tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post8091346242152455405..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: An Exploration in Fantasy -- Part Five: The Source (an IWM post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60932240494425409912014-08-27T20:57:45.588-07:002014-08-27T20:57:45.588-07:00TAS: And the older stories we know of, like Beowul...TAS: And the older stories we know of, like Beowulf or Gilgamesh, do not follow the model. Although both of those do have "the descent" in them.<br /><br />I'd be surprised if there was not an actual person that the Arthur stories came from. There are too many of them, and they are too pervasive.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-65143268522353161642014-08-27T18:53:42.051-07:002014-08-27T18:53:42.051-07:00Indeed. Going back any further is tricky, too, as...Indeed. Going back any further is tricky, too, as that story's origins - either historical or literary - are not very clear.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-50547017435605729902014-08-27T17:37:43.061-07:002014-08-27T17:37:43.061-07:00TAS: I'm surprised no one went there while I w...TAS: I'm surprised no one went there while I was doing the series.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42639746051183758362014-08-27T16:42:34.045-07:002014-08-27T16:42:34.045-07:00I think you're right about the source of fanta...I think you're right about the source of fantasy.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-78599275401411265032014-08-27T16:21:45.760-07:002014-08-27T16:21:45.760-07:00TAS: Sort of...
TAS: Sort of...<br />Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-56440590503258179442014-08-27T15:26:52.774-07:002014-08-27T15:26:52.774-07:00Sword and the Stone!Sword and the Stone!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84758294249866322522014-08-27T12:51:37.953-07:002014-08-27T12:51:37.953-07:00Crystal: I saw you there :)
emaginette: That'...Crystal: I saw you there :)<br /><br />emaginette: That's from White's The Once and Future King.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-11637610054916839832014-08-27T10:52:12.760-07:002014-08-27T10:52:12.760-07:00I saw this in the Disney movie "Sword and the...I saw this in the Disney movie "Sword and the Stone". The young Arthur desperate to find a sword pulls the sword from the stone and races back to his brother. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/personal-essay-8-finding-the-fear-in-me" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Shout with Emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36476285555408073052014-08-27T05:57:18.219-07:002014-08-27T05:57:18.219-07:00Raising hand, clicking over. =)Raising hand, clicking over. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.com