“The lance of Accolon, as on a rock
Long storm-launched foam breaks baffled, with the shock
On Arthur’s sounding shield burst splintered force;
But him resistless Arthur’s, –high from horse
Sell-lifted, –ruinous bare crashing on
A long sword’s length; unsaddled Accolon”
Accolon was a Knight of King Arthur’s court, and secret lover of Morgana le Fay. Morgana managed to get Excalibur into Accolon’s hands through her deceptions, with which Accolon eventually dueled against King Arthur.
The legendary weapon was not enough, and Accolon was mortally wounded during the duel.
The quote is from the poem “Accolon of Gaul” which was written by Madison Cawein in 1889. Having briefly read the poem between making the sketch and writing this here, there are a few things I want to change about his design to fit the poem better.
Something for the future.
Day 14
— Christopher Cant (@ChrisCantArt) March 15, 2023
“The lance of Accolon, as on a rock
Long storm-launched foam breaks baffled, with the shock
On Arthur’s sounding shield burst splintered force;
But him resistless Arthur’s,–high from horse
Sell-lifted,–ruinous bare crashing on
A long sword’s length; unsaddled Accolon” pic.twitter.com/6lsEh0Prgp
