Matt

The reason I had to read it is because there's a non-zero chance that is just an adjusted Bible quote. More than likely. And I just don't know which one.

The reason I had to read it is because there's a non-zero chance that is just an adjusted Bible quote. More than likely. And I just don't know which one.

Yeah, way longer than that.

Yeah, way longer than that.

Yeah, there's a lot of good ones. Tristan and Isolde is a good one. I think Gawain and the Green Knight is later. Eagledoven is a good starting point that mentions Arthur. It's the oldest mention of Arthur as far as I'm aware, but he's not a central character. Nennius also writes about Arthur. Those are, of course, more historical mentions.

Yeah, there's a lot of good ones. Tristan and Isolde is a good one. I think Gawain and the Green Knight is later. Eagledoven is a good starting point that mentions Arthur. It's the oldest mention of Arthur as far as I'm aware, but he's not a central character. Nennius also writes about Arthur. Those are, of course, more historical mentions.

I'm trying to remember what the older Welsh ones are, though. It's going to drive me insane. There's one specifically about Kay. Yeah, let me look these up really quick.

I'm trying to remember what the older Welsh ones are, though. It's going to drive me insane. There's one specifically about Kay. Yeah, let me look these up really quick.

All right, interesting.

All right, interesting.

Yeah, depends on how far away he got, I guess.

Yeah, depends on how far away he got, I guess.

Perfect. I was able to find a book for you to recommend. Arthur and the Celtic Languages, the Arthurian Legend in Celtic Literatures and Traditions by Caridwyn Lloyd Morgan, Eric Popp, and John K. Bollard. That would be my recommendation for a place to start. As for Welsh legend in general, the Mabinogion is really good.

Perfect. I was able to find a book for you to recommend. Arthur and the Celtic Languages, the Arthurian Legend in Celtic Literatures and Traditions by Caridwyn Lloyd Morgan, Eric Popp, and John K. Bollard. That would be my recommendation for a place to start. As for Welsh legend in general, the Mabinogion is really good.

But also, don't skip on Geoffrey of Monmouth and Lamorte the Arthur and all of those. They're good, too. It's just... Oh, also, Bernard Cornwell has an Arthur series, Enemy of God. It's really good. I have not made my way all the way through it, but he's the guy who did The Last Kingdom. So he writes historical fiction with a heavy emphasis on the historical.

But also, don't skip on Geoffrey of Monmouth and Lamorte the Arthur and all of those. They're good, too. It's just... Oh, also, Bernard Cornwell has an Arthur series, Enemy of God. It's really good. I have not made my way all the way through it, but he's the guy who did The Last Kingdom. So he writes historical fiction with a heavy emphasis on the historical.

So he would be a great one, too, for a modern take on it. It's been so long since I took my Arthurian Legends course, I just can't remember all of the titles off the top of my head. It's driving me crazy. But yeah, Tristan and Isolde. A lot of the early ones don't have Arthur as a central character. He is kind of a vector by which other stories are told.

So he would be a great one, too, for a modern take on it. It's been so long since I took my Arthurian Legends course, I just can't remember all of the titles off the top of my head. It's driving me crazy. But yeah, Tristan and Isolde. A lot of the early ones don't have Arthur as a central character. He is kind of a vector by which other stories are told.

But the historical stuff, too. Nennius' Historia Britannum has probably some of the best early Arthur information.

But the historical stuff, too. Nennius' Historia Britannum has probably some of the best early Arthur information.