102 – Arthur of the Century: An Interview with Sørina Higgins

Draw the sword from the stone and light the grail-shaped beacon as we welcome Sørina Higgins — editor of the award-winning book The Inklings and King Arthur — to the Prancing Pony Podcast! We discuss the various ways each of the Inklings adapted the Arthurian legend for the twentieth century, including Tolkien’s incomplete poem The Fall of Arthur. We learn more about Tolkien’s relationships within the famous literary group and even get an up-close look at Charles Williams, whom Sørina writes about at her blog The Oddest Inkling. Warning: some mature content.

For more information on Charles Williams, including a Reader’s Guide for beginners, visit Sørina’s blog, The Oddest Inkling: https://theoddestinkling.wordpress.com/

Recommended Reading:

Higgins, Sørina, ed. The Inklings and King Arthur: J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C. S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield on the Matter of Britain (Apocryphile Press, paperback)

Tolkien, J. R. R. (Christopher Tolkien, ed.) The Fall of Arthur (HarperCollins, paperback)

Carpenter, Humphrey. The Inklings (HarperCollins, paperback)