The Green Knight - Hidden Meaning & Celtic Connection
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The meaning of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is examined, with a specific focus on its connection to a nearly identical Gaelic tale and Iron Age ritual.
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Arthurian lore and history freak here! Best video I’ve seen yet, thanks for that. I would like to point out that the English version has always had one main theme that is always over looked. That it's not about "lying and chivalry" it’s about pagan gods visiting Christian conquerors asking if they really think they won? And the Green Knight saying I'm nature be brave, be not, doesn't matter, I will have my swing. And remember, This happens in winter solstice wind also arthur is at the end of his life, he is the land, the land has become Christian and no longer pagan. No longer “the dragon”.
See. THIS. This is good theory making, it's vague and is backed up with multiple sources! I'm definitely going to look out for those metaphors when I read it next time!!
The Tolkien translation of the Arthurian legend (medieval poem) is one of the best things I have read.
Anything Tolkien is my cup of tea.
@@zoebaggins90 then you'll probably enjoy it! I've read it three times thus far, it's a story I know that I can always return to. It was written about the year 1400 but holds up very well even for a modern reader.
@@Vingul I have his Gawain and the Green Knight version as well as the Pearl poem. It's a lovely book.
When the siege and the assault had ceased at Troy ...
@@zoebaggins90 it is indeed.
I love all of this history and as someone with Gaulish roots I wish there was an unbroken oral tradition to follow and a practicing Druid to guide me. In Canada you need to be autodidactic because the old ways are rarely followed here if at all really. I guess I could go to the Gaelic school in Nova Scotia.
You can definitely see where Tolkien got a lot of his inspiration.
Celtic folk lore is always so fascinating. Especially when we see two different versions of the tale. Differences between the Brythonic and Gaelic versions are interesting. Seems the Brythonic ones are a tad more calm and laid back.
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a tree in one hand and an axe in the other... sounds like a force of life and death to me. also interesting, the english version i read used the word "girdle" meaning a woman's belt. this implies to me that the knight was spared from certain death by a womanly virtue worn as an adornment. from there it gets too deep for me to express in words, but its fun to fathom.
In modern parlance a girdle is a woman's garment but how far back does that go? I think of references to warriors "girding their loins" before battle.
@@davidhanson4909 afaik that refers to a turban-length of cloth wrapped many times around the pelvis as may be seen in some Indian martial arts practices. a kind of early jock strap.
girdle just means belt.
Quite eloquent ideas I'd not fully considered, thanks for this.
Gawain - Gwalch Mai: ‘the hawk of mai’, or from Wyn, ‘white’, and maybe Gwanwyn, perhaps ‘Hawk of Spring’. And his brother, Galahad - Gwalch Hafad, if it is from Hawk of Haf, that would be ‘the Hawk of Summer’.
Sounds like it could have something to do with the solar calendar.
@@raclark2730 it's always about the seasons and the planets.
@@zoebaggins90 I agree ancestral astronomy.
Gwanwynwyn is a Welsh name, I remember it from a Sharon Kay Penman book in her Welsh trilogy. so cool!
My kids we're playing nearby as I listen to this video and we're so very excited to hear mentions of gods and heroes they are familiar with. So I wanted to say thanks again for everything that you do because it doesn't only have value the adults but to the Future Generations
Truly a joy to learn some of the missing or ancient lore about this.
This is another great look into Celtic myths by Fortress of Lugh. I think Morgana (le Fay) was one of the sea deities called Morgens (Sea-Born) akin to the goddess Li-Ban (later St. Muirghein) but Irish tales coming into Britain caused others to confuse Morgan/Morgana with Morigan/Morrigan. The Fata Morgana is an Italian word for an mirage that is seen on the water.
I believe this as well.
Very interesting that the root m*r- means something water related in many languages, including Greek, Latin and Hebrew.
@@zoebaggins90 I think Merlin name means something like 'sea-fortress', the lady in the lake Vivian is related to the water goddess Boand sister Beibhinn (or Niamh?) but could again be a fusion of Celtic and Roman cultures.
In Cymraeg, “Ar Mor” means “the Sea.”
Better then the recent movie. Thank you.
So much information and so interesting- so many different levels. Beautiful artwork and scenics to tell the stories.
