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Never knowing that this came from project moon and the guy being Ayin is so crazy to me, but after learning the story in lobcorp, there is genuinely no other way to encapsulate how to feel about him. Like yeah... this is the only correct way to feel about him

His fuckass face in the 2nd part too. Brother, fuck you

Just starting out at a loss for where to begin?

Here’s a guide for introductory Medieval texts and informational resources ordered from most newbie friendly to complex. Guidebooks and encyclopedias are listed last.

All PDFs link to Google drive and can be found at @arthurianpreservationproject. This post will be updated as needed.

Pre-Existing Resources

Medieval Literature by Language

Retellings by Date

Films by Date

TV Shows by Date

Documentaries by Date

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Updated: 20/Sept/2025

Part 2 is already finished, but Agravain is still stuck in a box, and I’ll never get to see him again? (I need to know more about his relationship with Artoria/Arthur and his relationships with his siblings… Gaheris doesn’t even have an actual design, aside from people saying his build is similar to Gawain’s? If I remember correctly…Okay, I guess I need to replay the Sixth Singularity again… though maybe it’s a good thing he isn’t in Chaldea… because Morgan.)

By the way, I really enjoyed Fate/Requiem (Galahad Alter cracks me up).

this is sending me. the shield is also a flail.

the shield is also a buzzsaw.

arthurian sword shield beam

meteor attack. fuck you

kame-hame-ha.

and i think the reason for this is that Camelot is juxtaposing the real Knights of the Round with the Singularity KOTR

cause when you eventually meet the Knights for real, they're like... huge goofballs. Mordred, Gawain, Tristan and Lancelot are all complete shit-pushers in their own right. Bedivere is actually the straight-man of the group, acting all prim and proper while the rest of them pick fights and get into dumb arguments. Galahad is nowhere to be found but he was probably the straight-man replacement for Bedi before he left to get raptured

and this is the "real them" and is arguably more faithful to the original idea of the Round Table than the stoic, chivalrous versions of them

the original legend of King Arthur, through it's 20,000 cycles of subsuming other stories (mostly from the Celts) and being reinterpreted by everyone with a pen, has become a story about humanity. and it's a story about all the parts of humanity-- love and hatred, brotherhood and fratricide, and in some part being gay as fuck despite it being illegal

this is exemplified in the way Fate writes the Knights of the Round; they're horrendously imperfect, but they are also fundamentally human. they are orbiting around Artoria, who IS perfect but is thus INHUMAN. all the Knights are trying to reach her level of perfection, unaware that its nothing but a curse, and their fumbling into inevitable catastrophe is what makes their humanity more endearing-- in seeking perfection, they juxtapose themselves and reveal what makes them people with Artoria, who is not People.

But then comes Camelot, and in Singularity 6 the Knights are "perfected". The Lion King uses the Holy Grail to "fix" them; Mordred gets super powered death beams, Gawain gains incredible power through eternal day, and Tristan is cured of his melancholy so he can continue to play. And this is also a curse, as Mordred's rampage leads to the destruction of his soul, Gawain's power comes at the cost of killing those he loves, and Tristan's cure turns him into an emotionless husk.

these new Knights of the Round are much closer to how a modern day person might envision them; chivalrous, stoic, powerful. they're what a knight "should" be, a noble and heroic figure who seeks to protect the pure of heart with their mighty weapons.

And they are also broken.

this is not who mordred, gawain, or tristan are-- these silent heroes who commit atrocities without blinking and gladly leap to their death, are not the Knights of the Round. their humanity has been purged from them, with the exception of Lancelot, who held onto his humanity in spite of the Lion King's gift (and thus is why he's narratively a good guy)

the other figure of note here is Agravain, who did not receive the Lion King's blessing, which can be clearly seen in his behavior. he lies, shouts, cheats, schemes. all in service to the Lion King yes, but structurally placed against the other Knights. he is the shadow of the Lion King, the one who does the dirty work, yet is the only "human" amongst them.

Agravain, the liar, cheater, schemer, clad in evil black armor and wielding demonic red chains, is the only human left from the original Round Table.

And this is important! Because the point I'm making here is that Fate is explicitly condemning chivalry. Even though the KOTR strove to be chivalrous, the chivalry is not what made them Knights-- the striving was. they were worthy of the Round Table because they were always trying to be better. they are flawed, imperfect people, and that's why they were chosen

and by it, lets jutsr say, Jia Qiu. i think hes pretty n hes a fascinating character to me

Insane color moth!! These are reminded me of some kind of ice cream