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Arthurian Medievalism in Disney Channel's "Avalon High"

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The characters of Avalon High . Left to right is Miles, Will, Marco, Allie, Mr. Moore, Lance, and Jen. Arthurian Medievalism in Disney Plenty of modern day media is inspired by King Arthur and The Middle Ages. These stories have been told time after time with plenty of adaptions that vary in authenticity. Disney, as a company, offers several examples of Arthurian Medievalism. There is the film, The Sword In The Stone (1963), episode 11 of the series, The Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018), entitled Thanks a Camelot , and the film, Avalon High (2010), among other representations. Avalon High is a modern revival of the story of King Arthur, specifically regarding the love triangle between him, Guinevere, and Lancelot. Elements that were borrowed from Arthurian literature include the Sword in the Stone, Excalibur, and the characters of the Lady of the Lake, Merlin, Guinevere, King Arthur, Lancelot, and Mordred. The characters that parallel the Arthurian characters are Jen as Guinevere
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Narnia and the Arthurian World by Dan Damaso

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 The Arthurian world and the Narnia universe are two distinct but influential elements of pop culture, both contributing significantly to literature, film, and other forms of entertainment. The Arthurian world, based on the legendary King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, has been a recurring theme in literature and film for centuries. This mythology has inspired countless retellings, adaptations, and reinterpretations. Classic works like Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" and T.H. White's "The Once and the Future King" have been foundational texts, inspiring many other authors to explore the Arthurian universe. There have been iconic moves like "Excalibur" (1981) and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) that brought humor and drama to Arthurian legends. These stories have also influenced works like 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" (2017), offering modern, action-packed interpretations. On the other hand, Narnia
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Arthurian Medievalism in King Arthur and the Knights of Justice

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  A 90's Original On September 13th, 1992, a film studio you probably never heard of called Golden Films aired the first episode of an animated series that you also probably never heard of called King Arthur and the Knights of Justice. Resembling the classic early 90's style with a cool electric guitar and rock and roll lyrics for the opening theme, King Arthur and the Knights of Justice resembled shows many of us still remember, like Captain Planet and the Planeteers and X-Men: The Animated Series. Although we often think of King Arthur and his world in the past during medieval times, like most shows in the 90s, this Arthurian world resembles more of what we would think the future to be like, including the armor of all the knights resembles robots rather than medal cover and the villains of the stories voices even sound robotic or even alien. (2) Opening Theme for the show A New Arthurian Story (3) The Complete Series DVD Art In this story of Camelot, King Arthur and his Knigh
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Kaamelott

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    Coming up with ideas for our French club activities, I discovered this series alongside my fellow officer Emily Nienhueser. We’ve come to absolutely love it in spite of our at-best moderate French speaking abilities, and I’d like to share it with you all today.  Exploring Kaamelott Kaamelott Main Cast Photo and Logo (3) Introduction:       Kaamelott is a French comedy series created by French writer, composer, and filmmaker Alexander Asiter, alongside Alain Kappauf and Jean-Yves Robin. All with a comedic spin, the show covers everything under the Arthurian umbrella (though not entirely chronologically): from King Arthur’s childhood, the metaphorical (and very literal) construction of The Round Table, the quintissential yet neverending plans to find the Holy Grail, as well as the iconic love triangle between Lancelot and Guenivere. Of course, as a comedy series, this is all presented to the viewer in a hilarious and unserious manner– much different from the texts we have been explor
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Arthurian Medievalism in "Cursed"

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 Netflix's Cursed and it's Connection to King Arthur The intro image for Cursed (1). What even is Cursed , anyway?  Cursed, a Netflix series that aired in 2020, aimed to accomplish the difficult task of reimagining the Arthurian World. It introduces audiences to a powerful female main character, Nimue.Those who have previous knowledge on the Arthurian World and its characters may be surprised to know that Nimue is a young girl with magical powers who eventually becomes the Lady of the Lake. Another worthy note is that these magical powers have resulted in Nimue surviving the massacre of her entire village. The story follows Nimue as she goes on a journey to deliver a powerful sword to another familiar character: legendary wizard, Merlin. He is not the only one- and audiences can expect to encounter many names they may know from the Arthurian world, like King Arthur and knights of the Round Table.  So... here's why that's not a completely different story. Netflix's
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Arthurian Medievalism and Disney Princesses

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 Arthurian Stories and Disney Fairytales Just how alike are they... It is no surprise that the most famous fairy tales in our culture today took inspiration from the chivalric period of the Middle Ages. From the damsels in distress to the knights in blazing armor to the wicked stepmothers and magical helpers. All influenced by the medieval times. The Medieval castle Neuschwanstein depicted in the movie Tangled (1) Common Elements from Arthurian Literature Damsels in Distress Oftentimes in Arthurian literature, numerous damsels are riddled throughout the text often in need of help from a brave and honorable knight. Women are often held captive by some wicked individual and need rescuing. For instance, in the romance,  The Knight of the Cart (7) , Queen Guinevere is held captive by the evil Meleagant and is rescued by Lancelot. Moreover, in Mallory's The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney, Gareth rescues Lyoness from the evil Red Knight who kept her trapped in a tower while he murdered inn
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Warhammer Fantasy

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World Map of Warhammer Fantasy                       Bretonnia                               Land of Chivalry Warhammer Fantasy is a world setting for a number of video games, tabletop games, roleplaying games, and novels. As you can see in the image to the right, the world of Warhammer Fantasy draws lots of inspiration from the real historical and physical world. Obviously, there are some differences, but for the most part the setting is a slightly wonky take on the real world.  Map of Bretonnia Warhammer's use of the real world does not only stop with geography. The nation of Bretonnia can be found in the Europe shaped continent on the map below. But for clarity, here is a zoomed in map of the nation. Bretonnia is an amalgamation of England and France in the Warhammer world. What is interesting about the lore surrounding Bretonnia is that most of the lore does not draw from the history of England and France, but rather draws from the myths of King Arthur. The entire mythos surro
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