A fine selection of art this time! It's an honor.
A most stunning rendition of one of my favourite Old stories 🌹..from Giuseppe in Cape Town South Africa 🧙♂️🍀
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I love this channel.
Paradolia ( sp correction as below ) has me seeing a Giant's Head in the middle of that furthest mountain! Must be the Storytelling skills of our Narrator! Lol!
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Zoe K. Thanks! My vocabulary exceeds my spelling capacity! Lol? And sadly.. apparently my spell check program!!
Same! I kept staring.
I have always suspected strong Dis Pater, Sucellus and perhaps Dagda Don motifs from the Green Knight character, but I have noted the Lugh connections. I have never been able to pin down how exactly one should think of him.
This adds so much to the Movie thank you!
I love the story. I have read it many times and I’ve seen the movie multiple times. One of the best Arthurian stories out there
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Great video! :D
This has always been one of my favourite Arthurian stories, not necessarily because it's incredibly interesting in comparison to some of the others but it's basic proof almost that these stories were at least at some point based with a bit of Celtic myth. I mean, it's already implied but this one is undeniable imo. Great video kev. Also an irrelevant question. I've heard you bring up many times something called the chain of lugh, is this a metaphor for the role he played in celtic myth or is it to be taken more literately? Thanks
In a tale about St. Patrick being told of the history of the Gaels, he is present at the excavation of a giant, who was buried with the chain of Lug. They say it bound all the prisoners of the Mileseans and the Tuatha De and from it there was no escape. In all likelihood it relates to the same idea as the noose of Varuna and Odin being the hanged god and god of prisoners.
@@FortressofLugh ahh, that’s intersting. Thanks for the info
There's a great tradition of head worship round here on the wirral ,North Wales and the North west of England....Saint Winifrid, a shrine is across the river Dee from here on the wirral at Tryfynon / Holywell ,and the site of Saint / King Oswald,s martyrdom at Winwick /Ashtonin Makerfield ( Maserfield ) ,Penda the last pagan King of Mercia slew Oswald..interesting that Penda, a granddaughter Werburgh is venerated here on the wirral and Chester...Tolkein based Aragorn on saint Oswald..
Since the green knight clearly has connotation with the underworld and it’s various rulers...I wonder if it is connected to cerunnos? I mean if cerunnos is the Green Man then it would be kind of obvious, but cerunnos seems oddly well known yet barely mentioned in myth and if I’m not mistaken, the archeological record is quite poor besides the gundestrup cauldron which people seem to believe depicts him. I feel like he may be the green knight AT least in relation to the cuchulain story. If true, that would mean cerunnos is not just “Celtic pan” but a god of the underworld, nature, and of oaths pertaining to the warrior (which would also pertain to larger concepts of pagan virtue) making cerunnos a much more important god than previously beloved. That is IF he could be associated with the green knight in some cases. What do you guys think?
In the occult that would absolutely line up. The Green man, or knight, is the fool card in the tarot, associated with the hebrew letter Aleph and the all God Pan. So yeah Celtic pan, pans out for me on an esoteric level. I think it is cool to point out the fool is the man who has life and death in his hands but doesn't realize it. In the rider waite decks the fool has these powers concealed in a bag on a stick, with a dog at his feet trying to warn the fool he is about to fall to his death off a cliff, bc just as he is not aware of his own power, he is also not aware of his surroundings. In the thoth deck the fool hold a cup with a pyramid base in one hand and a bundle of wheat and grapes in the other. The next card, the magician has the powers laying on a table in front of him and his hand gestures suggest he now knows he holds power from heaven until hell, but he still doesn't fully understand or know how to use his tools, or power. The fool card is also attributed to the 3 negative veils of existence in kabbalah, or pure potentialities not yet manifest. It is the generative force of spring that brings back the dead its force not understood as of yet. Its is nature and all its potential, thus Pan the All god, nature itself as a force. There is a GREAT description of the green man and meaning in the Book of Thoth under the writing for the Fool card. Also a great website called esotericmeanings.com, again the fool card on that page has a beautiful explanation of all the occult symbolism and meaning, well not all, but a lot of it.
very informative video.
