First off, happy birthday to me. Secondly, it turns out, despite the ominous note we ended on last time, we’re not moving directly into Le Morte D’Arthur endgame just yet. I’m on page, like, 386 out of 757. Lots more to go. … Continue reading →
“So Mark,” says Arthur. “Yes, sire?” They’re chilling one fine day in Camelot. Birds sing. Relative humidity is low. The flowers blossom. “I’d like a gift from you,” says Arthur. “I’m not telling you what it is until you promise … Continue reading →
Arthur sets a trap for ol’ Sir Lamorak, let me tell you. He organizes a jousting tournament! A quick little one, with Sir Gawaine and Gawaine’s brothers Gaheris, Agravaine, Gareth, and Mordred. Sir Launcelot decides to sit this one out, … Continue reading →
We rejoin the tale of Sir Dinadan and Sir Palomides bumming around, already in progress. They stand near a very nice and well-maintained castle. “Check it out, Palomides,” says Dinadan. “Yonder lies the castle of Morgan le Fay.” As … Continue reading →
This chapter opens with Dinadan and Palomides, neither of whom recognizes the other, even though they spent a big chunk of Book IX in prison together, along with Tristram. Their conversation is hugely frustrating because mainly it’s a recap of … Continue reading →
This chapter Malory wants to catch back up with Sir Dinadan, last seen in the previous chapter declining to joust Sir Palomides. He reminds us about that, and how Dinadan and the other knights he’s hanging out with — Uwaine … Continue reading →
Dinadan and the other knights from Camelot stay up late, drinking and swapping Launcelot stories, and eventually Dinadan notices that Mark never came down to the party. He pokes around, and finds him hiding in a closet. “What are you … Continue reading →
They walk along, Mark and Dinadan do. Malory has forgotten entirely about Sir Lamorak, not for the last time. As they travel, Mark makes fun of Dinadan for losing his fight with the mysterious knight of the previous chapter who … Continue reading →
“So what’s new, out in this non-Cornwall world where we both spend our time?” asks Mark, changing the subject. “They’ve just announced the next tournament in the season,” says Lamorak. “Hunting Castle, out by Camelot. King Anguish from Ireland and … Continue reading →
This chapter is the chapter of Tristram hot on the trail of the mysterious Fair Knight! First he comes across a lady weeping over a dead knight, because either Malory forgot he used this exact tableau in the previous chapter … Continue reading →
