We finish Gawain Month with an interview with Sigune, the creator of the Gawain Comic. We talk to her about her love of Arthurian myth, her favourite stories and what led her to making a comic all about Gawain.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
Gawain An Arthurian Romance by Sigune
Arthur Dies at the End by Jeffery Wikstrom
For Gawain Month 2020 we go back to 1991 to look at (yet another version of) Gawain & the Green Knight. Will there be hunting? Decapitation? Heated sexual tension? And all on a TV budget?
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
IMDb - Gawain & the Green Knight
Amazon - Gawain & the Green Knight
Medieval hair style:
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
A look at the 1994 made-for-TV movie, Guinevere. A movie which certainly runs true to its title. Also we see Guinevere and Lancelot and the two do not have an affair! I was as shocked by this as you are!
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
Links:
Special Links:
With King Uther dead Merlin looks to present Uther's bastard, Arthur as the heir to kingdom. However an alliance between Arthur's half-sister Morgan and Uther's chief rival, King Lot seeks to place themselves on the throne. Heading back to the distant days of 2011 we review the first episode in Starz's short-lived Camelot series.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
End Theme - Intermission Music by Monty Python
Links:
Wikipedia - Camelot (TV Series)
IMDb - Camelot (TV Series 2011)
The Guardian - Camelot: historical drama just got (even more) stupid
Phase 4 Films (YouTube) - Camelot Season 1 - Official Trailer
IFTN - 'Camelot' Season Two Not Going Ahead
Community:
Discord - Camelot (not actually related to this TV series)
We look at a 00s film depicting a Roman origin for Arthurian myth. Thankfully we're not looking at King Arthur (2004) again, instead we're reviewing The Last Legion.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme by Invictus Media
End Theme - Intermission Music by Monty Python
Links:
Christianity Today - The Last Legion
Wikipedia - The Last Legion (novel)
Goodreads - The Last Legion by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
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 - List of works based on Arthurian legends - Films based on Connecticut Yankee
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)
Wikipedia - Roadshow Theatrical Release
Internet Broadway Database - Camelot
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
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
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
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
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
Lludd Llaw Eraint:
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
Are Sir Gareth's adventures like Gawain's, is he trying to emulate his older brother or is this all coincidence? Today Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood try to think of an answer to this question that literally no one asked.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
Links:
Arthur Dies at the End
http://www.jeffwik.com/2010/09/04/in-which-kay-names-prettyboy/
Shmoop
https://www.shmoop.com/morte-d-arthur/book-7-summary.html
https://www.shmoop.com/morte-d-arthur/gawain-timeline.html
Geoffrey Chaucer Site
http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/litsubs/romances/gareth.htm
Wikipedia
Lynette & Lyonesse, Gareth, Gawain, Gaheris, Perceval, the Story of the Grail
Early British Kingdoms
Books
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/915222.The_World_of_King_Arthur_and_His_Court
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883325.The_Illustrated_Encyclopaedia_of_Arthurian_Legends
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1617551.The_Arthurian_Encyclopedia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/417536.The_King_Arthur_Companion
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3107268-the-knightly-tales-of-sir-gawain
In which we celebrate Gawain month by spending a lot of admiring a shirtless Gwaine...
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...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
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/
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
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
In which Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood give their actual opinions on the masterwork of comedy that is Monty Python & the Holy Grail. Then following that bloopers from the recording of the Very Serious Review.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1RSIwexj9g
In which Sir Blackwood and Dame Leslie take a very serious look at the classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
Links:
http://www.thortrains.com/uniforms/medtime.htm
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/hahn-sir-gawain-sir-gawain-and-the-carle-of-carlisle
https://www.nightbringer.se/a_holygrail.html
In which Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood take on a daring request to analyse the 90s cartoon show King Arthur and the Knights of Justice.