Given how often Lud is a synonym for Lugh, I'd be fascinated if you did a video about Lud's Church in Staffordshire, in England.
Lud could also be Nudd (later misspelt Lludd) who is the Welsh version of the Irish god Nuada.
Nice vid. So much interelated symbolism in all these tales. I always think of Joseph Campbell's PBS series, "The Power of Myth". That all mythology has roots in real events.
Would love to see you do a full video on Cu Roi Mac Daire
What I recall from when I read this is that the theme is that of having courage to keep one's word that results in receiving mercy. .
I have a book of myths and legends from childhood and i loved it. One my favorite stories was gawain and the green knight
Another great video! Any chance you would be interested in adding dates for the epics,stories and poems that you reference?
Very interesting & well done ! Thank you ! Any possible links that the Green Knight is linked to the Green Man?
Very interesting coverage, thank you. One aspect that I think doesn't attract much weight of analysis is the nature (no pun intended) of the Green Knight. I read the Mabinogion when I was a wee wriggler, in my teens. Though my impression of the Green Knight was that he represented the force of, the magnificence of, the power of, the indelibility (apparently) of, and the integrity of nature herself. A moral and brute scrap with an anthropomorphised botanical foe if you will. Large chunk of the story of man (not woman) -kind if you ask me, ie. His Story, with all the foibles that contains.
I have an alternative identification of Morrigan that might interest you. Gwenivar, the Cornish spelling of King Arthur’s wife, which is the easiest to remember. Firstly she has a triple aspect, there are three Gwenivars all of whom are wives to King Arthur but have different fathers *the triads* Additionally, her name means the white fey. I’m more of a literalist but I’d you were to read into Arthur as a solar god like Cu Chulainn. The welsh Arthur married the Morrigan while Cu Chulainn turned her down. Also in the triads an attack on Gwenivar by her sister is infact what causes the battle of camlan. I’m sure you can find more interesting evidence of this.
Interesting.. Is there any books regarding this aspect? I would very much like to read about it.
@@charitharox not that I know of, it’s just a theory.
Bruh.... "I'm more of a literalist" yet here you are making up BS. "Idk it's just a theory" if you want to make up our culture and religion then go join a Wiccan Covenant
fun fact Stephen Fry had penned a Dr. Who story for both S3 or S2 of modern Dr. Who which was unmade this story was about a retelling about the Green Knight
Thabk you for posting, that was a great vid. Who is morgan le fey exactly, was she supposed to send souls on? Thanks again, stay well and stay safe. Im on the book face Michael McKay under Global conflict
Wonder if there's any significance to so many heroes being called Hound and the myth of the Faoladh being more of a divine protector than normal werewolf lore. The Irish love their puppies for sure
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, as Arthurian mythos, falls well outside of the normal textual cycle. It stands alone in its setting and story line. It seems clear that it is a much older story inserted into the Arthurian myth simply to extend its breadth. It feels unrelated at every turn, from beginning to end.
My favorite Green Knight tale is from the anime, "The Seven Deadly Sins." I'm Scottish, Irish, British, Norwegian, Finish, Swedish, Prussian, and German. I guarantee we had Druids in the mix somewhere.
So it's similar to some duels, where by showing up was sometimes all that was needed to restore honour
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Well done✨ one of your best. I'd love to hear your unraveling and thoughts on the Irish reference to the sleepers in their tales "those that sleep within the hills until the world is of need of them" like the Tuatha de Dannan (was she the same as Danu by the way?), and Merlin...unless of course they were folk myth of the 1980s pagan movement, as I never found many references much when searching Irish stories. Also like to hear more about the Morrigan, I wander where she is best described?
I have a video on the Morrigan. Check down through the list a bit. To me it seems the myth of the sleeping warriors in the hills is the same as King Arthur and Odin, and these appear to be the warrior band of Lug.
@@FortressofLugh Thank you. 🌟
This is the same message given in the Bhagavad Gita, told by Krishna to Arjuna, at Kurukshetra before the battle against many of his kin. Fascinating. I wonder if Kurukshetra refers to 7 kings?
