What are your thoughts on Howard Pyle's "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table", T.H. White's "The Once and Future King", and "Here Lies Arthur" by Philip Reeve?
Fiction based on the Mabinogion would be the Lloyd Alexander quintology. "The Book of Three", etc. Written for teenagers, but has enough wit and good storytelling to be interesting for adults. Focused on a male character, with the strong female character also, and lots of fun side characters.
Parzival by Wolfram Von Eisenbach, Chretian de Troyes’ Percival, Lancelot Knight of the Cart, Eric and Enide, Cleges, and Yvain, Gottfried Von Strasbourg’s Tristan, and The Mabinogion all deal with Arthurian legends.
Nice list - though rather basic and old style. My own series : the Great Book of King Arthur, Realms of the Round Table and the forthcoming Glory of the Grail, retells over 100 stories from texts not included by Malory. T.H. White was my first venture and I still love it. I’d add Porius by John Cowper Powys and Men Went To Catraeth by John James and the poetry of Charles Williams. Essential reading to find your way into the world of Arthur.
Lovely! Thank you for sharing! Some of these I knew of and others I didn’t (I’ll have to add them to my Arthurian hoard.) I have, incidentally, posted a retelling of Lohengrin just yesterday on my Substack page. It’s wonderful to find fellow lovers of Arthurian lore. 🥰♥️
Great list! I have been spending this year with a lot of Arthurian legend after rekindling the spark by reading the once and future king last year. I have read a lot of the work but the less common ones of the medieval period are documented well. I will have a look at them this autumn.
Gran lista. Yo añadiría el Taliesin a través de Logres de Charles Williams, que enlaza muy bien con lo de los Inklings. Lewis lo admiraba tanto que escribió un comentario sobre él, Arthurian Torso, y se nota su huella en That Hideous Strength.
Also. The Once and Future king (great generational retelling) and even though it isn’t Arthurian The Song Of Roland is very much a part of the Mythos.
What are your thoughts on Howard Pyle's "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table", T.H. White's "The Once and Future King", and "Here Lies Arthur" by Philip Reeve?
I did not get a chance to read any of those, so I'm not sure about them.
https://stephanusantonius.substack.com/p/the-real-sword-in-the-stone
Every story has a source which is true ...
Speak and Substack shall answer. Just what I needed!
I’ve been looking for a list like this, thanks!
What about the Mabinogion? Also, my favourite, The Once and Future King
Fiction based on the Mabinogion would be the Lloyd Alexander quintology. "The Book of Three", etc. Written for teenagers, but has enough wit and good storytelling to be interesting for adults. Focused on a male character, with the strong female character also, and lots of fun side characters.
Parzival by Wolfram Von Eisenbach, Chretian de Troyes’ Percival, Lancelot Knight of the Cart, Eric and Enide, Cleges, and Yvain, Gottfried Von Strasbourg’s Tristan, and The Mabinogion all deal with Arthurian legends.
Nice list - though rather basic and old style. My own series : the Great Book of King Arthur, Realms of the Round Table and the forthcoming Glory of the Grail, retells over 100 stories from texts not included by Malory. T.H. White was my first venture and I still love it. I’d add Porius by John Cowper Powys and Men Went To Catraeth by John James and the poetry of Charles Williams. Essential reading to find your way into the world of Arthur.
Lovely! Thank you for sharing! Some of these I knew of and others I didn’t (I’ll have to add them to my Arthurian hoard.) I have, incidentally, posted a retelling of Lohengrin just yesterday on my Substack page. It’s wonderful to find fellow lovers of Arthurian lore. 🥰♥️
That Hideous Strength ... nice add. Any more thoughts on the Monmouth entry? It's sitting on my stack of books, but I haven't cracked it open yet.
Haven’t gotten to Monmouth yet but plan to.
Great list! I have been spending this year with a lot of Arthurian legend after rekindling the spark by reading the once and future king last year. I have read a lot of the work but the less common ones of the medieval period are documented well. I will have a look at them this autumn.
I have read most of these but have never heard of the Flowering Hawthorn
You need to check it out. It's quite delightful.
Great list. Apparently I wasn't the only one thinking about King Arthur -
https://substack.com/@mightymjolner/note/c-278183055?r=2somkd
Love it!
It's listed. Just not pictured.
I really like The Mists of Avalon
Gran lista. Yo añadiría el Taliesin a través de Logres de Charles Williams, que enlaza muy bien con lo de los Inklings. Lewis lo admiraba tanto que escribió un comentario sobre él, Arthurian Torso, y se nota su huella en That Hideous Strength.