King Mark sneaks out of his own castle like a criminal, because he doesn’t want anybody to see him ride off into the woods to ambush and murder Kay. He brings along only his most trusted men, including Sir … Continue reading →
Who was wroth but King Mark! asks Malory, but it’s a rhetorical question. King Mark is wroth, I tell you what. “I can’t believe this! I just don’t have any suitable knights! My court sucks!” Gaheris is pretty drunk, but … Continue reading →
Malory announces that he’s going to switch over to another member of the Tristram Rescue Squad. Speak we of other knights that sought after Sir Tristram many divers parts of this land, he says, and I’m like, cool. So naturally … Continue reading →
Three chapters, but a short entry, because these chapters are boring. Did you think we were done with the jousting fanfiction? Nope! Chapter 33 is full of it. Let me sum it up for you. Blah blah Mister 100 smote … Continue reading →
Chapter 28 opens with a scene I’m just going to skip over, in which Sir Persides and Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides get together for some pre-tournament jousting and Sir Palomides manages to reveal that he recognizes Sir Tristram! Unlike … Continue reading →
Meanwhile Palomides and Gaheris meet up with that foursome from Chapter 23, Bors and Ector and Bleoberis and Dirant. And also Launcelot. They hang out at the castle mentioned last chapter, drinking, talking, having a good knightly bonding time. Eventually … Continue reading →
Tristram and Dinadan ride down the road, in theory towards Camelot. Tristram declined to stay with Bleoberis and company last chapter, but it’s getting along in the day and neither he nor Dinadan have had lunch. So they stop and … Continue reading →
We’re shifting gears for the next nine or ten chapters. Out with Sir Tristram the randomly bloodthirsty, in with Sir Breunor, aka the Black Knight (one of many), aka the Knight in an Ill-Fitting Suit, or La Cote Male Taile. … Continue reading →
Then the jousting tournament begins, and simply everyone is there. Sir Palamides, but also Sir Gawaine, Gawaine’s brothers Sir Gaheris and Sir Agravaine, Sir Bagdemagus, Sir Kay, Sir Dodinas, Sir Sagramore the Lusty, Sir Li’l Gumret, and Sir Griftlet, plus … Continue reading →
Most of this section feels like padding, which, coming as it does on the tail of three chapters of wall-to-wall jousting action, is saying something. Gareth wanders around overnight and comes to a castle. He knocks on the door, … Continue reading →
