have your son technically be legitimate because his mother’s husband died right before he was conceived
The latest in my series of fan arts for Gerald Morris’s Squire’s Tales series.
This time we’ve got Beau, Ellyn, and Lady Synadona From The Quest of the Fair Unknown
there was a spot for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot:
ELAINE OF ASTOLAT
In Le Morte d’Arthur, Elaine’s story begins when her father Bernard of Astolat organizes a jousting tournament, attended by King Arthur and his knights. While Sir Lancelot was not originally planning to attend, he is persuaded otherwise and visits Bernard and his two sons before the tournament. While Lancelot is in her family’s household, Elaine becomes enamoured of him and begs him to wear her token at the coming tournament. Explaining that Guinevere would be at the tournament, he consents to wear the token but says that he will have to fight in disguise so as not to be recognized. He asks Bernard if he can leave his recognizable shield with him and borrow another. Bernard agrees and lends him the plain-white shield of Sir Torre, Elaine’s brother. Lancelot goes on to win the jousting tournament. He does, however, receive an injury to his side from Bors’ lance, and is carried off the field by Elaine’s other brother, Sir Lavaine. Elaine then urges her father to let her bring the wounded Lancelot to her chambers, where she nurses him. When Lancelot is well, he makes ready to leave, and offers to pay Elaine for her services; insulted, Elaine brings him his shield, which she had been guarding, and Lancelot leaves the castle. Ten days later, Elaine dies of heartbreak. Per her instructions, her body is placed in a small boat, clutching a lily in one hand, and her final letter in the other. She then floats down the Thames to Camelot, where she is discovered by King Arthur’s court.
I took some screencaps from Merlin (1998) after we homestreamed it a couple of weeks ago.
Gawain in green is a sensible costuming choice.
In the succession argument scene, he ends up knocking Uther-body out of position while insisting that Lot should be king. After he demands Arthur to give a demonstration with Excalibur, he’s thoroughly convinced even though it means campaigning against his father. Everything turns out well in the end though!
I rather like the plaid he’s wearing on the field. Pretty sure I can reasonably call his helmet a ridge helmet, though the cheek guards aren’t very secured – too floppy. His shield device isn’t anything fancy, just a pointy tryskelion. The vid quality doesn’t help distinguishing the brooch he wears in his first scene, but the tourney for queen’s champion definitely is a sun motif.
Perceval: The Story of the Grail | Chrétien de Troyes, translated from the Old French by Burton Raffel
I really like this exchange between Sir Kay and Sir Gawain
Arthurian Legends 