🤔 seems to me like the origin probably means the Green Knight is equivalent to Spring. The Vernal (Spring) Equinox is the true start of the New Year, & I think the "annual deaths" are symbolizing the change of the Seasons. *(I typed all that out above before hearing 15:19 & I think that's dead on)
Some of the film was shot in my home town.
Hold the phone: Arthur's sister is "Morgause" or "Anna?"... as in: "Morgana?"... as in Morgan Le Fay? His half sister?
Awesome painting on the cover of this link, what is it?
Very good, I enjoyed that. Gawain is really interesting - The pentacle on his shield is neither Christian nor Celtic. It's Kabbalistic and not in the earlier versions. The Mystery School I studied with used Gawain as an initiatory figure. Psychopomp; like Hermes/Mercury/Lugh. This is one of the many things I love about the Arthurian Cycle - there are so many layers and tangents to explore. You described it well as an onion. There's a great film version of the tale from the 70s with the aptly named Nigel Green (Hercules in Jason & the Argonauts) as the Green Knight.
There are some examples of the five pointed star on British Iron Age coins however
Indeed, although many of the images on early Iron Age British coinage are often imitations of classical coins, and it doesn't appear in any other la Tene art I'm aware of, so it's difficult to know if it's just a borrowed image without any meaning to the Celts or if it's an important symbol. If you can point me to any sources in la Tene I'd be very grateful. The Pythagoreans did use it as both an initiatory symbol and a membership sign, so it was known across the classical world, certainly among the elite. I wonder if there's some connection with the Druid class that does link back to Iron Age Britain. Some classical sources explicitly liken the Druids' reincarnation to Pythagorean metempsychosis, for example. Or was Dubnovellaunus an initiated Pythagorean maybe, and the coin alludes to this? My suspicion, though, is that the pentacle gets added to Gawain's imagery following Chretien de Troyes' involvement with the Arthurian tales, at a time when Kabbalistic ideas were influencing a lot of European thought.
@@genlob I recall the pentacle exists on similar coins from northern Gaul, the coin producing tribes in Britain had Belgic links. Not all Celtic art is La Tene, geometric forms persisted, the s-shape and triskele go back to neolithic art. I think the pentacle as a shield emblem is most likely from medieval heraldry, knights had to have coats of arms so they got made up for these Arthurian characters who predated heraldry. The pentagram in the middle ages could represent five virtues, as in someone who had achieved perfection, in German legend it was the drudenfuss and warded off evil, either way it represented something special to the Christian god.
@@damionkeeling3103 It's the same problem whatever the coinage though, surely? ie. classical images copied verbatim. Outside of the coinage I'm not aware of the pentagram in any northern European art from the Palaeolithic to the classical period, including Hallstatt, Pictish, la Tene etc. and it doesn't seem to be present in later Saxon or Scandinavian art either. I'm open to new evidence though, so if you can point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful. As a Celt, ancient historian and Kabbalist I'd love there to be an ancient/mystical connection to these islands but so far I'm not convinced.
@@genlob Hadn't given it much thought before, I did a quick check online and it does exist on a couple of Macedonian coins so that's the likely origin of the symbol for the Celtic coins. There is even a Phillip II coin with a horse rider and pentagram underneath which would be the direct origin of the pentagram on these Celtic coins.
What's the Tan Bo Calignia? Do you have a link to the story?
Putting aside that the stories were written down in different cultures and hence the difference in what is stressed. Irish mythology has a love triangle and with the sovereignty marriage, the conflict marks the rule of the halves of year marked by Samain (Sam = summer) and (Gaim = winter). In folk customs a battle were the forces of summer defeat winter (the female figure is split between the maiden and the Caillech), Now for a yearly cycle, the force of winter need to return to power before the next years battle. This I believe is when Lleu takes the form of hawk and sits in a tree. ...
Gawain's name in the celtic legend is gwalchmei which losely translates to hawk of the field in welsh and probably other celtic languages, my last name is gwaltney and I've looked into my ancestry and turns out the last name used to be gwalchmei but immigration officers heard it wrong and wrote it gwaltney, and other people with the last name gwaltney over time it changed into galately and golightly.
A shame you did not mention the placement of the 14c poem in the Staffordshire landscape and the denouement of the poem in Lod's Church in the Roaches, the moors above Leek.
