Birth of a Legend: The Creation of “The Legend of the Sword Bearer”
~ by Ian T. Wilson When I began the writing process for my webcomic Legend of the Sword Bearer I didn’t expect it to take over my life the way it did. I didn’t even…
Tag: King Arthur
Magic, Brotherhood and Destiny: A Review of BBC’s “Merlin”
How many times have we read a legend and hoped it was a forgotten piece of history and not simply an idea or analogy? There’s a small corner in our souls that hopes beyond hope…
Cacophony: Maleagant
~ by Katie Lynn Daniels In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the dead await the King’s return. But the ascendancy of the boy-king Arthur is not enough to drag life back from the void alone. It will…
A Dream of Albion: A King Arthur Poem
Whispers of the past, haunting me forever, dancing in my very veins, speaking to me of days long gone, and heroes long dead. A memory, but not my own. Names, living only in distant memories…
Myth and the ‘Now’: The Tale of Arthur
Some assertions: Myth brings something out of nothing via a set of two poles, between which is a spectrum of points: Pole # 1 Close to Pole # 1 Equidistant from either Pole Close to…
Kay: A King Arthur Poem
~ by Elijah David Spy two lads a-hawking past the pond; Even now there’s a strange respect For this foster-brother – a love beyond The call of duty – no need for microscope to detect…
The Sword and the Grail: Restoring the Forgotten Archetype of Arthurian Myth
A few years ago, I wrote an essay for a Jungian journal on the meanings of the two key archetypal images in the Matter of Britain, the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of…
A Witch and Equality: An Analysis of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”
If I want to laugh, there’s a good chance I’ll listen to the soundtrack of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. One of my favorite tracks/skits is “A Witch”. I suggest you listen to it…
The Blacksmith: A King Arthur Poem
The hammer strikes the fiery steel, The sparks, like fireflies, dance and wheel, The anvil rings out like a bell, A slow, relentless, steady beat, And in the gloom, the blazing furnace fiercely glows; Sweat…
Sacred Chalice, Blooming Staff: The Legend of the Glastonbury Thorn
Although the exact date is unknown, Christianity was most likely introduced into the British Isles some time during the first century. This definitive event in the history of Europe is often associated with Joseph of…