Smash cut to Mador accusing Guenever of treason, in front of Arthur and everyone! Malory helpfully explains that back in olden times, murdering a knight was considered treason. “Well, obviously the way to proceed is trial by combat,” says Arthur. … Continue reading →
Shortly after exiling Launcelot in a fit of pique, Guenever organizes a small banquet, for herself and a couple of dozen knights. They divide up easily into factions! THE ORKNEY FACTION Sir Gawaine His brother Sir Agravaine Their brother Sir … Continue reading →
About ten minutes after the Quest for the Holy Grail ends, Sir Launcelot falls back into his old bad habits of adultery-having and Guenever-loving. He’ll be sitting there, clutching his silver medal (Sir Bors won the gold, since he not … Continue reading →
Well, that was it. The central defining mythological symbol of Western civilization, the Holy Grail, as presented in English for the first time by a guy whose notes on French Grail romances are all out of order. The story of … Continue reading →
One morning Galahad gets up extra-early for some solo Grail-prayer time. When he arrives at the tabernacle, there’s already a guy there! Galahad doesn’t recognize him until after they’ve celebrated Mass, but it’s Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph congratulates him on … Continue reading →
When last we left off, the grail-knights had just arrived at Sarras. Sarras! It’s a magical, mystical city which exists only for purposes of this story, apparently! Percivale points out that the boat he loaded Magdalena’s corpse into has already … Continue reading →
After Jesus leaves, Galahad heals Evelake, pretty much as an afterthought. Evelake goes off to join Nacien’s religious order, become one of the white monks. The various knights might compare notes at this point, except an angelic voice commands them … Continue reading →
Like I said, as soon as Pellam and his son are out of the room, in comes Joseph of Arimathea. Bors and the other knights can tell it’s him, because he has I AM JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA (THE GRAIL GUY) … Continue reading →
At Castle Corbin, Sir Galahad, Sir Percivale, and Sir Bors are greeted by the whole of King Pellam’s court. Everyone is excited about how the roller-coaster thrill ride which is the Grail Quest is, at long last, coming to some … Continue reading →
With Sir Launcelot’s personal Grail-Quest all done, now Malory turns his attention back to Sir Galahad. He rides around for a while, it doesn’t really matter how long, and eventually he comes to the site of Percivale’s meeting with Evelake, … Continue reading →
