Gawain Project: The Sword of Kings 5-11

[sigune]

"Here, encompassed by Roman ramparts of earth and wood, the fate of Uther's kingdom was to be decided."

- Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King (1995)



Those of you who voted in the poll on Tuesday were generally in favour of a big post with just one instead of a further two instalments of The Sword of Kings. And although I like spreading my posts a little, in this case I think it is probably for the best. The comic is short and has no cliffhangers, and I do have it all ready. So today you get no less than seven pages - some sketchier than others, I should add :).

Constructive criticism is, as always, very welcome. I am thinking of drawing, inking and rendering this episode first by way of test, because I am not quite happy with the way my first inked TDH page looks, and since SoK is a short story, I can afford to experiment a little with it. But it would be great if I could get the layout right first.

In other news: I hope not to keep you waiting too long for the continuation of the story. I have been going over my general plot pages and noticed a) how much has changed since I typed them out a few months ago and b) the story is shaping up and making sense. The beginning needs some sorting out and I need to find my Schwung to get it going - but I think I am getting there (finally).

On to the comic, then!


What went before
Queen Ygraine has disappeared and Uther is desperate to get her back. He searches the land frantically but can find no trace of his wife. Having heard that Merlin currently resides in the forest of Cit Coit Caledon, he travels there to beg the wizard for help. He is met by the Giant Herdsman instead...

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Ah, wonky perspective. It has become my trademark, wouldn't you say? ;P

Hope you enjoyed it a little, even if it was not much more than a bridge episode. Thank you very much for reading!

♥

Comments

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Arthurian legends are GREAT. I got interested in them when I was twelve or thirteen and they were a major obsession until I was about twenty. Then I hardly gave them any thought for almost a decade, and here they are again! They are one of the Big Stories - pan-European and impossible to kill :-). Also: a legitimate source of heaps of fanfic, from the middle ages until the present day :D!

Uther is far from stupid, but he is completely obsessed with Ygraine. It's mean of me, but I rather enjoy making this ruthless king follow his heart :P. Ruthlessly.

[branquignole.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's what I meant - not stupid as in "that guy hasn't got any brains" but as in "I am OBSESSED with this woman WHERE is she MUST HAVE". I love it. :)