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Author Moments, part 2

As I’ve mentioned before, one of my absolute favorite moments as an author is when someone reads my books and is inspired to create their own art or writing because of it. I love that! This amazing poem was just sent to me by Julie, who used the place names on my map of Dark Age Britain to tell her own Arthurian-inspired story:

A woman at the Round Table

I am Julia, Princess of Gwynedd
Where it is said
That High Queen Guinever came
And soon I hope to do the same
And that is to carry on
Women who can be strong
For I have in my sight
To one day be a Round Table Knight
For I cannot be under my father’s hand
Being that I am heiress to his land
My mother comes from a line of warrior Queens though
Their call grows strong in me so
I’ve been taught the skills of bow, sword and lance
Now all I need is the chance
To prove to them what I can do
And be the warrior that I am true
And one day it happened so
I asked to Camelot may I go
For an invitation from the High King Arthur was sent
Camelot’s annual tournament where my three brothers before me have went
All became Knights but all in battle died
It was my chance, my turn to carry my families name with pride
To my amazement both father and mother did relent
So off to Camelot with my squire I went
Now in Camelot invintation and royal papers in hand
I signed in and was shown my stand
The first woman to enter the tournament I was told
That statement was bold
I made it all the way to the jousting games
Here is where you get yourself a name
First I fought from Camelerd Sir Cadell
It took three hits before he fell
Next I fought Sir Caerwyn from Cornwall
Another three hits and he too did fall
Next I fought from Dinas Emrys Sir Emlyn known as the Knight in Blue
Another three hits and I knocked him down too
Next I fought from Dumnonia Sir Dilwyn known as the Knight in Grey
Another three hits and he too on the ground lay
Next I fought Sir Dylan of Dyfed
With another three hits he too on the ground I led
Next I fought Sir Gruffudd of Gwent
With another three rounds he too to the ground I sent
Next I fought from London Sir Llewelyn one of the best
It took four rounds before I laid him to rest
Next I fought from Powys Sir Pryce known as the Black Hound
It took another four hits before I laid him to the ground
Next I fought from Rhegged Sir Roderick
It took five hits before I sent him to the ground to lick
Now I had to fight the current champion
From Tintagel Sir Talfryn
He was known as the Silver Knight
He sure did put up a good fight
But in the seventh rounds end
Him to the ground I did send
For a moment he stood disbelieved
But with a sigh the tournament title to me he did relieve
In awe the crowd did stand
As Sir Talfryn shook my hand
Before the High King and Queen I stood
I asked for knighthood
I told them like my brothers before me I wanted to be
And Arthur gave it to me freely
I was dubbed on the spot
Julia Round Table Knight of Camelot
You might think this is a fable
But it is not for I, Princess Julia of Gwynedd, became the first woman of the Round Table

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One Response to “Author Moments, part 2”

1. Laura Says:
   May 2nd, 2011 at 6:51 pm

   I LOVE the poem!

   
   

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