r/Fantasy • u/lukahnli • Feb 14 '15
Favorite Version of the Arthurian Legend.....
What is your favorite portrayal of the Arthurian Legend? Whether it be on page or on the screen?
I have seen and read many.....my vote is Bernard Cornwell's books. Winter King, Enemy of God and Excalibur.
EDIT: He gets the time frame of Arthur correct if he existed.....and he does an excellent job of portraying Arthur and Guenivere as tragic hero and heroine. He weaves in the stories of Tristan and Isolde, Mordred, Galahad and even real characters like Tewdric. What I liked most though was Lancelot is portrayed as an absolute cunt. Cornwell's version of Merlin was just perfect.....next best thing to Nicol Williamson....but his Merlin did so much more than Nicol Williamson did.
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u/KAEZZ Feb 14 '15
Bernald Cornwell's is the only Arthurian legend books I have read and I really like them. (But damn, I hated Lancelot). That said I like his Saxon Stories even more. Problably because of the vikings :P His book Azincourt is also great. I also read The Fort by Cornwell but I had trouble with reading because I got mad at the characters in it. I just couldn't stand their incompetence.