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This episode is a companion to the previous podcast, reveiwing the film King Arthur, 2004. In each episode we try to critically assess the triumphs and failures of the films we review, and here we examine the director's claim that the story of
A review of the 2004 film King Arthur, starring Clive Owen and Kiera Knightly as Arthur and Guinevere. We examine critically the film's claim to offer a new perspective on the historical Arthur and give an overview of the plot. In part 1 we s
Following the narrative recap, Part 2 takes a harder look at how Ladyhawke (1985) by Richard Donner had more in common with an authentic medieval tale and less with other fantasy films of the 1980s. We discuss recognizable medieval storytelling
In Part 1 we look at the film Ladyhawke and give a narrative overview of the plot. We discuss how it fit into the fantasy film genre of its day and why it really is unlike any of its contemporaries. In Part 2 we will go into deeper commentar
A companion to the overview podcast, in Part II we dig into the triumphs and failures of Kurzel's interpretation of Shakespear's Macbeth, both as an interpretation of the original play, and as a movie for modern audiences.
A summary of the plot of Shakespeare's Macbeth as realized in the 2015 film starring Michael Fassbender in the title role. This is the first part of a two part series. Here, we give an overview of the plot of Justin Kurzel's interpretation of t
A podcast where we discuss a recent staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. We talk about the different perspectives between medieval audiences for whom Shakespeare was writing, and modern audiences who bring their own expe
War of the Wings is a 4-5 day long camping event in the Society for Creative Anachronism, and one of the bright spots on the calendar of events for the Kingdom of Atlantia. We talk about what makes this event so popular, and all the ways that
In this episode we return to the Fall University of the Kingdom of Atlantia, part of the Society for Creative Anachronism. This is one of our favorite events and we enjoyed it immensely, discussing everything from the site, to the classes, to t
We look back at the recent event we attended with the Society For Creative Anachronism (SCA), a historical re-creation society. This event, the Rip Rap War, holds a special place for us because it was hosted by our local Barony, so we are not u
In this episode we take a look at what kinds of things draw us to an event in the Society for Creative Anachronism, and how we find that information. We take the example of the Rip Rap War, an event given by the Baronies of Marinus and Tir-Y-Do
We look back to Pennsic 2017 and how we need to start now the preparations for next years visit to Pennsic. We talk about how we put the House Book to use this year, both to document the event, and also to give ourselves suggestions for next ye
In this episode we talk about our experience at the major SCA event, The Pennsic War. This two-week long medieval re-creation event draws participants from across North America as well as around the world and attracts in excess of 10,000 partic
In this episode we talk about our preparations for the annual pilgrammage to Pennsic War, the pre-eminant event for players in the Society for Creative Anachronism. We discuss our packing rituals and also our anticipation of what we will do whe
A discussion of our recent visit to the SCA event Return to Camelot: an Arthurian Deed. In this episode, we podcast while on-site during the event. We talk about the details of the event, and how this concept introduces a storyline to the SCA
In this episode, we discuss our preparations for an upcoming Kingdom-level event with the Society for Creative Anachronism called The Ruby Joust. We talk about our experiences at this event last year, and what we'd like to change this time. In
In this episode of A Distant Campfire, we talk a little about the structure of the podcast, and frame the kinds of questions that we'd like to ask. We continue our discussion about SCA Garb, and introduce the Thorny Theoretical Question, and t
We discuss our reactions and experiences from attending the Ruby Joust, a weekend camping event of the Society for Creative Anachronism hosted by the Barony of Caer Mear in the Kingdom of Atlantia. We talk about the basics of setting up an enca
We discuss the tension between living in a kingdom within the Society for Creative Anachronism and holding true to some historical place and identity. This is one of the Thorny Theoretical Questions that make the SCA such an interesting topic o
Christophilos Airetokos, Anne Whatley, Octavo We discuss the SCA Winter University in the Kingdom of Atlantia, and the way it affects our participation in the Society for Creative Anachronism. What is it about the University that appeals to us,
We discuss the transition between winter SCA events and spring and summer events that are more focused on camping as we try to achieve a balance between historical accuracy, practicality, and an indefinable "coolness factor." We're interested
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