Be Interested in Interesting Me!

[qos]

Following after saskia139, whose interesting list of interests includes theosis:

Scan my interest list and pick out the one that seems the most odd to you -- either because you don't know what it is or because you don't know why I would be interested in such a thing. And I'll try to explain myself...

And I'll add my own twist: when you post this in your own journal, include the interest you selected for the person in whose journal you found this.

Comments

[nixnivis.livejournal.com]

I'm curious about "gwenhwyfar" - I've never heard that word before. My gut reaction is to say "bless you", but somehow I don't think that's correct... :-)

[qos.livejournal.com]

If you aren't looking at this response on LJ, you should click the link to view the entry.

Gwenhwyfar is one of the oldest spellings of the name of King Arthur's queen. I like to use it because it echoes back to the times before her identity became so caught up in the "adulturous wife" motif. I first came across it in my favorite Arthurian book, Firelord, by Parke Godwin (which I push whenever possible). His version of Guinevere/Gwenhwyfar is magnificent. Flawed, but with much more strength and courage and ferocity than most. He writes her as a royal daughter of the one of the non-Pictish British tribes, but classically educated because of the Roman presence. She's the one who teaches Arthur kingship, not just the leading of military men.

Keira Knightley's character is nothing like Godwin's character, but a generous icon artist picked that interest and came up with the icon for me during a give-away.

[nixnivis.livejournal.com]

Interesting! I had no idea about all this (and I love the icon) - thanks!

And I'm so pinching this.