#fair unknown

[unfairunknown]

Am I going to write a paper about Hollow Knight as an inverted Fair Unknown archetype and all the Arthurian resonances?

Well, I'm at least writing the proposal...

[medievalforerunner]

Clash of the Titans (2010; Review)

Clash of the Titans (2010; Review)

What is there to really say about this film from almost a decade ago? Likely, with age, there isn’t any more to say now than when it first released, but I supposed there are a few words that I can conjure now that time has left any expectations at the door.

A big part of this film’s advertising before release was the heavy featuring of the Kraken: posters, trailers, and more all featured the…

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[medievalforerunner]

The Boy Who Lived OR The Fair Unknown?

The Boy Who Lived OR The Fair Unknown?

If you are reading this post, then you are probably a young person (at heart or literally). Being a Harry Potter fan, you are likely either British or American, as both of those countries have the highest density of fans. But, regardless of whatever nationality you identify as there is a good chance that as a Harry Potterfan, you have been raised on Western Cultural sensibilities. After all, this…

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[andrewwhalan]

The Martyrdom Paradox

Hero

It  started with a question. What is a hero really? Perhaps that conversation encouraged Jo Rittey to compose the following blog. In summary, her blog talks about a so-called hero called the Fair Unknown. He’s a nobody who asks a favour, does everything he’s told and in time is rewarded. Jo takes the view that the character and story are made up just to prove a point. And she’s right.

But…

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