Tag Archives: Arthur

The Inklings and Arthur Book Wins the Mythopoeic Award!

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

This truly is great news! I heard last week that The Inklings and King Arthur has won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies. I’m not quite as astonished as Sørina is since I have a pretty strong understanding of her capability as editor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Inklings and Arthur, News & Links | Tagged academics, Arthur, Arthuriana, Christopher Tolkien, Inklings, Inklings and Arthur, Inklings and King Arthur, Jane Chance, Sorina Higgins, Tolkien Studies, Verlyn Flieger | 21 Comments

Star Wars and the Sword in the Stone

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Once you say it aloud, you start to see all the medeival stones slide into place: In what ways does Star Wars echo the Arthuriad? Even early on, before I had a fancy word for this sort of thing (intertextuality), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged A Force Awakens, Arthur, Arthuriana, Inklings and King Arthur, intertextuality, King Arthur, Star Wars | 9 Comments

Arthurian Overload

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

It was the silent “W” that made my childhood love of Arthur fade. English is a strange language: “gh” and “ph” and “f” can make the same sound what rule does “their” follow in the vowel placement? what does “c” … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reflections | Tagged Arthur, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, children's literature, fantasy, FIonavar Tapestry, Guy Gavriel Kay, J.R.R. Tolkien, King Arthur, literature, Malory, Roger Lancelyn Green, The Two Towers | 60 Comments

An Introduction to Charles Williams by Sørina Higgins of “The Oddest Inkling”

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Last year Sørina Higgins wrote a guest blog for A Pilgrim in Narnia on Charles Williams. She has now launched “The Oddest Inkling,” a blog dedicated to this enigmatic, entrancing individual. Here’s her first post, with best wishes.