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I'm re-reading Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Saga, which is a mix of historical fiction and Arthurian mythology, and I am getting a good AS&SH vibe. If you haven't read it, it's a far cry from the more well known takes on King Arthur. I might take a stab at making an adventure based off of it.
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He's been on my radar for a while -- now more so since watching "The Last Kingdom," which I've enjoyed quite a bit.
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Barnett1967 wrote:
I'm re-reading Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Saga, which is a mix of historical fiction and Arthurian mythology, and I am getting a good AS&SH vibe. If you haven't read it, it's a far cry from the more well known takes on King Arthur. I might take a stab at making an adventure based off of it.
Need to re-read this amazing take on the King Arthur story. The Sharpe's series is good as well. Not so much for ASSH but well.... A British Rifle regiment gets caught up in a strange mist....
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Ghul wrote:
He's been on my radar for a while -- now more so since watching "The Last Kingdom," which I've enjoyed quite a bit.
The Saxon Tales series is one of my favorites, and I was very happy about the way the "The Last Kingdom" turned out.
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I think the Warlord Chronicles is a great fit for AS&SH. I stumbled into The Winter King in my public library 18 years ago and was immediately hooked. There's a good deal more superstition and black magic in this trilogy than in The Last Kingdom. I love the way Lancelot is revealed to be a cowardly douchebag who paid off poets.
The magic in the series is subtle but it still plays a central role because the people all BELIEVE it works. Merlin explains to Derfel in the first book, that HE knows his magic works, but he puts on a show to help the doubters along.
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Fauconberg wrote:
I love the way Lancelot is revealed to be a cowardly douchebag who paid off poets.
I know, one of the most memorable parts of the series!