Music:
Arthurian Mythia Theme By Invictus Media
Black Adder Theme from Black Adder the Series
Research References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur_and_the_Knights_of_Justice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Chalopin
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150058/#writer
https://www.popmatters.com/122277-this-was-then-king-arthur-the-knights-of-justice-2496179222.html
http://90scartoons.wikia.com/wiki/King_Arthur_%26_the_Knights_of_Justice
Our Merch Shop https://www.redbubble.com/people/Alterundying/shop?asc=u
In which Sir Blackwood and Dame Leslie explore the some times slapsticky romantic adventure of First Knight.
http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Zucker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_(heraldry)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282265/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr65
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/first_knight/reviews/?sort=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleagant
Angry Riot Sound Effect - Audio Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/JustAudio2008/about
Music
Opening Music from Heart of Medieval by Butterfly Tea. Downloaded from http://www.last.fm/music/Butterfly+Tea/_/Heart+of+Medieval
y'all Come back Now - The Beverly Hillbillies
Our Merch Shop https://www.redbubble.com/people/Alterundying/shop?asc=u
In which Sir Blackwood and Dame Leslie go hunting and are forced to spend the night at Carlisle Castle with the dread Carl.
If you want to Read This Before please check it out here:
http://www.eleusinianm.co.uk/olde-bokes/blue-book-of-wellow/pdf/sir-gawain-carle-of-carlisle.pdf
**If you are sensitive about women being treated like property please take a pass.
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/hahn-sir-gawain-sir-gawain-and-the-carle-of-carlisle-introduction
http://www.nightbringer.se/a_baldwin.html
http://www.nightbringer.se/a_carlisle.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vow
Sound Effects:
That was a Bit Anticlimactic - Gumball
Music:
Opening Music from Heart of Medieval by Butterfly Tea. Downloaded from http://www.last.fm/music/Butterfly+Tea/_/Heart+of+Medieval
y'all Come back Now - The Beverly Hillbillies
Our Sir Gawain Shirt for Gawain Month:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/alterundying/works/29332207-gawain-month-grey?asc=u
https://www.redbubble.com/people/Alterundying/shop?asc=u
In which Sir Blackwood and Dame Leslie, adventure into the BBC's popular stab at the Myth of Merlin.
Image: BBC.co.uk
Music:
Opening Music from Heart of Medieval by Butterfly Tea. Downloaded from http://www.last.fm/music/Butterfly+Tea/_/Heart+of+Medieval
Picard Song - http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-picard-song https://youtu.be/X6oUz1v17Uo
Memorize of "Aya and Eve" - Parasite Eve Sound Track
Sound Effects:
Breaking Glass - Audio Productions https://www.youtube.com/user/JustAudio2008/featured
Crowd Murmuring - Free Sound Effects https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzqkNULitp-4NZs6J1dnCBA
Have you tried not being a mutant? - X2
Voice Actors:
Ceightlynn Stopford - https://www.instagram.com/artist_.in._training/
A Volunteer
A Dream to Some
In Which Dame Leslie and Sir Blackwood after much effort and over coming adversity finally complete 2004 King Arthur.
http://ew.com/article/2004/07/09/behind-scenes-look-king-arthur/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Caitlin_Matthews
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_A._Malcor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur_(2004_film)
History:
The Great Conspiracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Conspiracy
Pictish Crossbow: https://canmore.org.uk/site/35560/st-vigeans-drosten-stone
Sarmatians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarmatians
Sarmatian religion: http://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/sarmatian-religion
Behind the Scenes Stuff:
https://youtu.be/3BhJHw6ub38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5am17Jw_Y0
Notes: The woman in Monty Python and the Meaning of Life who chase a man off the cliff to his death while topless are dressed like Roller Derby performers but don't appear to be wearing any actual rollerskates, I am going to assume they were meant to since you never see their feet they just didn't want any of the women to injure themselves.
Sounds
Mabel making Farting Noises - Gravity Falls
Music and man going off a cliff -Monty Python and the Meaning of Life
Rebel Blockade Runner - Star Wars Sound Track