[movie] King Arthur

[beck]

I'm still surprised I sat still long enough to watch the whole thing tonight when it was on tv. Even if it were a super crappy movie, I don't think I could've changed the channel. GUH! Clive Owen was hot enough for me to just watch it for him. I think it was either the armor or the ruggedness that made him sexy in the movie. I always heard his name on this one older BBC series Second Sight that comes on in the afternoon on the weekdays but I always changed the channel. Now I think I'm going to have to check it out if it's on Monday.

Wow! I was even impressed with Keira Knightley since she wasn't sporting those damn balloon lips like she does on PoTC. (makes me wanna grab a pin everytime I watch that movie >__<)

Its so weird looking at the premier photos since everyone is so clean shaven, I could barely tell who played what part when it came to the knights.

So yeah, I'm going to ask a really dumb question. Keep in mind that I never read any books that was focused on Arthur or the Round Table aside from the kiddy stuff I always heard about.

What role did Arthur have that was in regards to the Romans? Was he a Roman or no? Or better yet, just roughly what is his background about when it came to what was mentioned.

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[telophase.livejournal.com]

The theoretically real Arthur was, if I remember correctly, a warlord about the time the Romans were leaving Britain, his name being Artos. Going by what I know about archaeology, he probably wouldn't have been Roman but a Briton who'd grown up with ROman ways, since the elites followed Roman culture - there's a report just released that shows how little British genes ahve changed over 3000 years - invaders tended to show up and intermarry and the locals adopted their culture.

So, if he really did exist, and if he existed in the century or so surrounding the recall of the legions, he'd probably be remembered as someone upholding some sort of authority during a time when the political structure was in chaos. But that's me guessing.

[mockingbirdq.livejournal.com]

Try these:
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/King_Arthur.htm
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4186/Arthur/htmlpages/kingarthur.html

There is also a very good A&E video available on the history and legends of King Arthur. The film you saw focuses on possible history rather than the legends...I prefer the legends. My favorite film is still "Camelot" which was based on the T.H. White novel "The Once and Future King" - if you were never lucky enough to read it, I recommend it as one of the best books of the last century....

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I've read "The Once and Future King." :) I used to suck up Arthuriana as a kid and a teenager, and managed to burn myself out from overexposure so badly that I haven't willingly picked up anything Arthur since. XD

[yankeerose69.livejournal.com]

Thanx for the info, I'll have to check that out sometime soon.

[yankeerose69.livejournal.com]

Interesting indeed. I never really thought about even looking deeper into it when I heard his name brought up back when I was in school. But then again, we really never touched base on much of it hence why I probably wasn't all that interested in finding out at the time.

some boox

[(Anonymous)]

If you happen to get really interested in the subject, you could read A. A. Attanasio's Arthurian series, beginning with "The Dragon and the Unicorn." An interesting retelling of Arthur's life beginning with his parents. Of course I am a dork so I can remember all that stuff. ^_^ -- discordia