tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post2878068720694797200..comments2023-08-17T13:33:14.032-04:00Comments on Not Zen: Not Even Not Zen 6: Kay's Prank Secret Hippiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-20529891735871099812015-07-02T09:23:00.250-04:002015-07-02T09:23:00.250-04:00From the subtext, one gathers that Guinevere remem...From the subtext, one gathers that Guinevere remembers the time that Kay saved Arthur in battle early in Arthur's career.Secret Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-86638245263517657482015-07-02T09:18:22.741-04:002015-07-02T09:18:22.741-04:00I was really introduced to the characters through ...I was really introduced to the characters through Le Morte D'Arthur, not quite the original epic poem by Mallory but a prose translation by Caxton. In this version, Kay is a different character, still brash and a bit of a braggart, but an ordinary knight for the most part. <br /><br />He promises during a calvary charge to unseat some important kings (I forget which) and makes good on the promise. That's by far the high point of his career. He is a buffoon in other parts, no match for the other knights of the Round Table. But when he is wounded, Guinevere helps him to retire honorably.Secret Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-60798446199603128252015-06-13T09:22:56.837-04:002015-06-13T09:22:56.837-04:00:) Cute story. Arthur using brain not brawn...br...:) Cute story. Arthur using brain not brawn...brings on some Disney songs in my head. I always have pondered on Kay as a knight...but he did have the swordplay on his side. :)Ruinwen Dagoriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838849121945131543noreply@blogger.com