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Arthurian Mythia

A podcast about King Arthur and his Knights in Popular Media
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Jul 30, 2022

A bonus episode from our interview with John Matthews talking about his time working on the 2004 film, King Arthur and links from Arthurian myth to the Sarmatian people.

Links:

The Great Book of King Arthur & His Knights of the Round Table - Amazon (US)

The Great Book of King Arthur & His Knights of the Round Table - Amazon (UK)

Hallow Quest - John Matthews' website

John Matthews - Goodreads

Our Links:

Our novella, Ap Ector No.1: Cries in the Storm is out on Amazon Kindle.

Tumblr, Twitter, Redbubble Store, Twitch, Discord (Where we hang out it doesn't belong to us), Email: arthurian.mythia@gmail.com

Apr 12, 2022

We discuss our top 5 personal favourite Arthurian films and TV shows. Does Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood's lists match and which glaringly obvious things have we missed out? Find out!

Or look below for spoilers because we linked IMDb a whole lot in the description!

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Arthurian Mythia Techno Remix by Scop

Links:

Merlin (TV Series 2008–2012) - IMDb

The Sword in the Stone (1963) - IMDb

Excalibur (1981) - IMDb

The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series 1991–1994) - IMDb

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - IMDb

Arthur of the Britons (TV Series 1972–1973) - IMDb

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (TV Short 2002) - IMDb

The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) - IMDb

Our Links:

Our novella, Ap Ector No.1: Cries in the Storm is out on Amazon Kindle.

Tumblr, Twitter, Redbubble Store, Twitch, Discord (Where we hang out it doesn't belong to us), Email: arthurian.mythia@gmail.com

May 13, 2021

We return to the BBC series, Merlin for the first of three instalments this month! In this episode a knight who may not be so valiant is trying to win a tournament using magical shield snakes.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Arthurian Mythia Techno Remix by Scop

Links:

IMDb - "Merlin" Valiant (TV Episode 2008)

Merlin Wiki - Valiant (episode)

Outer Hebrides - Wikipedia

Our Links:

Our novella, Ap Ector No.1: Cries in the Storm is out on Amazon Kindle.

Tumblr, Twitter, Redbubble Store, Twitch, Discord (Where we hang out it doesn't belong to us), Email: arthurian.mythia@gmail.com

Jan 29, 2021

The course of true love never does run smooth and for Aislyn in particular her course takes her over a waterfall. In the guise of the loathly lady, Ragnelle she saves the life King Arthur from Queen Morgause, and seeks out to embarrass her ex; Sir Gawain. So join us as we look at Knights of the Round Table Gawain by Gwen Rowley.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Arthurian Mythia Techno Remix by Scop

Links:

Gawain (Knights of the Round Table) - Goodreads

Gwen Rowley - Goodreads

Gawain (Knights of the Round Table) - Amazon (US) (UK) (CA)

Geraint (Knights of the Round Table) - Goodreads

Lancelot (Knights of the Round Table) - Goodreads

Oisc of Kent - Wikipedia

Our Links:

Our novella, Ap Ector No.1: Cries in the Storm is out on Amazon Kindle.

Tumblr, Twitter, Redbubble Store, Twitch, Discord (Where we hang out it doesn't belong to us), Email: arthurian.mythia@gmail.com

Oct 3, 2020

In our 50th episode we take a journey to Fuyuki City to have a look at Fate/Zero and the Arthurian elements of the story. We have Saber who is the spirit of Artoria Pendragon battling Alexander the Great, Gilgamesh and others in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Who wins the war and how much Arthurian stuff is in it?

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
End Theme Monty Python Intermission Song - Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail

Links:

Fate/Zero - Wikipedia

Fate/Zero - My Anime List

Fate/Zero - IMDb

Gringolet - Wikipedia

Our Links:

Ap Ector - Good Reads

Ap Ector - Amazon Kindle

Tumblr, Twitter, Redbubble Store, Twitch, Discord (Where we hang out it doesn't belong to us)

Oct 28, 2019

We complete our entirely coincidental, unofficial Guinevere month on the spookiest day of the year! Unfortunately Princess Gwenevere & the Jewel Riders is about as far from spooky as you can get. Bright colours, a flying unicorn, Princess Gwenevere attempts to thwart the plans of the evil Lady Kale.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

Links:

Wikipedia - Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders

Starla.Fandom - Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders

Starla.Fandom - Merchandise

The Jewel Riders Archive (YouTube) - Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders: Jewel Power Doll Commerical

Avalon: Web of Magic

Jul 22, 2019

We return to an old friend in yet another re-telling of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, this time featuring Bugs Bunny. Is this the best version ACYIKAC ever?

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

Links:

IMDb - Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court

WatchMojo.com (YouTube) - History of Looney Tunes

Wikipedia - Ray Bradbury

Wikipedia - List of works based on Arthurian legends - Films based on Connecticut Yankee

Jun 13, 2019

Arthurian Mythia will now review,

Talk about the pros and cons a lot,

Look at the film and give what is due,

To the 60s musical; Camelot!

 

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

End Theme; Camelot from Camelot Soundtrack

Links:

GQD (YouTube) - C'est Moi, Camelot (1967)

IMDb - Camelot (1967)

Wikipedia - Camelot (film)

Wikipedia - Camelot (musical)

Wikipedia - Roadshow Theatrical Release

Internet Broadway Database - Camelot

The Guardian - Camelot Reel History

Britannica - Camelot Film

The Digital Bits - Camelot 50th Anniversary

May 22, 2019

 

Today we look at the English subtitles for the Italian dub of a Japanese interpretation of the Anglo-French adaptation of Welsh myth; Entaku no kishi monogatari: Moero Arthur, the King Arthur anime. Will Arthur reunite the kingdoms of Wrogles or will the villainous Lavic succeed in killing the new king?