Or the wirral albeit in Welsh...
It's great to see more Celtic folk lore, there is bearly any videos out there or I've just watched them all 🇮🇪🤘🍻
Ah the fool of the tarot deck, Aleph, the Green man, or green knight. The book of Thoth has a great esoteric explanation of the the Green man or Green Knight under the section written on the fool card. Great video. Thanks!
Wait, I just realized in the movie Gawain used Excalibur to decap the knight……!
I really enjoyed this vid. My mom's family comes from Galloway Scotland. As I understand it some of my ancestors were the lords of kirkcudbright. My mom's family name is McClellan, and Ive heard I'm related to the loch family as well. I wish I know more about that part of who I am because it's so interesting and so different than my Mediterranean heritage from my dad's side.
Greeeeen Giant. Hummm
Morgan vs Morigan and the there is Mary ve Mari, Mari a mother goddess and Queen of the witches
The Akkadain Maqlu or Maculu, meaning Burning was use to battle witches and demons, Mari consort was Sugaar (also Sugar, Sugoi, Suarra, Maju) is the male half of a pre-Christian Basque deity associated with storms and thunder. In one myth Sugaar seduces a Scottish princess. There is no likely etymology for the third name of this god, Maju. I wonder if there is a connection between Maqlu and Maju
It was about trust and faith,
Have you seen the new movie? What did you think of it? Also, would love a new vídeo on Elden Ring and your thoughts on all the new info we got.
I have basically boycotted the new movie. I will look into Elden Rings soon but I have another project in the works at the moment in dragons, so maybe after that.
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@@FortressofLugh why?
@@thelonelyarrikirri4575 you know why
@@thegreenmage6956 Why? He doesn't like the design of the Green Knight or something?
What happened to you’re “The denial of Celtic / Germanic civilization” video?
Could the green man be a metaphor of the British people
I had a Green Knight video on my channel I thought was very good,(MrBlazingup420) but nothing compared to yours. This very morning I was going to shoot you a comment, asking when your next video was coming out, I knew you had to be getting close, but them so n so's YT deleted my channel, but forgot this one, LOL. What's the first thing I do getting back on YT, go directly to Fortress of Lugh, and what do I see, the video I was waiting for and one of my most favorite story, could get much better, pissing YT off and seeing one of your awesome videos.
How come Mrblazingup420 is unable to see this comment, is it really hear
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Like the Green Power Ranger!
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You should point out that new years was not January 1st at that time
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Why is it that the Celts were so dominated by their neighbors? They went from ruling most of Europe to barely holding on the fringes, not trying to be insulting this is a legitimate question.
Partially preference for regional governance, ie. self-governance, and partially constant fighting with one's neighbour's I'd say, speaking from a Scot's point of view.
Surrounded by more Organized armies like Rome while the Celts were fighting each other
The Indigenous native Cymru are still here despite the might of Rome, the Saxons Angles Jutes Vikings and numerous multitudes of mercenary hordes. The Norman's took 250 years to subdue them, with the most expensive and extensive castle building programme ever undertaken in Western Europe which bankrupt the crown. They later endured the new Norman English and eventually the English . Despite the relentless overwhelming odds over 2000 years, they are still here despite everyone and everything, but this epic story of survival is generally ignored and airbrushed from the accepted narrative of the island of Britain. However, their sheer refusal to be assimilated and stubborn love of ther beautiful language is extraordinary for such a tiny nation. Not quite the hill tribes of sheep shaggers the English would have us believe.
@@andrewwhelan7311 I might propose that it's exactly because the Welsh, Scots and Irish were not only politically and militarily dominated but also held in contempt and treated as third-class citizens for at least 500 years that nurtured the need to retain culture, living memory, and iconicising tradition.
I read many years ago that the celts in Britain were struck down by disease which tore through their population allowing the saxons to take England.
12:25 [25]He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Matthew 16:25 [25]For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Humm. I wonder if people love thier lives and try to save them today.
is e an duine uaine a th ’ann. blàr leth aotrom is dorcha na bliadhna. sìmplidh
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The Green Knight tale, was Sir Gawain to make a name for himself since Arthur the King and Sir LanceLot had already had a lot of fame. Everything else is fantasy.
