https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqnnjCzeCg

Not exactly what you were asking but this sort of sums up my thoughts. Saber is very much the figure with quite a bit of creative licensing taken and I don't really think too much about the figure outside of Fate. Although to be fair the figure has changed from author to author, but none so quite as drastically as Fate's version.

I'm not asking about how accurate Fate is with Arthurian lore considering how Nasu and others are very open about how they've taken a lot of creative license with it. I'm just curious what Arthurian media other people on these forums have read/viewed/played. For example, I remember seeing the 2004 King Arthur film that took inspiration from the theory that Arthur was a Roman military commander. It was kind of meh though. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349683/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_King%2520Arthur

I've watched Excalibur and Sword in the Stone. I've also seen Monty Pythons, The Holy Grail, which well it is a comedy spoof of Arthur so it sort of counts. I think I've seen the 2004 King Arthur movie at some point but I don't really remember it. Excalibur sticks out more. Beyond the above, I'm not sure if I've seen or read much else.

for me it's King Arthur and the Knights of Justice

I took the same interest as you and wonder about movies. I was able to get a list from an AI. Based off of researching that list If you want one strongly based on the legend it seems to be the mentioned 1981 Excalibur movie. I haven't seen it but I am considering watching it after I finish reading fate. I was also curious about "Goldie's story" but for him it seems like you are basically just reading translation of stone/clay tablets.

I can post the list but it's a huge wall of text so only if you request it.

edit: oh yeah there are also the old king Arthur books. Some of them are very old.

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I took the same interest as you and wonder about movies. I was able to get a list from an AI. Based off of researching that list If you want one strongly based on the legend it seems to be the mentioned 1981 Excalibur movie. I haven't seen it but I am considering watching it after I finish reading fate. I was also curious about "Goldie's story" but for him it seems like you are basically just reading stone tablets.

I can post the list but it's a huge wall of text so only if you request it.

edit: oh yeah there are also the old king Arthur books. Some of them are very old.

The Epic of Gilgamesh was originally a poem—or rather, a collection of Sumerian poems—before it was compiled into a more structured narrative. The earliest known versions of Gilgamesh's story date back to Sumerian texts from around 2100 BCE, written in cuneiform on clay tablets. These early stories were separate, self-contained poems about Gilgamesh’s deeds

Later, during the Akkadian and Babylonian periods (around 18th-12th centuries BCE), these stories were compiled into a more cohesive epic, with additional material added. The most complete version we have today is the Standard Babylonian version, attributed to a scribe named Sin-leqi-unninni (circa 1300-1000 BCE).

But as for Fate, Gilgamesh is a very interesting case. Design wise, Gil looks nothing like his mythological counter-part. His mythological version would have darker tanned skin, and was usually depicted with a beard. He also had none of those portals that he could open.

But there is still a lot of things they got pretty accurate. There are 2 main versions of Gilgamesh, his archer form, and caster form. He technically has a ruler form and a child form but those are less important. Gilgamesh started off as the arrogant king who saw his people are beneath him, but still needed. He was also a serial rapist who took woman on the night before they were to be wed so he could have their virginity. This is the Gilgamesh we see as an archer. It shows Gilgamesh when his power was more or less at its peak. He was arrogant and had every weapon and treasure that ever existed, he would do as he pleased, even disregarding what the Gods themselves wanted.

Then later a monster, called Enkidu, was made to fight Gilgamesh. Some stuff happened in which Enkidu had sex with a prostitute and somehow learned of the world then. He then went to stop Gilgamesh from being a tyrant and stopped him as he was on his way to rape a woman. They then brawled for three days. In Fate's version they each shot weapons at each other for those three days. Then they enjoyed it so much even if Gilgamesh technically beat Enkidu, if only barley. Then Giglamesh become a slightly better king and went on adventures with his new friend, they pissed of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war. This sent down the bull of heaven which they killed, the gods took this as an offence and killed Enkidu since they had that power as they made him. Giglamesh came to fear his own mortality and went on journey for immortality. He meets lots of mythological creatures and this can be found in the epic which is a good read btw. Then he gets the plant that will give immortality and takes a bath on his way back to his kingdom Urk. Then a snake eats it and Gilgamesh can only laugh. Then he goes back to his kingdom and sees the walls have gone so high and he has a slightly better view on humans now. This led to him becoming a wiser king and less of a tyrant. That is what his caster form represents. He is still arrogant, but much less cruel, and probably stopped raping woman before they got wed.

His Archer form represents his unchecked tyranny, while his Caster form represents his wiser, kingly self.

If anyone wants to read the story, it can be found here in English:
http://l-adam-mekler.com/epic_gilgamesh.pdf

On the subject of Arthur movies, there's also First Knight, which is more about Lancelot. It stars Sean Connery as Altria Arthur and Richard Gere as Lancelot.

Fate history characters are way better and cooler cuz they either hot or fun
I never cared for history till Fate showed me Nero Claudius

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Fate history characters are way better and cooler cuz they either hot or fun
I never cared for history till Fate showed me Nero Claudius :nero:

Speaking of Nero, have you ever watched I, Claudius?

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Fate history characters are way better and cooler cuz they either hot or fun
I never cared for history till Fate showed me Nero Claudius

Speaking of Nero, have you ever watched I, Claudius?

Nah i dont watch movies,just old sitcoms.
And anime but only if its actually good

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Speaking of Nero, have you ever watched I, Claudius?

Nah i dont watch movies,just old sitcoms.
And anime but only if its actually good

I Claudius is actually a 70s BBC production. It has most of the stuff that Game of Thrones would later have: murder, betrayal, and incest. Although it doesn't have any fight scenes or impressive special effects, it does have good costumes and set design. The casting is also good, with people such as Brian Blessed and Patrick Steward involved.

The whole series is available on YouTube if you're interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7XRX1UBooQ&list=PLlwzDYw6zp2D6DxLR8zGz1i_7764DYSVQ

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Nah i dont watch movies,just old sitcoms.
And anime but only if its actually good

I Claudius is actually a 70s BBC production. It has most of the stuff that Game of Thrones would have: murder, betrayal, and incest. Although it doesn't have any fight scenes or impressive special effects, it does have good costumes and set design. The casting is also good, with people such as Brian Blessed and Patrick Steward involved.

The whole series is available on YouTube if you're interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7XRX1UBooQ&list=PLlwzDYw6zp2D6DxLR8zGz1i_7764DYSVQ

Eh il pass. Rl stuff dont interest me and game of thrones was epic for the white walkers and lewdness

A trailer for Legends of the Round Table was published recently. A rather interesting looking title if I say so myself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx-xNNMdBGE&list=PL1m3TuCWPIqTLQ1KZTf3FdMpKMER1WYCT&index=3

I played Stronghold Legends, second best game with king arthur in it