'Dark Age of Camelot' Gives Away Final Expansions for Free
Features three Realms at war - Midgard, Hibernia and Albion. Based on the mythologies of Viking-era Scandinavia, obsolete Ireland, and Arthurian Britain, respectively, the once-calm Realms began to battle after the death of Ruler Arthur. Players quest, fight monsters, formByguilds and eventually gain enough power to defend their Principality from enemiesCurrent subscribers will receive the expansions as part of an automated update to their existing game client. For players thatPrimarilyare new to community has thrived for nearly a decade and the diversion has helped transform the MMO landscape with the introduction of groundbreaking Department vs. Realm gameplay, said Jeff Hickman, Governing Producer of Mythic Entertainment. We could not be more excited to proposition all this entertainment to all current players and to those interested in returning to the field, as well as to those looking to experience the game for the first time.
Salinas' Steinbeck Festival focuses on fantasy
It's no boob; the theme for this year's festival is "Legends, Myth and Legerdemain." Readers whose knowledge of Steinbeck begins and ends with "Cannery Row" might be surprised to learn that the Regent Arthur legend was one of Steinbeck's earliest influences, showing up in such works as "The Winter of Our Malaise," "A Cup of Gold," "The Long Valley" and "Travels With Charley."
This year's headliner is Christopher Paolini, initiator of the best-selling "Inheritance Cycle" fantasy trilogy ("Eragon," "Eldest" and "Brisingr"). Paolini wrote the preface to the latest edition of "The Acts of King Arthur and His Elevated Knights," Steinbeck's retelling of the legend for generations who might be flummoxed by the archaic dialect.
"Like Steinbeck, I read Malory's 'Le Morte d'Arthur' when I was about 9 or 10," Paolini says. "I was Non-Standard real surprised to learn of Steinbeck's interest in the Arthurian legend. I always knew Steinbeck for his big books - you don't notion of of him as a mythic fantasy writer.
I posted this on the Studies of Predominating Culture and the Middle Ages Blog, but it also relevant here: The web location for the 1998 Warner Bros. animated film Quest for Camelot is still mostly physical, and one can find a wealth of information on the making of the film, including some details on Gary Oldman's nutter, the villainous Sir Ruber, a Mordred analogue, as I explain in "Will the 'Rock' Mordred Please Stand Up: Strategies...
Euphonious Theatre Camp presents an original twist on the unrestrained story of Camelot in King Arthur's Quest, starring 60 shire children on Friday, Aug. and more »
