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@queeringcamelot / queeringcamelot.tumblr.com

"Then the damosel Maledisant rebuked him in the foulest manner..." she/her/hers. white. cis. chronically ill. current city: Boston. queer. come for the arthurian legends. stay for the gay.
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I can see her now, standing amidst her deerhounds that had the same thin, lean bodies, and the same long nose and the same huntess eyes as their mistress. Green eyes, she had, with a kind of cruelty deep inside them. It was not a soft face, any more that her body was soft. She was a woman of strong lines and high bones, and that made for a good face and a handsome one, but hard, so hard. What made her beautiful was her hair and her carriage, for she stood as straight as spear and her hair fell around her shoulders like a cascade of tumbling red tangles. That red hair softened her looks, while her laughter snared men like salmon caught in basket traps. There have been many more beautiful women, and thousands who were better, but since the world was weaned I doubt there have been many more so unforgettable as Guinevere, eldest daughter of Leodegan, the exiled King of Henis Wyren.
And it would have been better, Merlin always said, had she been drowned at birth.

Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)

#bernard cornwell#warlord chronicles#guinevere#misogyny
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gentlelarkspur

Not entirely happy with this, but I did some experimenting with things in these so at least it was a learning experience.

Illustrations done for an assignment, re-imagining a modern Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I love the idea though, so I might work on this as a short comic in the future :)

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arthurian-mythia

If this was made into a short comic I would totally buy/read it.

#same#sir gawain and the green knight
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galahadmordred

Mordred webseries and movie

Once upon a time (2013?) there was a Mordred webseries (in French and with English subtitles). The webseries was truly amazing and, as far as I know, it had been turned into a movie.

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The first season has become

Mordred L’Elu

while the second season is

Mordred La Revolte

The project was supposed to be three seasons (3 movies), but it has ended with season 2 because of budgetary issues. Still, you might find a summary of what could have been season 3 on the Facebook Page with the scripts of 6 episodes uploaded on googledrive. There is also a book which describes what happened to the main characters between season 1 and season 2.

#!!!#to watch#mordred
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libris46

READING IDYLLS OF THE QUEEN

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Are you ready to start reading?? 

Our starting date is 11 June (tomorrow) 

We’ll read the first six chapters and then come back here (or the Discord chat) on the 18 June, and start chatting about our reactions, and then read the following six chapters starting on the 19th

@queeringcamelot @sugavra @fuckyeaharthuriana @to-many-towered-camelot@feanoriel  @fuckyeaharthuriana @maedhrosrussandol @altchechi @we-are-knight @ulterundying @queengwenhwyvar @scribblingface @ladywithalamp @galahadmordred @gabbiebii @camelot-arrhythmia @argilla 

#can't wait can't wait can't wait!!!#starting this now!#idylls of the queen
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casey-jane-lewis

More fun facts about ancient Celtic marriage laws: There were no laws against interclass or interracial marriage, no laws against open homosexual relationships (although they weren’t considered ‘marriages’ since the definition of a marriage was ‘couple with child’), no requirement for women to take their husband’s names or give up their property, but comedians couldn’t get married

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thefingerfuckingfemalefury

It’s Adam and Eve not Adam Sandler and Eve

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annajiejie

I want to expound upon “comedians couldn’t get married” thing because it’s actually really interesting. Satire was respected in Ancient Ireland. It was thought to have great power, enough to physically maim the subject one was making jokes about. Satirists could bring down kings with a witty enough insult. That was actually their original function. When the king didn’t do right by his people, a bard was supposed to compose a poem so scathing it would raise welts on the king’s skin to oust him (it was illegal for a “blemished” king to rule.) Unwarranted satire was considered a form of assault. So what it boils down to is ancient Celts being like “These people are too dangerous to reproduce. DO NOT TRUST THEM WITH CHILDREN. EVER.”

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burdmom

whats a king to a bard

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thatthreeanon

Thats literally a dnd skill

#remember when dinadan and lancelot wrote that song bashing king mark#good times
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arthurianmisquotes
Agravaine: Ugh, I have to attend the round table meeting.
Laurel: Just tell the King that you’re taking a sick day.
Agravaine: Good idea.
Agravaine, later that day: My liege, I can’t come in today, I’m gonna be hanging out with Lady Laurel. It’s gonna be sick.
#awwwww#agravaine#laurel
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