In KA A/L, I definitely lean toward prefering Lancelot, I definitely prefered him in the movie and that's probably why mine wound up "In my head" as it were, like he knew that he'd be welcome here.
Though I've definitely had a long standing love for the character of Lancelot throughout the mythos. I've known for a long time that my eventual thesis is going to deal with tracing his evolution as a character and the various versions have meant a LOT to me over the years, though I'm most struck by White's Lancelot (is it spelled that way in White? Hell I don't remember).
Arthurs on the whole for me tend to be a little...boring, or a lot boring depending on the source really. For some reason like you discuss in terms of the OTPing I find myself in much the same boat where you are with regard to the pairings. I can see Lancelot in any number of relationships, but not so much with Arthur, perhaps because of the triangle that's always pretty much existed.
This triangle issue did not help when my Chaucer prof a few years ago brought up the context of the homoerotic exchange in the Arthurian Mythos, but even so, it seems to be a weird part of my brain that allows me to see Lancelot shifting around so much, perhaps its that the Lancelot I write most often is in love with both of his two best friends and really tends to fall in love with anyone who will pay attention to him, or who is nice to him for a while, no matter what they do to him after.
That said, I'm fairly open with Arthurian ideas with regard to Lancelot and pairings as long as it is plausable for the writer's interpretation of the character. While I'm not overly fond of Bradeley's Lancelet, I do see his bisexuality and angst issues as plausable for HIM where they would not be for another Lancelot, and that tends to carry over into fandom stuff for me, perhaps because I'm used to looking at interpretations so very closely and deeply.
And other possible Lancelot pairings in the Mythos? Gawain all the way. At least in terms of Malory.
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Date: 2006-11-18 05:27 pm (UTC)Though I've definitely had a long standing love for the character of Lancelot throughout the mythos. I've known for a long time that my eventual thesis is going to deal with tracing his evolution as a character and the various versions have meant a LOT to me over the years, though I'm most struck by White's Lancelot (is it spelled that way in White? Hell I don't remember).
Arthurs on the whole for me tend to be a little...boring, or a lot boring depending on the source really. For some reason like you discuss in terms of the OTPing I find myself in much the same boat where you are with regard to the pairings. I can see Lancelot in any number of relationships, but not so much with Arthur, perhaps because of the triangle that's always pretty much existed.
This triangle issue did not help when my Chaucer prof a few years ago brought up the context of the homoerotic exchange in the Arthurian Mythos, but even so, it seems to be a weird part of my brain that allows me to see Lancelot shifting around so much, perhaps its that the Lancelot I write most often is in love with both of his two best friends and really tends to fall in love with anyone who will pay attention to him, or who is nice to him for a while, no matter what they do to him after.
That said, I'm fairly open with Arthurian ideas with regard to Lancelot and pairings as long as it is plausable for the writer's interpretation of the character. While I'm not overly fond of Bradeley's Lancelet, I do see his bisexuality and angst issues as plausable for HIM where they would not be for another Lancelot, and that tends to carry over into fandom stuff for me, perhaps because I'm used to looking at interpretations so very closely and deeply.
And other possible Lancelot pairings in the Mythos? Gawain all the way. At least in terms of Malory.
Um I stop rambling now.