Confession: When I studied French Lit at university (many years ago) my final year was focused on medieval French (I know, so useful in real life!) and I studied Galfridian texts. I remember many seminars where we discussed Courtly Romance and whether Arthur ever really existed. You brought all those memories back with this post!
Yeah I had to crack through the crustiness of my memories of researching Arthur. Still do, as I have yet to hit the bookshelves for my “must keep” history books on same.
Confession: When I studied French Lit at university (many years ago) my final year was focused on medieval French (I know, so useful in real life!) and I studied Galfridian texts. I remember many seminars where we discussed Courtly Romance and whether Arthur ever really existed. You brought all those memories back with this post!
Gosh, I hope that was a good thing!
It was a good thing! I don't remember much about it now tbh but I enjoyed studying Arthurian texts at the time.
Yeah I had to crack through the crustiness of my memories of researching Arthur. Still do, as I have yet to hit the bookshelves for my “must keep” history books on same.
Love all of this, Leanne.
Thank you. What’s your favourite flavour of Arthur?
I'm not very knowledgeable, but I'm with you: the older the better.
Thanks for the restack @E.F. Ortega ! This was an oldie but a goodie.