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r/Arthurian

Everything related to the legends of King Arthur

Created Dec 8, 2013

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###Under New Management

#So, you love the tales of King Arthur?

You've read every book you can find, watched all the films and documentaries, debated everywhere... And now you just want to have fun with it.

Or maybe you're someone just learning about the legends of Arthur, excited to ask questions an explore the wide variety of stories and concepts that the "canon" (to speak loosely) embraces.

C'mon in! This is a community for the discussion of any and all aspects of the Arthurian legends, from the possible historical inspirations to the many reimaginings of the tales over the years.

We're about friendly discussion with a sense of humour. Jokes are fine, silliness is acceptable, yet serious discussion is entirely welcome. Just come in ready for a more relaxed atmosphere. We're serious in here, but that doesn't mean we can't have a good time.

##Character Index

##A thread on upcoming Arthurian media in development/to be released

Tip o' the helm to u/Duggy1138 for compiling these!

##A Listing of Arthurian films and television shows

Compiled by u/msszenzy

##2020 Weekly Discussion Threads Archive

#Rules

Of course it's important to follow the basic rules of Reddit (Remember the human, etc.) but here are a few rules we'd really like to focus on in this sub.

Civility is key!
This is meant to be a laid back sort of space where people can enjoy serious discussion and study, but also joke around and blow off a little steam. Mods will attempt to keep threads flaired as [Serious] serious, but in other cases, jokes and humour are perfectly fine. However, threads or comments that slide down the path into rudeness and get a little too heated (and incidents of overt racism, sexism, etc.) will be locked and/or removed.
Keep on topic
The Arthurian legendarium encompasses a wide variety of ideas, media, study, etc. Tangents are bound to happen! That said, try not to derail things too badly. Keep to Arthurian-related stuff. Posts looking at the wider lore of the British isles is usually fine, for example, as well as posts relating to the history of post-Roman and early mediaeval Britain or the work of creators who deal(t) heavily with Arthurian legend and themes. And of course, modern reinterpretations/reimaginings are always up for discussion as well.
Staying in-bounds on individual threads is important too. If, for example, a thread is discussing Arthurian works as contained in the Mabinogion, it's fine to wander to other media that handles those particular stories in various ways, but probably not the place to go off on a 4000 comment sub-thread about the latest edgy, modern Urban Fantasy retelling of the stuff from the French Romance tradition.
Keep it clean
Sure, the legends of Arthur are full of messy stuff: death, violence, guys who let you chop their head off in return for you letting them do the same to you next year. That doesn't mean we need 437 separate threads dissecting every ounce of gore and thrust of sex scene from Arthurian media in loving, disgusting detail.
Use the search function often and well
Repeat threads are going to happen. Someone will come in with a question that gets asked pretty frequently, or several people will want to post a recent cool piece of Arthurian-related art. That's fine, but please, before you make a post that you think might not be totally original in purpose, try a few searches on the sub for similar threads. Try not to do a repost of something less than six months old.
No gatekeeping
This sort of goes along with civility, but remember: not everyone out there knows everything about every possible variant and permutation of the legends. If someone asks a question that you think is stupid, or doesn't get an obvious (to you) reference, don't treat them like they don't belong here. Answer the question politely, or explain the reference simply, or whatever else it takes to be polite.
Have fun!
"But Mod," you say, "I can't have fun when there are rules!"
These rules are basic guidelines to keep the sub neat and fun for all. If that's not your jam, maybe this isn't the sub for you.

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