December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
on historicity, in a text-to-text fiction
'not strict accuracy, but an authenticity of approach that aims to situate the story in the thematic space of its inspirations... which also strikingly evokes medieval works in feel, in way often distinctly absent from modern retellings, even of Arthuriana.'
'not strict accuracy, but an authenticity of approach that aims to situate the story in the thematic space of its inspirations... which also strikingly evokes medieval works in feel, in way often distinctly absent from modern retellings, even of Arthuriana.'
Today at @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social I reviewed The Wolf and his King by Finn Longman. It's a gorgeously prosey retelling of Bisclavret, and one that feels deeply embedded in the stories of its 12th century inspiration.
Book Review: The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman
Second person present tense is the sexiest way to tell a story. If you've not come across it before, Bisclavret is a 12th century poem, one ...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
on historicity, in a text-to-text fiction
'not strict accuracy, but an authenticity of approach that aims to situate the story in the thematic space of its inspirations... which also strikingly evokes medieval works in feel, in way often distinctly absent from modern retellings, even of Arthuriana.'
'not strict accuracy, but an authenticity of approach that aims to situate the story in the thematic space of its inspirations... which also strikingly evokes medieval works in feel, in way often distinctly absent from modern retellings, even of Arthuriana.'
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My mom's fuzzy on Arthuriana so I had to explain I was laughing about "a fun old Christmas game" (the Green Knight's challenge to kill him and be murdered in return one year later)
He ys ridinge a horse
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
December 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My mom's fuzzy on Arthuriana so I had to explain I was laughing about "a fun old Christmas game" (the Green Knight's challenge to kill him and be murdered in return one year later)
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
A couple of days too late for the solstice and a day early for Christmas, but listening to Amal El-Mohtar's reading of Winter Solstice, Camelot Station by John M. Ford. A good bit of Arthuriana for the season.
December 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A couple of days too late for the solstice and a day early for Christmas, but listening to Amal El-Mohtar's reading of Winter Solstice, Camelot Station by John M. Ford. A good bit of Arthuriana for the season.
As someone who did a literature degree that movie very much feels like what reading Arthuriana feels like. Just. Fucking weird.
December 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
As someone who did a literature degree that movie very much feels like what reading Arthuriana feels like. Just. Fucking weird.
Me, browsing tumblr during the resurrection of Merlin (BBC) obsession - ooh a post about old Arthuriana shows, WAIT WHAT?
LAWHEAD'S PENDRAGON SERIES FOR TV?!
Me, going to look it up, and finding out who is behind it - WELL FUCK. Guess this is not for me.
LAWHEAD'S PENDRAGON SERIES FOR TV?!
Me, going to look it up, and finding out who is behind it - WELL FUCK. Guess this is not for me.
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Me, browsing tumblr during the resurrection of Merlin (BBC) obsession - ooh a post about old Arthuriana shows, WAIT WHAT?
LAWHEAD'S PENDRAGON SERIES FOR TV?!
Me, going to look it up, and finding out who is behind it - WELL FUCK. Guess this is not for me.
LAWHEAD'S PENDRAGON SERIES FOR TV?!
Me, going to look it up, and finding out who is behind it - WELL FUCK. Guess this is not for me.
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In honour of the season, my favourite poem about trains and Arthuriana!
In honour of the season, my favourite poem about trains and Arthuriana!
Winter Solstice, Camelot Station
This is one of my favorite poems of all time. Enjoy it and the day... Winter Solstice, Camelot Station John M. Ford Camelot is served B...
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December 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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In honour of the season, my favourite poem about trains and Arthuriana!
In honour of the season, my favourite poem about trains and Arthuriana!
Hamlet has a lot more to do with Early Modern England than it does with Medieval Denmark. Many forms of Arthuriana have more to do with the era of composition than ostensible time periods, etc
December 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Hamlet has a lot more to do with Early Modern England than it does with Medieval Denmark. Many forms of Arthuriana have more to do with the era of composition than ostensible time periods, etc
The more I read/watch other Arthuriana the more I understand why Gwaine in BBC Merlin is introduced with the sort of dramatics reserved for Marvel movie cameos of a character from a comic that was discontinued 50 years prior.
December 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The more I read/watch other Arthuriana the more I understand why Gwaine in BBC Merlin is introduced with the sort of dramatics reserved for Marvel movie cameos of a character from a comic that was discontinued 50 years prior.
December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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By: Arthur Bloom on Monday, December 22, 2025
By: Arthur Bloom on Monday, December 22, 2025
Mike Pence Should Want to Get to the Bottom of Gunrunning to the Ayatollahs
The administration should strategically declassify materials related to the Iran-Contra cover-up
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December 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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By: Arthur Bloom on Monday, December 22, 2025
By: Arthur Bloom on Monday, December 22, 2025
"Cursed" by Thomas Wheeler
- This ended up being a YA tale with characters having Arthurian names rather than being an Arthuriana story.
- The book feels unfinished, as I find the ending lacking in any storytelling coherence and just going for impact. And so many plots just up in the air.
- This ended up being a YA tale with characters having Arthurian names rather than being an Arthuriana story.
- The book feels unfinished, as I find the ending lacking in any storytelling coherence and just going for impact. And so many plots just up in the air.
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Cursed" by Thomas Wheeler
- This ended up being a YA tale with characters having Arthurian names rather than being an Arthuriana story.
- The book feels unfinished, as I find the ending lacking in any storytelling coherence and just going for impact. And so many plots just up in the air.
- This ended up being a YA tale with characters having Arthurian names rather than being an Arthuriana story.
- The book feels unfinished, as I find the ending lacking in any storytelling coherence and just going for impact. And so many plots just up in the air.
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do you know what drew me to discovering the works of arthuriana both historical and modern? An exhibit in my home town on the pre-raphelites fixation on arthurian legends. It was Art. Beautiful and Colourful, but certainly not historicaly accurate, Art.
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Do you know what drew me to discovering the works of arthuriana both historical and modern? An exhibit in my home town on the pre-raphelites fixation on arthurian legends. It was Art. Beautiful and Colourful, but certainly not historicaly accurate, Art.
pokemon and arthuriana follow the exact same plot and interpersonal structures.
in fact i can only assume that each knight having four concisely-named attacks would only make each story better.
in fact i can only assume that each knight having four concisely-named attacks would only make each story better.
December 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
pokemon and arthuriana follow the exact same plot and interpersonal structures.
in fact i can only assume that each knight having four concisely-named attacks would only make each story better.
in fact i can only assume that each knight having four concisely-named attacks would only make each story better.
December 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
reading exiled from camelot and i thought this was like. normal arthuriana type stuff but now i’m like. Wait…….. Wait wait wait. Is this ACTUALLY a romance????? We were alternating between Kay and Gawain POV……. which confused me bc I thought this was about Kay… then there was Gawain & Kay whump….
December 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
reading exiled from camelot and i thought this was like. normal arthuriana type stuff but now i’m like. Wait…….. Wait wait wait. Is this ACTUALLY a romance????? We were alternating between Kay and Gawain POV……. which confused me bc I thought this was about Kay… then there was Gawain & Kay whump….
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Day 21 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
December 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Day 21 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
Mom got me some more shelves for Christmas, so I'm in process of rearranging. I also finally have a little book nook with some Arthuriana stuff.
December 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Mom got me some more shelves for Christmas, so I'm in process of rearranging. I also finally have a little book nook with some Arthuriana stuff.