Special Thanks:

Fuck Yeah Arthuriana for your brilliant efforts in providing subtitles.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

Links:

IMDb - The Tales of the Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur

Wikipedia - King Arthur (TV series)

My Anime List - Entaku no kishi monogatari: Moero Arthur

Ignacio Rodríguez Chávez (YouTube) - 1980 Entaku no Kishi Monogatari Moero Arthur Opening

Apr 24, 2019

What happens when you mix Guy Ritchie, Arthurian Myth, Giant Elephants and six years of development? Arthur running a London brothel.

And yet it's still better than the 2004 film.

Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood review one of the movies of 2017; King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

Books:

Compton's Famous Classics for Children King Arthur - Elizabeth Lodor Merchant

Links:

IMDb - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Wikipedia - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

The Guardian - Epic Fail: why has King Arthur flopped so badly?

The Prophecy of Merlin: The Two Dragons

YouTube - Entertainment Tonight - Charlie Hunnam on his training

Apr 1, 2019

We return to ITV's 1956 series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot where an age old dispute between two families threatens the peace of the realm. King Arthur dispatches the newest Knight of the Roundtable to settle things. Breaking not one but two sieges by himself, Lancelot must use all his cunning and the talents of a boy called Brian to end the fighting.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot - End Theme, downloaded from Television Tunes.

Credits:

Sir Hector de Maris - Kyotzu

Sir Lancelot du Lac - A Dream to Some

Links:

IMDb - The Adventures of Sir Lancelot: The Ferocious Fathers

Wikipedia - The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Andred - Name Doctor

Mar 12, 2019

In which Sir Blackwood and Dame Leslie go back to the time of post-Roman Britain where the warring British kingdoms face destruction at the hands of Cerdic of the Saxons. Only one man can unite the Britons to face this threat...and sadly it is not Brian Blessed.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

Links:

Wikipedia - Arthur of the Britons

IMDb - Arthur of the Britons

King Arthur Wikia - King Arthur: Young Warlord

King Arthur Wikia - Arthur of the Britons (1972)

Sophie Neville - The Secrets of Filming Arthur of the Britons pt1

Sophie Neville - The Secrets of Filming Arthur of the Britons pt2

Michael Gothard LiveJournal

Lludd Llaw Eraint:

Early British Kingdoms Bio

Wikipedia - King Lud

Wikipedia - Lludd Llaw Eraint

Feb 22, 2019

In which Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood go on a quest to see if a decent film can exist underneath the pile of bad comic relief. It is time for a Quest for Camelot.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

Links:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Damosel

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120800/

https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Quest_for_Camelot

Borromean rings:

https://www.isoleborromee.it/eng/storia-borromeo-stemma.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borromean_rings

Title image: http://www.cornel1801.com/animated/Quest-for-Camelot-1998/4-dont-see-any-dragons.html

Jan 5, 2019

In which we celebrate Gawain month by spending a lot of admiring a shirtless Gwaine...

...

...

...oh we also look into the character of Gwaine in his first appearance in BBC's Merlin.

 

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media

 

Links:

IMDb

Merlin S03E04 “Gwaine”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1728790/

Eoin Macken: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2151126/?ref_=tt_cl_t7

Wikipedia

Eoin Macken: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoin_Macken

BBC

Character Profile: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5Q4dfX42MmHJK1mHLD30WKy/sir-gwaine

Episode Summary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v4jt3

Episode Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avBjzHEIWNA

Dec 18, 2018

In which Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood witness the conquest of a kingdom and join Prince Valiant on his journey from Thule to a dinosaur infested swamp that may or may not be somewhere in Britain.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media

Where the Truth Lies by The Exchange featuring Marc Jordan

The Legend of Prince Valiant soundtrack album on iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-legend-of-prince-valiant-original-soundtrack/1389657988

Links:

Prince Valiant Wikipedia pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Prince_Valiant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Valiant

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101171/

Cynan name meaning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynan

http://babynames.allparenting.com/list/Welsh_Baby_Names/Cynan/details/

Thule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule

Prince Valiant comic strip: http://comicskingdom.com/prince-valiant/

 

Nov 27, 2018

As confusion reigns Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood watch an owl and a time traveler attempt to educate some kid called Wart, as they review The Sword in the Stone.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media

 End Theme By Monty Python

Links:

T.H.White Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._H._White

The Sword in the Stone Wikipedia:

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(novel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film)

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057546/

The Times: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Times

Sherman Brothers Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Brothers

The Sword in the Stone live action remake:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4872762/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sword-stone-remake-disney-hires-director-1075997

Nov 6, 2018

In which valiant Sir Blackwood and cunning Dame Leslie watch Galahad's first foray into knighthood and the political intrigues of Camelot. Where we also learn that traveling through Merlin's private forest is a seriously bad idea.

Music:

Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media

 

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reeves

https://filesofjerryblake.com/2014/12/09/adventures-of-sir-galahad/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041096/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg2nMVdUrds&t=1s

https://picclick.com/GEORGE-REEVES-NELSON-LEIGH-in-The-Adventures-192038004454.html - for cover image

Special Thanks to http://http//fuckyeaharthuriana.tumblr.com

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