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Random book from our home library:

📖 The Quest for Merlin by Nikolai Tolstoy

Bookwomble I have this one, too 😊 I read it in the '80s during my peak Arthurian phase, so it's a bit hazy now, but I remember enjoying it. Have you read the tagged? It's Tolstoy's fantasy retelling of the Merlin story based on Welsh traditions, and I really enjoyed this one. It was intended as the first in a trilogy, which was sadly sidelined when he lost a libel suit.

Coming of the King

bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble, I have not read that one. Your description made me think of The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, which I did read about 30 years ago for school and enjoyed.

The Crystal Cave: Book One of the Arthurian Saga

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dabbe

The Once and Future King | T. H. White

#aprilpoetrychallenge
#NationalPoetryMonth
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lil1inblue Oooh! I love this one! 😍 2w

dabbe @lil1inblue TY! 💚💚💚 2w

wanderinglynn Fantastic! ❤️ 2w

dabbe @wanderinglynn TY! 💚💚💚 2w

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bibliothecarivs

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table | Howard Pyle

Random book from our home library:

📖 The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Written and Illustrated by Howard Pyle

BooksandCoffee4Me I‘ve read many of the Arthur stories, but not Pyle‘s. It looks a bit daunting and yet, strangely compelling at the same time. 😊 3w

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Born.A.Reader

The Crystal Cave: Book One of the Arthurian Saga | Mary Stewart

#DoubleLetterTitle #DynamicDs
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛👌🏻 3w

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 3w

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dabbe

The Once and Future King | T. H. White

#coverstories
#lake
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A fave movie (EXCALIBUR) and novel.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 👌🏻 4w

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks TY. 💚 4w

JessClark78 Love this movie. 🗡🖤 4w

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rwmg A favourite film but so embarrassing the first time I saw it. I was sobbing all the way home on the tube. 4w

Ruthiella I loved this movie too. And it has SO MANY actors that would go on to be mega-famous. 4w

dabbe @JessClark78 IKR? 💚🗡️💚 4w

dabbe @rwmg I can still hear the music rising (and the vegetation coming to life again) when Arthur and his men go to fight Mordred in the last battle in the movie. 😭 4w

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯💚🎯 4w

Eggs Well played 🗡️ 🩵👏🏻 4w

dabbe @Eggs TY. 💚🗡️💚 4w

TheLudicReader I love this movie. 4w

dabbe @TheLudicReader 🎯🎯🎯! 4w

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BarbaraJean

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

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I enjoyed this unfinished piece of Arthurian poetry by Tolkien, along with the accompanying essays by Christopher Tolkien (that make up most of the book). Overall, though, it was a bit unsatisfying—I wanted a little bit more from all of it (but that‘s my own issue, not an actual problem with the book). “The Poem in Arthurian Tradition” made me want to study the poem in the context of an Arthurian Literature course, to go deeper into the sources ⤵️

Daisey, JazzFeathers

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …Tolkien drew from. With “The Unwritten Poem & its Relation to The Silmarillion,” I wanted more analysis of the connections & parallels (and character comparisons) not only with the Silmarillion, but also the rest of Tolkien‘s work. (I realize literary interpretation/analysis wasn‘t Christopher Tolkien‘s purpose, and I understand why, but that‘s what I wanted!) My favorite part of the book, though, was the appendix on Old English Verse.⤵️ (edited) 1mo

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) I loved reading more about the alliterative form—it enriched my reading of the poem to go back and examine the form Tolkien was using, and it made me wish even more for a completed version of the poem. I‘m glad I read this #MedievalTolkien pick with the #FellowshipofTolkien! 1mo

kspenmoll Wonderful review! 1mo

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Daisey Great review and I completely agree! I also really enjoyed the section on the verse form. 1mo

JazzFeathers What a great review, Barbara 🤩 l found it more difficult than others we read, but l still enjoyed it a lot. Especially the chapter about the Silmarillion, though l, too, would have liked a lot more from it. 'Cause I'm sure there's more, there. 1mo

BarbaraJean @kspenmoll @Daisey Thank you! @JazzFeathers I agree, I found the essays in this one more difficult than some of our other reading—especially when Christopher Tolkien got so detailed about the various drafts of the poem. I wanted less of that and more analysis—I understand why CT‘s focus is where it is, but I guess my preference/interest is sometimes different than his goals! 1mo

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Daisey

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

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I finished this book with breakfast this morning. As with many of these incomplete works by Tolkien, it‘s a combination of fascinating and frustrating. They always leaving you wanting to know and be able to read more. I‘m so grateful to Christopher for putting the work into sharing this, but I only recommend it to serious fans of Tolkien‘s writing process or readers interested in various versions and retellings of the King Arthur legend.

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Daisey

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

This was not the easiest essay to read, but it was fascinating. I found it really interesting how the versions focused on different aspects and diverged from each other. I had to slow down for the Middle English excerpts, but I could decipher almost all of it.

How‘s everyone else‘s reading going?

#FellowshipOfTolkien #MedievalTolkien

Daisey @JazzFeathers @wordslinger42 @curiouserandcurioser @BarbaraJean @BookwormAHN @Susanita @TheAromaOfBooks @AllDeBooks @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @BethM @AnishaInkSpell @BooksAndCoffee4Me

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BarbaraJean This week has been so busy I haven‘t been able to start this first essay yet. Hoping to catch up next week when things in other areas should slow down a bit! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm almost finished. It's interesting to see how Tolkien's interpretation differed from some of the traditional stories. I wonder how he would have developed those themes, especially the ones around Guinevere? 2mo

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Daisey @TheAromaofBooks Yes, it‘s definitely interesting, and every time I read one of his unfinished works it leads to so many more wonderings. 2mo

JazzFeathers @TheAromaofBooks I'm totally fascinated with his Guinevere. Such a shame we'll never read her story 🥺 2mo

BooksandCoffee4Me I‘m behind on the essays but I‘ll catch up and finish. 👍 I really loved the poem for its alliteration and imagery. 2mo

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JazzFeathers

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

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Well, this was seriously epic 🤩
Loved that contrast between Mordred's stormy night and Arthur's and Gewain's bright dawn.
Such a pity this poem never went further 🥺

I keep having Silmarillion vibes.
Can't read the chapter about it.

JazzFeathers @Daisey @wordslinger42 @BookwormAHN @BethM @TheAromaOfBooks @curiouserandcurioser @BarbaraJean @Susanita @AllDeBooks @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @AnishalnkSpell 2mo

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JazzFeathers

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

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Thanks so much to @Daisey for having created the schedule.
And sorry for being this late in posting it. I still hope some of you will be able to join..

Life has being quite hectic, but I'm working hard in getting back into reading regularly.
So here we go! 💪

What has everyone been up to? 😁

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