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FarFromHome
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Oct 10 2012, 10:44am
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"...no wizards or magic swords..."
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From the article, quoting the book's editor:
"In The Fall of Arthur we find themes of lost identity, betrayal, and sacrifice for greater glory, which have their echoes in other works, such as The Lord of the Rings, but anyone looking for closer connections will find no wizards or magic swords. In this respect The Fall of Arthur is closer to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight or The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún." [my emphasis]
So no Merlin, and no Excalibur, apparently. Or at least, not as we know them. This is going to be a more "historical" take on Arthur, perhaps. Certainly the opening lines (quoted in the article) seem to make it clear that in this poem, the Anglo-Saxons are the enemy, and that Arthur is the "historical" fifth-century Celtic leader trying to hold back the tide of invasion after the Romans go home and leave Britain to defend herself.
They went in, and Sam shut the door.
But even as he did so, he heard suddenly,
deep and unstilled,
the sigh and murmur of the Sea upon the shores of Middle-earth.
From the unpublished Epilogue to the Lord of the Rings
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New Tolkien work to be released next May!
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News from Bree
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Oct 7 2012, 8:47am
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Brilliant news. Looking forward to digging into this. /
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DanielLB
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Oct 7 2012, 3:41pm
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I am a little surprised at this because everythig I have read indicated
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Eruonen
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Oct 7 2012, 3:46pm
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This is so Amazing. " Put away for 80 Years?"
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Bombadil
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Oct 7 2012, 6:29pm
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My impression is that JRRT would not have liked the
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Eruonen
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Oct 7 2012, 7:22pm
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I did com across a cryptic message another site that
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Eruonen
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Oct 7 2012, 7:44pm
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Camelot Movie...
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Malveth
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Oct 8 2012, 2:24pm
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Probably more English epic than French romance
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Modtheow
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Oct 9 2012, 12:50am
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Yes, after reviewing the Alliterative Morte Arthure link provided
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Eruonen
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Oct 9 2012, 4:53am
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You never know
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Modtheow
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Oct 9 2012, 7:53pm
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Interesting link!
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FarFromHome
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Oct 9 2012, 9:55am
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Celtic elements
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Modtheow
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Oct 9 2012, 8:00pm
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The trouble is that Arthur was Romano-British / celtic not English.
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Eruonen
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Oct 9 2012, 8:36pm
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Agreed
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Malveth
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Oct 9 2012, 1:14pm
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Related Guardian Article.
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Spaldron
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Oct 9 2012, 6:25pm
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! ! ! !
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Malveth
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Oct 10 2012, 3:19am
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"...no wizards or magic swords..."
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FarFromHome
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Oct 10 2012, 10:44am
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Yes!!!
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Malveth
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Oct 8 2012, 2:18pm
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