Why have enemies when you can have friends?
Mordred: I’m sorry I lost Lancelot. I don’t know what happened.
Arthur: Lancelot’s the best of my knights. If he couldn’t keep the situation under control I don’t expect you to be able to.
Mordred: I appreciate that. But how does Sir Fuckup rank above Gawain?
Arthur: You go from apologetic to antagonistic real quick, don’t you?
Mordred: Sorry.
Arthur: No you aren’t. I swear, if we didn’t know you were Lot’s, I’d swear you were Kay’s son.
Mordred: I don’t really remember Lot that well, but Morgause, Agravaine, and Kay have all had a significant impact on my upbringing.
Arthur: At least you’re on our side.
Nimue: Now that we are here at court, I think you should go to meet the King and hear what he might need from us.
Merlin: But I already did something today!
more aesthetic posts: arhur/guinevere
What if the storm ends and I don’t see you
As you are now ever again?
The perfect halo of gold hair and lightning
Sets you off against the planet’s last dance
Just watch King Arthur and Uther was my favourite character 🙂
LGBTQ characters in arthurian books
The (?) means that I really think the character is written as a lgbt character but it’s not explicitly said. I added some new characters from the last time and added the suggestions by storytellerknight so I am reposting it again.
Thanks to queeringcamelot and gawaincomic for more suggestions!THE LIST CONTAINS SPOILERS.
Here is the list:
- Arthur, the king (Alan Massie): Merlin, Arthur, Geraint, Nestor and four OCs (male).
- Arthur Rex (Thomas Berger): Arthur (?).
- Attanasio’s Series: Bedivere.
- Avalon (Mary J. Jones): Argante (Guinevere’s daughter) and her lover, Nimue and her lover Morgant (a female character mixed between Morgana and Merlin), Pellas’ sister.
- Bedivere Book One: The king’s right hand (Wayne Wise): Lucan
- Camelot (3000): Tristan*
- Camelot Connection, The (E. A. Scarborough), short story of “Invitations to Camelot” : Arthur (who briefly says he has been with men too).
- Children of the May (S. J. Moore): Palomides, Iseult, Bragwaine, Gawain and other OCs/non arthurian characters.
- Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur’s Court, A (Marianne Mancusi): Mordred.
- Fall of Camelot, The (Time-Life): Merlin, Mordred(?)
The Forgotten Sister (Kieran Higgins): Lot.
- Gay Knights and horny heroes (Michael Gouda): Arthur, Lancelot, OCs.
- Here Lies Arthur (Philip Reeves): Nimue and Percival**
- Knight of the Breton Court (Maurice Broaddus): Tristan*
- Knights of Pleasure (Erin Caine): Lyzian (a woman who dresses as a knight), Arthur.
- If This Grail Be Holy (P. Andrew Miller) short story of “King of Ages”: Arthur and Lancelot.
- Laid to Ruin (Isabelle Arden): Claudas, Lancelot.
- Lancelot and the Wolf series (Sarah Luddington): Lancelot and Arthur.
- Merlin Trilogy (Mary Stewart): Merlin (asexual).
- Lancelot: Her Story (Carol Anne Douglas): Lancelot (a lesbian woman), Guinevere, Kay (?) and two other women (original characters).
- Mists of Avalon, The (Marion Zimmer Bradley): Lancelot, Arthur (?), Morgaine, an OC.
Mordred and the King
(John Michael Curlovich): Mordred, Arthur.- Mordred, bastard son (Douglad Clegg): Lancelot and Mordred.
- Morgana (Michel Rio): Morgana and Vivian.
- Nimue’s Tale (M. E. Robins), short story of “Invitations to Camelot”: Nimue.
- Once and Future King, The (T. H. White): Lancelot (?) and Mordred (?).
- A short story (I can’t remember which one!) of Mike Ashley’s collection: Kay.
- Port Eternity (C. J. Cherryh): Mordred (asexual), Lancelot (pansexual), Vivian (asexual). Warnings: the characters are not really arthurian (explanations with spoilers here).
- Pretender, The (Stephen Dedman) short story published in “The Mammoth book of arthurian legends” (Ashley): Arthur, Dinadan (the are lovers), Galahad, Kay (bisexual), Mordred.
- Prince and the Program, The (Aldous Mercer): Mordred.
- Prince in Camelot (Courtway Jones): Lancelot and Lavaine.
- Queen’s Knight (Marvin Borowsky): Mordred, Colgrevance (?), an OC in a flashback.
- Quest of the Fair Unknown, The (Gerald Morris): two female OCs
- Road to Avalon, The (Joan Wolf): Agravaine.
- Silurian, The (L. A. Wilson): Bedivere (bisexual), Mordred (gay).
- Song of Sir Rod the Long: A Gay Romance of the Round Table, The (Howard Larry): I have no idea! Probably an OC.
- Sword at Sunset (Rosemary Sutcliff): two male OCs, Arthur.
- The Table of Less Valued Knights
(Marie Phillips): two OCs are gay, one OC is pansexual (or bisexual,
but I think he’s pansexual) and one very very secondary character (only
mentioned) transwoman.*Tristan is reincarneted as a woman and loves Iseult but I don’t know if Tristan identifies as male or female.
** It’s not clear how Nimue and Percival consider their own gender. I think they both seem bigender or demi.
I’ve finally read Lancelot Her Story and added it to the list!
Have you seen the new Guy Ritchie movie yet? If you have, thoughts? If not, are you interested in seeing it?
I’ve seen it last week (more or less)! and I loved it!
And thank you for asking this question 🙂
I loved the fact that the movie was basically about Arthur’s private journey, from what he is and wants to be to what he /must/ be. And I love Arthur as a character, but I think this is the first movie that really focuses so much on Arthur as a human being, on what his character might feel and fear.
I also generally like Guy Ritchie’s movies, the humor, the action- so I wasn’t disappointed. I only wished they had introduced more knights and characters (who is… Bill? Why him?), especially the Mage as Nimue would have been nice (I suppose we might expect to see how the Mage/Nimue killed Merlin in the next movies…. if they’ll ever be made).
In general it was a fun ride and that scene where Arthur take the sword out of the stone? Of all the scenes where that happens, from Camelot Starz to Once Upon a Time and Excalibur Kid and Sword in the Stone, this movie had the best one.
Hi, I’m the anon who sent you the Morgana/Guinevere question. I actually meant as separate characters as in how Morgana is mostly portrayed as the “evil witch” and Guinevere as “the cheater”, but I agree with you and it tends to be like you say. It’s an issue how little representation the women of the legend have and how badly characterised they are. Thanks for your previous answer! It’s cool talking about this with someone who likes the legend, and your blog is awesome, btw! :)
Ahh I am glad I managed to answer anyway : D
And every time you want to talk feel free to write a message (if you have tumblr) or an ask 🙂 thank you!
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