Culture Club

Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512, Michelangelo Buonarroti

Love, betrayal, incest, adultery, idealism, chivalry, sorcerers, knights, Christians, Pagans… it’s all right here. From the very beginning of its creation all the way to a modern feminist retelling, I’ve tried to collect an extensive history of the Arthurian legend. This is in no way a full account but it’s a good start.

De Excidio Brittonum by Gildas (~540) [PDF]

Historia Brittonum by Nennius (~8th Century) [PDF] [ePub]

The Mabinogion (~1100) [PDF] [ePub]

History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (~1136) [PDF]

Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth (~1150) [PDF]

Four Arthurian Romances by Chretien DeTroyes (~1170)  [PDF] [ePub]

The High History of the Holy Graal (~1200) [PDF] [ePub]

The Romance of Morien (~1250) [PDF] [ePub]

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (~1350)

Translated by Jessie L. Weston [PDF]

Translated by W. A. Neilson [PDF]

Le Morte Darthur by Thomas Malory (1485)

Volume One [PDF] [ePub]

Volume Two [PDF] [ePub]

Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1856)  [PDF] [ePub]

The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by James Knowles (1862) [PDF] [ePub]

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (1889) [PDF] [ePub]

The Tale of Balen by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1896) [PDF] [ePub]

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle (1905)  [PDF] [ePub]

The Once and Future King by TH White (1958) [PDF] [ePub]

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1983) [PDF]

Related anthologies that have Arthurian legends in them:

Song and Legend from the Middle Ages [PDF] [ePub]

Legends of the Middle Ages [PDF] [ePub]

Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic [PDF] [ePub]

English Literature for Boys and Girls [PDF] [ePub]

1. Game Making Tools

[no coding required]

construct 2

gamemaker studio

stencyl

clickteam fusion

[some coding required]

unity

unreal engine

[more info]

…more game making tools

showcase of games that were created with these tools

2. Graphics

[create your own graphics]

photoshop

gimp

piskel

pixlr

…more graphics programs

[download graphics]

opengameart.org

[create your own models]

3ds max

maya

blender

…more 3d modeling programs

3. Sound & Music

[create own sounds]

bfxr

audacity

…more sound/music creation software

[download sounds/music]

freesound.org

incompetech.com

…more royalty free sounds/music

4. Distribution

[upload your game]

dropbox

indiedb

itch.io

gamejolt

newgrounds (only flash/html5/unity games possible)

kongregate (only flash/html5/unity games possible)

…more distribution options

info:

creategames.tumblr.com by @PixelProspector

A streaming version feat. newer and more improved English subs of everyone’s favorite French musical about a British king

favorite thing about them: his eyes, his face, his back, his shoulders, his hands. lol But I really love how he keeps his emotions and reactions under such tight rein while he’s quiet and deferential and just ruthlessly efficient until they eventually erupt like a volcano and all that passion (okay, sometimes murderous rage) bursts forth. I, uh, really like that.

least favorite thing about them: I want to steal chocksawaychaps answer and say that he didn’t get a happy ending. More specifically, I hate that the writers undid all the good and creative character development they’d spent most of 3 seasons on. Oh, also that he does have a teensy bit of a stabby, slicey murdering problem in season 1.

favorite line: “Your theoretical generosity is touching” and “That wasn’t in the Bible” but my all-time favorite is that breathy raspy “Artistaaa~” yum

brOTP: Nico for sure, I love that Riario was training him how to be a proper bastard

OTP: um, basically anyone but Lorenzo? I adored him with Zita (that whole plot point still makes me rage). I really love him with Leo because hnnn the chemistry is too hot. I’ve grown through fanfic to really like him with Zo and Leo together in a big ol’ happy threesome. I loved him with Laura and thought he might actually get a happy ending (NOT THAT WAY… ok maybe that way too) even if it was a typical US-show het ending. I love to write him with all these pairings.

nOTP: Lorenzo gag no please or the pope *hurk*

random headcanon: I like to headcanon Blake Ritson’s headcanon that he mentioned in the pre-S3 press that Riario would have been a traveling musician if the whole assassin-for-the-pope thing hadn’t worked out. I love the thought of Riario secretly really enjoying music and perhaps being musical himself that could come out in opportune moments, like serenading the one he loves, writing and playing songs for them, crooning in that unforgettable voice while he looks deeply into their eyes *swoons*

unpopular opinion: I don’t know what the fandom opinions are at the moment? But I still firmly believe Riario shouldn’t have gone back to Lorenzo to make amends unless there was a bigger, over-arching reason that didn’t involve the Architect et al. It still seems so out of character and was pretty obviously just a move for the writers to work the whole secret society-brainwashing thing back in. ALSO: I really, really don’t believe that Riario was a virgin when he and Zita made love on the ship. Boy had too many smooth moves to be a first-time fumbling virgin. ;D

song i associate with them: Love the Way You Lie is my all-time Leo/Riario song along with this version of Tainted Love (I never wrote actual songfic until I did based on Love the Way You Lie because it is SO angst-filled Leo/Riario post-relationship or mid-relationship as the world burns around them, maybe someday I’ll post it)

favorite picture of them: again chocksawaychaps used one of my favorites but it deserves to be seen again (oh look it’s Swordy too!)

Then there’s this classic moment

But he was at his most gorgeous in the CSI: Rome episode in season 3 when he got himself all cleaned and glammed up for Leo (and his eyeliner was on point, teach me your secrets, please!)

I somehow missed the alternate timeline of Riario as a wandering musician. Now I’m thinking about that crew again as well. Could there be more DvD fanfic in 2019? Never say never!