Week 12 Reading Diary: Britomart, Part 1

(Britomart viewing Artegall in Merlin's mirror, via Wikipedia)

I am so glad that I chose to read the Britomart unit this week--because I honestly don't know when I've read a more awesome story about a lady knight! (That's a lie; I've read some really awesome ones otherwise. But this one was written way earlier, so that counts for something, I guess?) There's literally nothing that I do not love about what's happened in the readings so far, from the fact that Britomart sets off on her quest not only because she wants to find Artegall, but because she also wants to see the world and gain fame and glory, to the fact that regularly challenges her fellow knights and wins all of her fights due not only to her enchanted spear but also to years and years of weapons training. I'm having such a hard time deciding what direction I might want to go this week, Storytelling-wise, because there's so many possibilities within this unit, but here's a few of my thoughts so far:

1) Any of the sections here would be excellent fodder for writing in a minor character's point of view. There are so many reactions to Britomart's disguise as a knight that it might be cool to tell the story from the perspective of one of the knights she fights, or maybe one of the ladies she rescues? It would also be possible to tell any of the stories from Glauce's point of view, awesome old lady/squire/companion to Britomart that she is...

2) It might be possible to add another episode to the story? Britomart gets into a lot of trouble, and a lot of it is because she doesn't stop and think before she rushes into things, so another episode would probably be comprised of some kind of challenge/castle/maiden/friendly or unfriendly knight that our heroine meets with gleeful courage and incredible fortitude and confidence...

Stories from the Faerie Queene by Mary Macleod, with drawings by A. G. Walker (1916). Untextbook.