Lancelot was a later addition to the court.
Green Knight + Underworld = Cernunnos? just a thought
No, Cernunnos is likely Gwydion/Cian who is a Pushan/Pan cognate God.
Underworld God is Arawn/Midir, the Celtic lunar, Soma God.
@@McAulay99 What about Gwyn ap Nudd?
@@McAulay99 Also, Cernunnos is more likely to be an underworld entity or deity.
@@user-ze3tq9hf9i if Cernunnos is Gwyn ap Nudd then Cernunnos would be a Rudraic God. Irish Rudra is Fionn who leads the Fianna/Rudras. Also his depiction resembles Pashupati(lord of animals and avatar of Shiva).
So the Gawain story from the middle ages was stolen from even older stories!
Dunno about «stolen».
Borrowed, inspired, evolved from. would be less negative.
@@raclark2730 It was Breton troubadours who spread the story of Arthur to the French court and beyond. The Bretons brought the tales of Arthur and his knights with them from Britain, most likely the Dumnnonian (Cornwall and Devon) version as that is where most of them came from. Later stories from European traditions were then added. I think your evolved is probably the best word to use.
@@damionkeeling3103 Breton troubadours, I can imagine they were quite a bunch of characters themselves.
@@raclark2730 I'd watch a tv series set around them for sure.
Thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into these videos. I really hate how Celtic culture is being molested and raped by people only going off of theories and wiccanism crap. I want THE TRUTH and nothing more or less! and you deliver, thank you.
Anglo-SakSon traced they origins from ÆtELstan which can clearly be seen through his name which to us MacAr,MakAr,MagYars…Ugar,UnGar,HonGRI,VenGRI,VanGer,WanGer…Man is known as EtEL Köz where ArTHurian stories could be traced back since 12 tribes like the calendar or sky signs are actually contributed to 12 houses which in Greeko-Roman culture simply has no meaning and neither British or Italians or others can explain why did Roman allegedly had Lion,Bull…on they banners or even why was Richard the Lion hearth called as such since Lion or A Lán as per our language has zero meaning in this cultures that lost they traditions,cultures…
I tried watching the movie, I got about 15 minutes in and had to turn it off, the Toxic Avenger had better acting and most gameshows have better cinematography. Too bad because it's a great story.
All they have to do is make a traditional version of the story and it will be popular like LOTR. Enough with the woke nonsense.
@@damionkeeling3103 I couldn't even get to any content, the acting was beyond terrible, the king giving a speech with like a full one second pause between words was impossible for me to listen to. The cinematography was random nonsense, just give me a good shot of what's going on.
@@JuggoJuggo I think they know they're pushing buttons so production values are often lower, the Achilles series with a black Achilles is a prime example, worst costuming I've seen in a long time and speaking to those who started watching it the acting and script was bargain basement too.
The green devil and the blue devil. I made contact with both 🧞♂️🧚♂️ The blue one, follows me around and , I repeat and has been seen by others that are around me. People freak out hardcore when they see the Blue Devil !! All I say is" You saw that 😁" with a big smile , I'm not kidding it scares people, humans are not supposed to"See" stuff like that ❤️
Or you just make up crazy shit 🙄
I used to have auditory and visual hallucinations just like you. I sought out help and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Medication and therapy has stabilised me and I now very rarely hear voices.
If you’re going to introduce a topic and talk about something, it really strays from the story when you add your personal opinion into the info. Just because you don’t understand the mythos doesn’t mean should should teach others that myths are fiction. Learn before you speak about something.
The Arthurian myths are, unfortunately, so overgrown with medieval fanfiction that telling the truly ancient from the tacked-on is impossible. Fortunately, other works like the Matter of France or the Iliad were bastardized less and so we get a much clearer historical + mythological picture of the subject.
The original movie and the remake were drawn out and boring to me. All that flash forward and flash back jumping from point to point, none if it actually happened , all to teach a lesson. It was like the cheesy explanation in the TV show DALLAS, Bobby Ewing didn't really die, it was all just a dream.
Why did the movie replace the obviously suppose to be european night with an eastern guy? Propaganda
But in the movie he isn`t very Celtic.Should be called the black knight.Cultural appropriation.