I may be confusing things with my memories of John Boorman's "Excalibur."
Vortex - Jun 30, 2009 2:12:42 pm PDT #8565 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Wait, I thought that Arthur got crowned when he drew the sword from The Stone. He was a servant for some guy and had forgotten the guy's sword so instead of going back for it, he grabbed some random sword from a rock.
DebetEsse - Jun 30, 2009 2:13:40 pm PDT #8566 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Psst, Vortex watches Disney movies, pass it on.
Of course, that I recognize that...
Vortex - Jun 30, 2009 2:14:32 pm PDT #8567 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
oh, is that where I got that? har!
Dana - Jun 30, 2009 2:23:35 pm PDT #8568 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
There are some instances in Merlin where I think they play with the mythology in interesting ways. But in later episodes.
quester - Jun 30, 2009 6:04:05 pm PDT #8569 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
In the Disney movie, Arthur was the second son of Sir Ector and had forgotten his brother's sword, so he ran around looking for one and found the sword in the stone. Then it was revealed that he wasn't Ector's son, but Uther's.
Juliebird - Jun 30, 2009 6:06:51 pm PDT #8570 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
wrong thread
Ginger - Jun 30, 2009 6:28:13 pm PDT #8571 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Mallory:
So upon New Year's Day, when the service was done, the barons rode unto the field, some to joust and some to tourney, and so it happened that Sir Ector, that had great livelihood about London, rode unto the jousts, and with him rode Sir Kay his son, and young Arthur that was his nourished brother; and Sir Kay was made knight at All Hallowmass afore. So as they rode to the joustsward, Sir Kay lost his sword, for he had left it at his father's lodging, and so he prayed young Arthur for to ride for his sword. I will well, said Arthur, and rode fast after the sword, and when he came home, the lady and all were out to see the jousting. Then was Arthur wroth, and said to himself, I will ride to the churchyard, and take the sword with me that sticketh in the stone, for my brother Sir Kay shall not be without a sword this day. So when he came to the churchyard, Sir Arthur alighted and tied his horse to the stile, and so he went to the tent, and found no knights there, for they were at the jousting. And so he handled the sword by the handles, and lightly and fiercely pulled it out of the stone, and took his horse and rode his way until he came to his brother Sir Kay, and delivered him the sword. And as soon as Sir Kay saw the sword, he wist well it was the sword of the stone, and so he rode to his father Sir Ector, and said: Sir, lo here is the sword of the stone, wherefore I must be king of this land. When Sir Ector beheld the sword, he returned again and came to the church, and there they alighted all three, and went into the church. And anon he made Sir Kay swear upon a book how he came to that sword. Sir, said Sir Kay, by my brother Arthur, for he brought it to me. How gat ye this sword? said Sir Ector to Arthur. Sir, I will tell you. When I came home for my brother's sword, I found nobody at home to deliver me his sword; and so I thought my brother Sir Kay should not be swordless, and so I came hither eagerly and pulled it out of the stone without any pain.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jun 30, 2009 11:20:09 pm PDT #8572 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I couldn't get into it for quite a few episodes. I was having flaily "But but but but" anachronism head-go-boom stuff. And then I said to myself: "Fay, this is not England. This is NOT any particular period. This is cloud cuckoo land. Which, as it transpires, looks a lot like a Waterhouse painting, with lots of rich blues and reds and porcelain white. Also, man, get a load of the Uther/Morgana over there! Mmmm...tasty!" And then it was all fine.
I'm with you there (I just started watching it in boxset form, having missed most of it on TV). I did a course on Arthurian legend when I was studying Eng Lit, and generally getannoyed at silly reimaginings of such - but with this, it's fairly easy to suspend disbelief.
To be fair, there's that many versions of Arthurian legend already, from Mallory to Tennyson to Marion Zimmer Bradley, that it's become vague enough for playing with. (I do love how Arthur's considered a quintessentially English myth, but was actually mainly developed by the French.)