Ep 138 - Arthuriana 4: Historia Regum Britanniae
Added 2023-10-25 13:53:54 +0000 UTChello patrons, here's your ad-free version of this week's regular episode. we answer a question from Ollie Cant. new bonus coming Friday, it will be the first of our two part review of Castlevania: Nocturne
in our 4th installment in the Arthuriana series, we finally get to the work that truly defines Medieval Arthurian legend: Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 magnum opus, Historia Regum Britanniae aka The History of the Kings of Britain aka the Galfridian era of Arthur. we talk about the work itself, how it changes everything we know about Arthur, turned him into a historical figure for a few hundred years, erroneously portrayed him as a historical figure, and attempted to give the people of the Britain a founding myth of some kind that they could unite around. we also cover a bit of Geoffrey's other extant work, The Prophecies of Merlin. check it out!
