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yuuagoNewly-discovered miniature artwork suggests Roman soldiers were the inspiration for the legends of King Arthur
I'm always a little baffled when people say to me, in all seriousness, "So, when did this King Arthur live?" Then I have to explain to them that no, Arthur wasn't real. The people who inspired the legends about him, though, they were real, if you go back far enough. It's so interesting how we're always uncovering things... though personally, me, I'm more interested in Arthur's friend Cei than I am in Arthur himself. Arthur is great, but Cei has always seemed to have more depth to me, even in the stories where he is portrayed as a bumbling idiot.
Been working on assignments the last few days. It's hard. At this point I hardly even care any more. I'll just do it. Half the battle is just doing it. I remember that I had that problem previous year - just doing the work was the hardest thing. It's still hard. It's difficult to stop myself from just giving up on everything. Fortunately, when I think about it, the semester is almost over, and even though I have a lot of things to go through, the end will be worth it because I'll be able to go home and get some rest. I'll be able to help my mum make ginger cookies and fudge, and I won't have to think about anything academic.
I'm going to do some reading over the break, too. I didn't do much last Christmas because I was busy writing a paper on John Donne. I don't think it will be like that this year. So, I have a few things I want to read; some Arthurian literature, just for fun - Sir Orfeo is one of them - but also some easy things, you know, Stephen King and that. But one thing I really, really want to read during that time is the Kalevala. I started to read it earlier, but I had to stop because school got in the way. So I'm going to do it again.
When I was procrastinating last night I wrote something up for a 500-word challenge at the anonmeme. I find it really hard to write stories on the computer, considering I do most things by hand. But, I did manage this one. Whitecaps. I really do need to write more Est/Fin - there is simply never enough of it. Speaking of writing, though I have most things mem'd, I find my delicious index is a lot better for going through the list of things I've written, because of the related tags and summaries. Easier to find things that way.
I'm always a little baffled when people say to me, in all seriousness, "So, when did this King Arthur live?" Then I have to explain to them that no, Arthur wasn't real. The people who inspired the legends about him, though, they were real, if you go back far enough. It's so interesting how we're always uncovering things... though personally, me, I'm more interested in Arthur's friend Cei than I am in Arthur himself. Arthur is great, but Cei has always seemed to have more depth to me, even in the stories where he is portrayed as a bumbling idiot.
Been working on assignments the last few days. It's hard. At this point I hardly even care any more. I'll just do it. Half the battle is just doing it. I remember that I had that problem previous year - just doing the work was the hardest thing. It's still hard. It's difficult to stop myself from just giving up on everything. Fortunately, when I think about it, the semester is almost over, and even though I have a lot of things to go through, the end will be worth it because I'll be able to go home and get some rest. I'll be able to help my mum make ginger cookies and fudge, and I won't have to think about anything academic.
I'm going to do some reading over the break, too. I didn't do much last Christmas because I was busy writing a paper on John Donne. I don't think it will be like that this year. So, I have a few things I want to read; some Arthurian literature, just for fun - Sir Orfeo is one of them - but also some easy things, you know, Stephen King and that. But one thing I really, really want to read during that time is the Kalevala. I started to read it earlier, but I had to stop because school got in the way. So I'm going to do it again.
When I was procrastinating last night I wrote something up for a 500-word challenge at the anonmeme. I find it really hard to write stories on the computer, considering I do most things by hand. But, I did manage this one. Whitecaps. I really do need to write more Est/Fin - there is simply never enough of it. Speaking of writing, though I have most things mem'd, I find my delicious index is a lot better for going through the list of things I've written, because of the related tags and summaries. Easier to find things that way.
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Date: 2009-11-10 03:30 pm (UTC)As for Arthur - does this mean that movie with Kiera Knightly running about half-clad was...f-fiction? MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN A LIIIIIIE! TAT (Interesting article, really - though I'm not entirely sold based on the connection established there. And honestly I think the myths themselves have taken on such diversity and life in the intervening millennium-and-a-half that it's almost better to consider them entirely separate of potential 'historical' origins.)
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Date: 2009-11-11 05:59 am (UTC)And YES. I'm sorry dear. Life is a lie etc etc etc. As for the article, I'm inclined to agree; the connection seems shaky. On the other hand, there's usually a lot more going on than what ends up in internet stuff, so maybe there's something more to it.
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Date: 2009-11-11 07:47 am (UTC)You've crushed all my dreams, I hope you're happy you monster, etc etc :'| There may be more to it, but as you're the one doing midieval studies, you'll probably catch wind of it if it breaks as anything significant in the academic community~