How Sir Bedivere cast the Sword Excalibur into the Water
art, Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, legend, legends, myth, mythology, Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), Avalon, death, Excalibur, illustration, J.M. Dent & Sons, king, knight, lake, Le Morte d’Arthur, SA, Sir Bedivere, South Australia, sword, Thomas Malory, wounded king
This work was gifted to the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1960 by Mrs R.A. Haste. It is a line-block reproduction on paper depicting a scene from Thomas Malory’s fifteenth-century canonical Arthurian text Le Morte d’Arthur. Following the battle at Barnham Down where Arthur is mortally wounded, he commands Sir Bedivere (at this point the only knight left standing) to take his sword Excalibur to the water and cast it in, and then to return and tell him what he has seen. Sir Bedivere twice takes the sword to the waterside but hides it rather than throw it to waste. Upon his return he tells Arthur that nothing unusual transpired when he threw the sword in and Arthur knows he is lying. On his third visit he casts the sword into the water, and a hand appears from the water to grab hold of it. Sir Bedivere afterwards takes Arthur to the lake, where a barge appears to take him to Avalon. The work was created by Aubrey Beardsley for a nineteenth-century illustrated edition of Le Morte d’Arthur, which was issued in 12 parts between 1893 and 1984 by London publisher J.M. Dent & Sons.
Beardsley, Aubrey
Art Gallery of South Australia
c. 1873
Art Gallery of South Australia
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"Camelot": The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
record, records, music, orchestra, orchestral, Alan Jay Lerner, Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, Camelot, chivalric, chivalry, cinema, entertainment, film, Franco Nero, Guinevere, Hoyts Century Theatre, York, King Arthur, knight, knighthood, Lancelot, movie, New South Wales, NSW, popular culture, Richard Harris, Round Table, Sydney, theatre, theatres, Vanessa Redgrave
An image of a record found in a York secondhand store featuring the soundtrack to the popular 1967 film "Camelot." An example of the popularity, commerciality and timelessness of Arthurian legends, the film was a box office hit in the West. The film was a screen adaptation of the 1960 musical of the same name by Alan Jay Lerner. It starred Richard Harris as King Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as Guinevere and Franco Nero as Lancelot. For more information about the film, consult <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061439/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061439/. </a><br />
Carter, Bree
27 November 2011
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“Crowd outside the Hoyts Century Theatre at the Preview of Camelot, Sydney,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed November 28, 2011, <a href="../../../items/show/26">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/26 </a>
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Medieval Drama
Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, Death of Arthur, entertainment, Holy Grail, John Gould, King, King Arthur, Le Morte d'Arthur, Malory, monarch, monarchy, quest, Quest for the Holy Grail, New South Wales, NSW, performance, play, plays, Sir Thomas Malory, stage, stage play, Sydney, Sydney University, theatre, University, university play
An article from the Sydney Morning Herald notifying readers of a second performance of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. The performance by graduates and undergraduates of the University of Sydney was of a section of Malory's work, The Quest for the Holy Grail. The performance included a cast of over 150 in costume, and a Gregorian choir.
Anon.
The National Library of Australia: <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17249186" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17249186</a>
The Sydney Morning Herald
7 July 1936
National Library of Australia
Newspaper Article
Newspaper Article
Crowd outside the Hoyts Century Theatre at the Preview of Camelot, Sydney
Alan Jay Lerner, Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, Camelot, chivalric, chivalry, cinema, entertainment, film, Franco Nero, Guinevere, Hoyts Century Theatre, King Arthur, knight, knighthood, Lancelot, movie, New South Wales, NSW, popular culture, Richard Harris, Round Table, Sydney, theatre, Vanessa Redgrave
In this black and white photograph by J. A. Mulligan, a crowd gathers outside the Hoyts Century Theatre in Sydney on 20 December 1967 to attend a preview of the film Camelot. The film was a screen adaptation of the 1960 musical of the same name by Alan Jay Lerner. Based on Arthurian legend, the plot tells the story of Arthur’s marriage to Guinevere, his establishment of the Round Table, the love triangle that ensued between Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot and the rescue of Guinevere by Lancelot when she was sentenced to death for her adultery. The film starred Richard Harris as King Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as Guinevere and Franco Nero as Lancelot.
Mulligan, J.A.
National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia
20 December, 1967
National Library of Australia
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Laurie Payne & Tony Hughes in Costume for Camelot
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In this black and white photograph from the Laurie Payne Collection of Theatrical Photographs (held by the National Library of Australia), actors Laurie Payne and Tony Hughes in their costumes for the musical Camelot are pictured with an unnamed man in in street clothes. Payne and Hughes are dressed in suits of armour. The musical, written by Alan Jay Lerner in 1960, is based on Arthurian legend and tells the story of Arthur’s marriage to Guinevere, his establishment of the Round Table, the love triangle that ensued between Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot and the rescue of Guinevere by Lancelot when she was sentenced to death for her adultery.
Stafford, N.
National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia
1966
National Library of Australia
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Laurie Payne, Tour of Camelot, 1966
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In this black and white photograph from the Laurie Payne Collection of Theatrical Photographs (held by the National Library of Australia), actor Laurie Payne poses in his costume, a suit of armour, for the musical Camelot. The musical, written by Alan Jay Lerner in 1960, is based on Arthurian legend and tells the story of Arthur’s marriage to Guinevere, his establishment of the Round Table, the love triangle that ensued between Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot and the rescue of Guinevere by Lancelot when she was sentenced to death for her adultery.
Bryan & Shear (Firm)
National Library of Australia: <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an22828135" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an22828135</a>
Bryan & Shear (Firm)
1966
National Library of Australia
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