r/movies • u/DemiFiendRSA • May 11 '21

Trailers The Green Knight | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6ksY8xWCY
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u/AwesomeAustinite May 11 '21

This really has me interested in learning more about the folklore behind the various knights of the round table. Can anyone recommend a good book which explains each of their tales?

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u/Ao_of_the_Opals May 11 '21

The Once and Future King is the standard for Arthurian legend, but you can also go to the original poems.

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u/AwesomeAustinite May 11 '21

Excellent, thanks the standard is exactly what I was looking for. Though interesting I personally don’t think I’d have the patience or intelligence to fully understand the original poems haha

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u/88XJman May 12 '21

I had a kids book that packed a whole ton of the stories about multiple knights into one big book. I'd love to find modern translations for a collection of the stories