;-) This epoch doesn't allow me to indulge my passion for shoes a lot, but occasionally there is something...
Yes, Uther... I think that if he could hear you, he'd say he's not there to be liked - he's there to lord it over other people. He's actually great fun to write. So much so that I have changed my original (vague) ideas about how to dispose of him and decided to give him a neat little part in Gawain's apotheosis ;-).
I think I have too many popular versions of the story in my head to really predict where it's going, but I love the politics and realism in yours. Thank you very much! This is actually the greatest challenge for me - to furnish acceptable motivations for actions that are mostly presented as simple facts in the old sources.At the same time, this is also the most enjoyable part because it's what allows me to build up the characters. I don't think I deviate very far from the popular versions most of the time - I don't think there will be big surprises. But I hope I add little twists and nuances and make the story my own that way.
I don't think I have thanked you yet for recommending the Gillian Bradshaw trilogy to me. I'd read the second part already, but bought the first and the third when you mentioned them. My favourite is In Winter's Shadow, despite the fact that is has fairly little Gwalchmei in it ;-). That book has the best, the most realistic and believable treatment of Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot I have ever read. I guess it's also a rather unromantic treatment, which is probably why I like it so much *g*.
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Date: Monday, 28 December 2009 11:33 am (UTC)Yes, Uther... I think that if he could hear you, he'd say he's not there to be liked - he's there to lord it over other people. He's actually great fun to write. So much so that I have changed my original (vague) ideas about how to dispose of him and decided to give him a neat little part in Gawain's apotheosis ;-).
I think I have too many popular versions of the story in my head to really predict where it's going, but I love the politics and realism in yours.
Thank you very much! This is actually the greatest challenge for me - to furnish acceptable motivations for actions that are mostly presented as simple facts in the old sources.At the same time, this is also the most enjoyable part because it's what allows me to build up the characters. I don't think I deviate very far from the popular versions most of the time - I don't think there will be big surprises. But I hope I add little twists and nuances and make the story my own that way.
I don't think I have thanked you yet for recommending the Gillian Bradshaw trilogy to me. I'd read the second part already, but bought the first and the third when you mentioned them. My favourite is In Winter's Shadow, despite the fact that is has fairly little Gwalchmei in it ;-). That book has the best, the most realistic and believable treatment of Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot I have ever read. I guess it's also a rather unromantic treatment, which is probably why I like it so much *g*.