#authuriana

[toaster-fire-art]

I've offically come full circle a decade later since I'm back hyperfixating on the Arthurian legend distracting myself from everything and listening to the same music as my 14 year old self was. But hey at least I have the confidence in drawing them now.

I love them so so dearly I'm going just a little insane, I'm sorry to everyone who doesn't know me beyond my usual fandoms, you have to put up with what rearranged my brain chemistry when I was a kid.

This started as just a few of the knights, Lancelot, Gawaine, and Galahad and then it became: "Oh but then I should draw __" and here we are. My designs are all over the place and I cannot be bothered to actually draw armor I'll die i just want to draw pretty patterns. But I think the mismatch of clothing styles and all that makes it cohesive?

And I'm going with Malroy and T.H White influence as it's what I know best, that being said all the boys have their coat of arms alluded to in some way but you might have to squint.

(my laptop absolutely hates me for this one. imagine exporting a file and then having to manipulate the sizing 3 times for it to even be able to upload anywhere, couldn't be me. I don't even know how to show the full thing..)

[heliosynchronisity]

been reading tooo much king arthur stories now i got knights for brains

[expatgirl]

Finally picking up the Green Knight fic again.

As god is my witness, Gawain *will* fuck that old man in this chapter.

[pryotra]

“Witty banter, engaging characters, risqué references, plus zero devotion to the source material add up to a read perfect for fans of The Lady Janies series. One part Arthurian legend, one part teen dramedy, all parts enjoyable.” —Kirkus Reviews

I don't think you could have made a review to make a book sound less appealing than this.

For those who are interested, it's for The Other Merlin.

At this rate, I'll end up writing something myself out of sheer spite. Or reopen the Negative Reader book reviews.

[childrenofthemay]

My favourite Merlins.

[nsfacademia]

suggestions for paper on fanfiction needed

Suggestions for paper on fanfiction needed

SO i have pretty much decided to do my BA honors paper on fan fiction as a Neo-Romantic movement, focusing on the motivations of love and emotion as the primary reasons for writing it.

I NEED ADVICE THOUGH

Although I’m an English major and there are no Celtic Studies classes at my school (UChicago, though I may possibly do a term abroad at TCD), I am planning to do my MA in Welsh Studies focusing on literature of the very late 18th and early 19th century, and my PhD on comparative Celtic literature also of the Romantic period. I would therefore like to incorporate Celtic Studies into my BA as much as I can.

SO does anyone know of any Celtic or Authurian literature (from any time period, written either in English, or with an English translation available) (also not stuff that's specifically for say BBC Merlin, this is going to focus on literature fandoms) that has a fandom and/or has had fan fiction written about it?  

I may also look into adaptations and retellings in professionally published literature (such as the retelling of Branwen in A Swiftly Tilting Planet), but my main focus will be on amateur writing freely available online, or in a zine I can still get my hands on. So links to where I can find any of the above as well as a description of what it is and where I can find the original source material if it’s not well known, and/or what translation(s) are typically used in academia.

Thank You!