King Arthur and the Liturgical Year
I’ve been giving some lectures on medieval literature this term, and it has required the enjoyable process of rereading bits …
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Taliessin through Logres: Arthurian poetry, Charles Williams and the Inklings
A week ago the Erewash Press brought out a book I’m particularly excited about. It’s entitled Taliessin through Logres, and …
The Last Dragonlord: Merlin Series 2 Episode 13
Season finale. As the last episode suggested, Merlin is moving into a more traditional swords-and-sorcery mode of fantasy at this …
The Witch’s Quickening: Merlin Series 2 Episode 11
The film critic Mark Kermode (known to his fans as The Good Doctor, not to be confused with The Doctor, …
The Lady of the Lake: Merlin Series 2 Episode 9
It is a dark and stormy night. Gaius is wandering around like a hippy version of Brother Cadfael saying things …
The Sins of the Father: Merlin Series 2 Episode 8
Camelot in full pomp, and everyone terribly pleased with themselves, not least Arthur. But hark, what mailclad sociopath is working …
Beauty and the Beast II: Merlin Series 2 Episode 6
Lady Catrina lounges elegantly, brushing her hair. “You look positively foul” mutters her henchman. He’s not trying to convince her …
Lancelot and Guinevere: Merlin Season 2 Episode 4
One of the real points of interest in Merlin is watching the way the show takes medieval/legendary events and tweaks …
The Nightmare Begins: Merlin Season 2 Episode 3
Morgana’s dreams are getting worse again. Unsympathetic spectators might hazard that her unquiet slumbers have something to do with her …
The Once and Future Queen: Merlin Season 2 Episode 2
Adrian Lester’s in this episode, continuing Merlin’s policy of dragging in the occasional grown-up now and then to keep Anthony …
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