Aidan Gillen in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword [x]
Now, first of all, lad, we’ve got to get all these medieval ideas out of your head. Clear the way for new ideas. – The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Mordred: When are you coming back?
Agravaine: I’m not sure.
Mordred: No one’s dead, though. Right?
Agravaine: I mean a lot of knights are dead, but nobody you care about.
Mordred: So what’s the holdup?
Agravaine: Gareth has a plan and I’m sworn to secrecy.
Mordred: I guess I won’t be bored for long.
Quand un parent donne un peu trop de détails alors qu’il me raconte un événement familial ayant eu lieu durant le week-end.
(Source : maviedinfirmiere)
Desperate flirting
Mordred: *falls from the horse at the tournament*
Galahad: Are you aright? Can you get up?
Mordred: Ouch.
Galahad: How’s your head?
Mordred: Never had any complains.
Mordred: *wink*
Agravaine: I hate the countryside. It’s dirty, it’s noisy. And what’s that smell?
Gawain: Grass.
Agravaine: Disgusting.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
“December Roses in Camelot,” an original painting by Howard Chaykin.
Lydney: Where Morgana was educated
OS Grid: SO634032
Entrance Fee: Yes (Lydney Park Estate)
How to get there:
by public transport: Lydney has a railway station which is served by Arriva Trains. There is a bus stop right at Lydney Park Estate.
by car: Lydney is right off A48. It’s signposted off the Aroad. From the east, you need to turn right, from the west you need to turn left. There are several car parks, all of which are signposted from the main road. Just watch out for the signs. Some are pay and display, but there is a free one down Swan Road. Just follow the signs.
For Lydney Park Estate, it might be easier to approach Lydney from the west, for the estate is west of Lydney, just off the main road.
What there is to see:
What put Lydney on the list of Arthurian places is Lydnes Park Estate. On it’s grouns there are the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Nodens. They can be viewed, for the grounds of the estate are open to the public. They have beautiful woodlands, a deer park and several museums.
Visit their official homepage. Please check their opening times carefully, for they are quite limited.
They also have a self-catering cottage, just in case you want to spent some days in the area.
Lydney also has a famous craft center west of it just off A48, a harbour and a steam railway line, the Dean Forest Railway.
Claim of Authenticity:
Malory tells us that Morgana was raised and educated in a nunnery, where she learned necromancy. He never tells us where exactly that nunnery was.
But there is also a theory that the historical person the character of Morgana was based on was no sorceress or witch, but a famous healer. In the fifth century, Lydney had a sanctuary dedicated to Noden, which was a famous center of healing. A great place for Morgana to have recieved her training. (by the way, Nodens was the British god of healing)
What else there is to see:
The Forest of Dean is close by, and it’s a possible candidate for Brocéliande, the forest where Merlin met Viviane and now sleeps below a hawthorne tree or a stone.
Chepstow is close by, and if you’ve got a car, you can also drive to Little Doward or search for Arthur’s Cave.
And visit Tintern Abbey. It’s close to Chepstow and really beautiful.
Arthurian Legends 