Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of Queen Guenevere,9781587150128

Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of Queen Guenevere

by Karr, Phyllis Ann

ISBN13: 9781587150128

ISBN10: 1587150123

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2000-06-01

Publisher(s): Wildside Pr

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Summary

The arrangements for the dinner party were overseen by Queen Guenever herself. She selected the apples with her own hands. And before the evening ended, a young knight lay dead ... and Arthur's beloved, unfaithful queen stood branded as a murderess and condemned to death! Phyllis Ann Karr has taken Celtic legendry and given it a fresh new twist in this magical murder mystery of knights and sorcery, romantic entanglements and courtly intrigues. This is a tale that explores the passions and motivations of the men and women who stride through the pages of Mallory's romance: Sir Kay, the sharp-tongued seneschal; Nimue, the elusive Lady of the Lake; Morgon le Fay, Merlin's complex nemesis; the tormented sons of Lot and Morgawse; and Mordred, Arthur's own bitter, terrified son. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Poisoning of Sir Patrise	p. 1
Of Gawaine's Faction and Lancelot's	p. 8
The Accusation	p. 16
Of Morgan's Duplicity and Kay's Jealousy	p. 22
Of a Search for a Serpent	p. 32
Of the Blood Feuds of the Sons of Lot	p. 43
The Wife of Sir Gaheris of Orkney	p. 55
Of the Start of a Short Search to Locate Lancelot	p. 65
Of Kay's Suspects, of Mordred's, and of the May Babies	p. 73
In the Castle of Sir Bellangere	p. 85
Further Talk of the Deaths of Sir Lamorak and Queen Morgawse, and of the Gossip Concerning Queen Guenevere	p. 93
Dame Iblis' Tale of Tragedy in a Pavilion	p. 103
The Tale of Cob the Charcoal Burner	p. 116
Kay's Views on the Early History of Sir Gareth Beaumains	p. 127
The Opinions of the Duke de la Rowse on Sir Ironside, Sir Astamore, and Others as Possible Poisoners	p. 136
The Battle at the Lake	p. 148
Sir Mordred's Tale of the Priest in the Woods	p. 156
The Lady of the Lake	p. 165
The Search for Morgan le Fay	p. 174
The Queen of All Dark Magic	p. 182
Dame Morgan's Tale of Sir Lancelot's Pictures on the Walls	p. 192
Of Watching the Past in Morgan's Mirror, and of the Spell of Despair	p. 201
The Way of the Tortoise Is Sometimes Inadequate	p. 212
Dame Morgan's Tale of Sir Astamore's Boyhood	p. 223
The Search for Sirs Gareth and Pinel	p. 234
Kay's Memories of the Deaths of Morgawse and Lamorak	p. 244
Sir Pinel's Tale of the Dolorous Stroke	p. 254
The Practice Tourney at Astolat	p. 263
The Tale of Pelleas and Ettard	p. 291
Conversations at Astolat	p. 282
Further Conversations at Astolat	p. 293
The Truth of the Deaths of Sir Lamorak and Dame Morgawse	p. 306
The Poisoner of Sir Patrise	p. 324
Epilogue	p. 337
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