Tag Archives: King Arthur

“The Saxon King of Yours, Who Sits at Windsor, Now. Is There No Help in Him?” Thoughts on the British Monarchy from “That Hideous Strength” by C.S Lewis on the Death of Queen Elizabeth II (by Stephen Winter)

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on Wisdom from The Lord of the Rings:
That Hideous Strength by C.S Lewis (Pan Books 1983) pp.286-294 The death of Queen Elizabeth II in this last week leaves a huge gap in my life and in the…

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alan Lee, Anglican, C.S. Lewis, Church of England, Death of Queen Elizabeth II, England, King Arthur, King Charles III, Malvern College, Malvern Hills, That Hideous Strength, The Ransom Cycle, Wales | 10 Comments

The Words C.S. Lewis Made Up: Grailologist

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

We all know C.S. Lewis as the Narnian, but behind the children’s work was his experience as a teacher of English literature, a writer about the history of literary movements, and a tinker in other forms of fiction. In that tinkering, … Continue reading →

Posted in Studies in Words | Tagged Arthuriana, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Earthsea, Harry Potter, Inklings and King Arthur, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jung, King Arthur, literature, Narnia, Ransom Cycle, Selected Literary Essays, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature, Studies in Words, That Hideous Strength, The Lord of the Rings | 18 Comments

The Narnian Pilgrim in the UK

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Dear Fellow Pilgrims, I chose the image of pilgrimage when I began this blog 5 years ago last week (here was my first blog, on Letter Writing in a Digital Age). I come from a Christian tradition that has tended … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Anniversary Blog, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, Chester, King Arthur, London, Oxford, pigrimage, travel, Wales | 6 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

Why is Merlin in That Hideous Strength?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I am writing a paper on C.S. Lewis and the Arthurian tradition for Sørina Higgins’ collection, The Inklings and King Arthur. As I trawl through the materials one common theme keeps coming back: How do we explain the sudden … Continue reading →