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Brian OA · ^

Alrighty then

I'll get to it once I'm back home

Hades Izanami · ^

I bet he has a dedicated server with petabytes of lewd Sabers.

tupsu · ^

'oh no, I don't understand what they're talking about, better derail with a moronic comment so they'd get back to things I understand!'

finnish post has now delayed my monitor about three times, thank you finnish post you're useless cunts and single handedly stopping me from internet fame and the neetbux of thirsty stream viewers

Brian OA · ^

Regarding King Arthur himself, he's based off of two possible historical figures, one which held off barbarians from the British isle, and another which periodically attempted to invade Rome. Whatever tales the minstrels and people passed down of them eventually blended into one figure. Some of these achievements can still be found in Arthurian tales, as he is known for having fought of Picts as well as making negotiations with Rome.

Regarding knights themselves, they were nothing more than mounted warriors which were, for the time, the most dangerous thing around. They were warriors who were wealthy enough to keep and breed horses, and they made a living by participating in wars and skirmishes. As such, they were often terribly violent and were picking fights all of the time. The Church didn't like them as they had little sway over them and the knights would occasionally pick fights with them, too. So they started a sort of propaganda campaign against the knights at the time, claiming that knights had to be of noble blood, that they had to be virtuous, and that they had to be pious, loyal servants to a higher figure (a king and/or God). Basically, Arthurian tales were a result of this campaign. The campaign also spawned the code of chivalry and marked the point when people started to care about last names. The whole thing turned out to be pretty effective since the people ended up loving the stories, but that's for another time.

As for the setting, Arthurian tales generally take place around the second century (varies from version to version) but still employs the use of castles, moats, and towns which wouldn't have been present at the time, as well as the ubiquity of knight errants, chapels, churches, and monasteries.

Aurelianus Augustus · ^

I mean I already knew about the Arthurian tales being a cornerstone of chivalry, but I really never thought about what glues them together, and you've definitely sparked my interest in that topic now.
Mind you, that's an achievement in itself, considering how lowly I think of British history, even during Roman times.

So, got any reference material you're personally familiar with that's up for suggestion? I could use Google but it's honestly more interesting this way. After all, it's a matter of honouring your opinions on this topic.

Brian OA · ^

Well, chivalry as a code of conduct never really existed outside of Arthurian lore—historically, chivalry referred to the practice of mounted combat. In other words, being chivalrous meant kicking ass, not being pious, respectful, or selfless. The whole code thing was just the Church's propaganda.

Anyway, if you're interested in Arthurian lore, nothing is more comprehensive than Sir Thomas Malory's Le Mort d'Arthur. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1251/125 … ink2H_PREF

As for the historical aspect, you could probably find better sources on your end. I was just listening to lectures while working and stumbled upon this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrI5U0 … veijefKyAA

There's a video on Knights and Chivalry up there which go into Arthurian lore a little bit.

Aurelianus Augustus · ^

Brian OA wrote:

Well, chivalry as a code of conduct never really existed outside of Arthurian lore—historically, chivalry referred to the practice of mounted combat. In other words, being chivalrous meant kicking ass, not being pious, respectful, or selfless. The whole code thing was just the Church's propaganda.
Anyway, if you're interested in Arthurian lore, nothing is more comprehensive than Sir Thomas Malory's Le Mort d'Arthur. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1251/125 … ink2H_PREF
As for the historical aspect, you could probably find better sources on your end. I was just listening to lectures while working and stumbled upon this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrI5U0 … veijefKyAA
There's a video on Knights and Chivalry up there which go into Arthurian lore a little bit.

Thanks for taking the time to explain and list everything, I really appreciate it.

As for the channel:
"Where did Jesus go?"
Oh boy, this is gonna be interesting. :V

Brian OA · ^

Just take a gander at the chivalry stuff =_=

Aurelianus Augustus · ^

Holy shit Apocrypha is even worse than I thought it'd be......... not even worth giving it a 3/10....

IppE · ^

It's fateshit alright.

Still only watching it for the sawashiro, which we got in this episode for once.

Aurelianus Augustus · ^

I tried watching it for Achilles, as Jeanne was nothing like I expected (a tame, shitty little girl with no motives or any internal strength), but all of them are so lacking in design and depth that I'm finding it REALLY REALLY hard continuing with it. I expected this massive influx of characters right from the start to provide me with at least 3 or 4 "main" ones who have motives, ideals, feelings going so deep that an epic clash is inevitable, but all I got was bland shonen bullshit that puts even shonen shows to shame.

Fucking Naruto has way more complexity during filler episodes than this show has at its apex, and that's saying something.

Absolutely terrible, sour aftertaste I got in my mouth after watching every episode of this sad excuse of a Fate adaptation.

thelewa · ^

a snippet from my notes

"It is a personal truth, one that can only be realized by me and then understood by others."

fittan · ^

reeeee

IppE · ^

They're still cute tbh.

▼Bully the seibah

Brian OA · ^

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