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[malorydaily]

For those interested in more about general conceptions of masculinity and knighthood (as there will be many more descriptions of tournaments in coming chapters of the book), From Boys to Men: Formations of Masculinity in Late Medieval Europe by Ruth Mazo Karras is a wonderful resource.

Despite being written just over 20 years ago, it introduces a lot of ideas that are widely agreed upon in the work of critics today – no excerpts from me for this as I don't have a great copy to work from, but highly recommended nonetheless.

#malorydaily #gender and sexuality #ruth mazo karras #masculinity

[adhd-merlin]

is king pellinore meant to be funny or is it just me. random dude shows up and goes "dude did a strange beast pass this way?" and arthur's like, "yeah, what the fuck was that??" and pellinore goes "THAT IS MY LIFE'S QUEST. give me your horse, mine's dead" and then he just. he just takes the king's horse and fucks off. I think he's hilarious. also he's chasing a giraffe

#and what was the deal with the jousting #i think he just wanted to joust #for fun #le morte d'arthur #malorydaily #king pellinore #the questing beast

[shellyseashell]

so what i’ve gathered is that medieval battles are just giving horses to each other

#entire chapter was just I killed this guy to give my buddy a horse #malorydaily #le morte d'arthur #arthurian #arthuriana

[oforkney]

baby arthur 🥺🥺 he's such a good brother :((

#sibling relationships in arthuriana make me a bit (a lie) crazy in general #and arthur and kay are those two very different men who just always have each others' back #even tho kay is a daily menace #king arthur #kay #le morte d'arthur #malorydaily

[mayapleiades]

I love that Merlin is clearly in the background all the time during this succession crisis (“Then the Archbishop of Canterbury by Merlin’s providence let purvey then of the best knights that they might get”, at the end of today’s chapter) and he… doesn’t say anything. He orchestrated all of this, he knows whose son Arthur is, and doesn’t say anything. He lets the succession crisis last almost six months. Cagey old man is cagey

#merlin #malorydaily #le morte d'arthur #arthuriana #arthurian literature #maya reacts to malory

[transmascmordred]

arthur's all "oh griflet you're so young to be a knight" meanwhile he and griflet are literally the same age. like i know it's probably hard to forget when you've got a bunch of grown ass men trying to kill you for the crime of trying to give your brother a sword, but arthur, buddy, you and griflet are BOTH babies 👶

#malorydaily #arthurian literature

[dondalsy]

#malorydaily #my posts #arthuriana #no one has ever went from only worthy and pure soul around to absolute dumb of ass asshole faster

[burningivy]

ngl, I’m a bit worried by how dependent Arthur is on other people for advice

like I don’t remember the last time he actually made an important decision without going to Merlin first, and now he has Pellinore telling him who the new knights of the table should be

#vic. what? #malorydaily #arthuriana #maybe it’s nothing idk #and this isn’t me being distrustful of pellinore or anything #it’s more that this behavior doesn’t seem good for a king yknow

[tchaikovskyed]

Since we've been graced with our first mention of Morgan le Fay in the text, I absolutely have to recommend Catherynne M. Valente's short story, 'Under in the Mere', which is such an electrifying and experimental take on Arthurian legend that is really not often seen or referenced!

#malorydaily #morgan le fay #catherynne m. valente

[gymnopedie]

what is sir kay’s problem 😭

#malorydaily #arthuriana #le morte d'arthur #first beaumains now this???

[malorydaily]

An examination of medieval dowry practice heightens these public political concerns. Feminist scholars – among them Felicity Riddy, Dorsey Armstrong, and Elizabeth Edwards – have called attention to the obvious but important fact that the Round Table is literally Guenevere’s dowry. This gift actually restores an interrupted male line of transmission, from Uther to Arthur through Lodegreaunce’s daughter, Guenevere. When she comes to court as Arthur’s bride, the new queen brings a powerful marriage portion: the Round Table and its hundred knights. The queen’s dowry thus brings to court men who will serve their new liege lord Arthur, but whose very presence owes everything to the transfer of the queen’s body from her father to her husband.

– Karen Cheretawuk, Marriage, Adultery and Inheritance in Malory's Morte Darthur

#malorydaily #gender and sexuality #guenevere #queen guinevere #karen cherewatuk

[adhd-merlin]

And so they went into the castle; but Balin’s host might not be let in. Anon Balin demanded to know the cause wherefore they would not let him enter. I'm sorry my lord, said the guard posted at the door, but there's too many lads.

#catching up on my malory. #is this a swingers' party or...? #malorydaily #le morte d'arthur

[shellyseashell]

love how merlin just randomly says stuff with no prompting. absolutely insane of him.

#malorydaily #‘your son will kill you and also you have a cousin’. okay. #arthuriana

[oforkney]

UTHER IS DEAD!! <3 HE WILL HAUNT THE PAGE FROM THE MARGIN BUT WE CAN DEAL WITH IT LATER

#malorydaily #le morte d'arthur #oforkney.txt

[gayknightseverynight]

 “And then was Sir Gawaine ware how there hung a white shield on that tree, and ever as the damosels came by it they spit upon it, and some threw mire upon the shield.”

?????

is spitting some sort of a custom…?

#bbc merlin #king arthur #arthurian literature #malorydaily #merlin #arthurania #arthurian legend #merthur #the once and future king #arthurian mythology #th white #sir gawain #sir gwaine

[a-funeral-pyre]

I barely remembered about the duel between Gawain and Gareth and it's making me wail in hindsight because This Time they stopped before something irreversible happened but when Lancelot is the one battling Gareth and when Gawain is battling Lancelot they are not going to stop before it's too late...

#malorydaily #arthuriana #gawain #gareth #lancelot #i have a sister and the relationship between gawain and his brothers just. kills me