The Saxons who invaded Britain....

[Mercator]

Originally posted by Zulu Elephant
The only good Arthur stories are the Warlord trilogy by Bernard Cornwell

The only good Arthur book is Le Morte d'Arthur by sir Thomas Malory.

[Seeker]

There were a few good historical bitties....the fact the is well accepted today, which is that Hadrian's Wall was not some sort of rigid frontier beyond which 'here be dragons', but that there were in fact many Roman estates on the north side of the wall...

the movie Saxons were a little over the top...the real saxons were fairly impressed with the romano-british culture...not that that stopped them from showing their appreciation in the usual germanic mode...

The sarmatian thing was a bit of a stretch...I thought we'd see a bunch of romano-british 'equites'..

EDIT: Braided beards

Whoever thought that the saxons were really hells angels?

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Zulu Elephant
The only good Arthur stories are the Warlord trilogy by Bernard Cornwell

YES!

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Seeker
There were a few good historical bitties....the fact the is well accepted today, which is that Hadrian's Wall was not some sort of rigid frontier beyond which 'here be dragons', but that there were in fact many Roman estates on the north side of the wall...

One thing hat also was correct was that the sea was frozen in winter

[Dr Strangelove]

Most people don't realise that there were a fair number of saxons in Britain even before the romans pulled out. They had been hired as mercenaries to guard the coast from saxons sea raids. Evidently before the vikings made their appearence the saxons were the sea raiders that the coastal folks of western europe feared.

[St Leo]


% Homer returns in time for the day's featured attraction: "The Poke
% of Zorro." The hero of the film fights the Three Musketeers. He
% runs all three of them through with his sword.

Musketeer:Sacre bleu! The deadly poke of Zorro! [all three
collapse]
[the Man in the Iron Mask attacks Zorro. Zorro
slices a "Z" in the man's shirt]
Man:What? "N?" What does "N" stand for?
Zorro:No, no. It's a "Z." I am Zorro. "Z" for Zorro! I
have come to return King Arthur to the throne.
Bart:[in audience] It's a history lesson come to life!
Lisa:No, it isn't. It's totally inaccurate.
Bart:Quiet! Here come the ninjas. [fighting noises are
heard from the screen]
-- Artistic liberties, "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)"

% Zorro gets a respite from fighting to seduce the movie's heroine.
% He undresses her by adroitly slicing layers of her clothing with his
% sword.

Lady:What part of "stop cutting my dress off" don't you
understand? [her dress falls off]
Zorro:[laughs, then notices something cut into the lady's slip]
"SP?" The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Lady:We're just, uh, friends.
Bart:[in audience] She's lying! Slice her head off!
Zorro:Your honor has been insulted. This will not stand.
[leaps out the window]
Homer:[in audience] Oh, you don't want to get Zorro mad. [tips
Milk Dud box, dribbling butter on Marge's dress]
Marge:You're pouring hot butter on my leg.
Homer:Sh, sh, sh.
-- "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)"

% A night at the opera. (Wait, hasn't that been done in another
% movie? Oh, well.) As the fat lady sings, the Scarlet Pimpernel
% enjoys the show from his reserved balcony. He is rudely interrupted
% by Zorro.

Zorro:Sir, I demand satisfaction. I challenge you to a
duel.
[slaps the Scarlet Pimpernel with his glove. The
opera audience gasps]
Do you accept, or are you a coward?
Pimpernel:[gets up] I ... am a coward! [runs away]
[movie audience cheers]
Homer:[in real audience] Woo! You go, Zorro!
King Arthur:I, King Arthur, declare Zorro the new King of
England!
Zorro:Yes!
[the King tosses Zorro his crown. He catches it on
his sword. The credits roll]


[GePap]

Wait, so King Arthur's tale tells me the Saxons were an utter bunch of bastards, yet Robin Hood's sotry tells me the Saxon's were these great guys under the boot of Norman tyranny.

So what is it, oppressed pansies or bloodthirsty gits?

[JohnT]

bloodthirsty pansies.

[Kuciwalker]

oppressed gits

[Zkribbler]

Robin Hood took place generations after King Arthur. By then, the successfully invading Saxons, Angles and Jutes and in turn been successfully invaded by the Norman French. IIRC, Richard the Lionhearted was the great grandson of Duke William Bastard aka "The Conqueror"

[GePap]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Robin Hood took place generations after King Arthur. By then, the successfully invading Saxons, Angles and Jutes and in turn been successfully invaded by the Norman French. IIRC, Richard the Lionhearted was the great grandson of Duke William Bastard aka "The Conqueror"

We all know that.

The point is, can;t we assume the Saxons deserved what they got after what they did to the poor Celts?

[DAVOUT]

I am calling all protectors of reason, knowledge and wisdom: History is under threat by a gang of unscrupulous posters. They recently used their audacity and perfect organization to ridicule the respected Saxons of the past.

Gepap: So what is it, oppressed pansies or bloodthirsty gits?

JohnT: bloodthirsty pansies.

Kuciwalker: oppressed gits

[Kuciwalker]

[DerSchwarzfalke]

Once and Future King by TH White

[Kuciwalker]

Marion Zimmer Bradly

Admittedly, the only ones I've actually read