"His skin was as the leaves in spring. His eyes, of gleaming gold And on his shield he bore the arms Of antlered gods of old" sent shivers down my spine

It's so fun hearing these ancient and medieval legends rendered into song by such a talented mind, performed on authentic instruments. I can't get enough.

@allthatwecan

6 ай бұрын

Were they originally performed in this or a similar song-type manner?

@TheFoolOnTheHill_

6 ай бұрын

I believe Arthurian legends were performed orally, but not usually accompanied by music. @@allthatwecan

A round of applause please for this lovely rendition.

@MandaLynn8

Жыл бұрын

👏👏

I'm in love with this. The world needs more Arthurian recitations set to hurdy-gurdy music.

@MissionSilo

Жыл бұрын

Looking towards the past to find unknown or obscure would be the way to go. Last century was all about inventing something new. The trend of this century is rediscovery

@ninja0406

Жыл бұрын

Peter pringle really is the best

For those who may not know, the "Morgan y Dylwythen Deg" he refers to is a character that's pretty famous, or infamous, depending on the telling, in Arthurian myth. Tylwyth Teg, in Welsh, translates to "fair folk" where we get the word "fairy" from. Thus, Morgan of the Fairies, or Morgan le Fey. (Yeah, it sounded like Ds and not Ts when he sang it, but that's Celtic initial mutation for you. It's also the noun first and the adjective after.)

@Drak976

11 ай бұрын

He was the best. Morgan the Fair. Implying Arthur was an uggo hummie. How could you not choose our champion? We sent the fairest. Like a 20/10 in bong land. A man fairer then all the maidens. This is why we curse you to be ugly now. Every English maiden shall be a -5/10. For all of time.

@gnarl12

9 ай бұрын

Good to know

@saber2802

8 ай бұрын

Interestingly, the Irish call the Fae folk the fair folk and other such things

A man who aught to have a whole music faculty at a top university under his direction .

@spasjt

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

Peter Pringle might be the most underrated musician ever.

@daviddale2570

Жыл бұрын

Maybe tragically lesser known, I mean, you'd have to be crazy to underrate this man! Haha

@soaringvulture

11 ай бұрын

Well, I've run into many underrated musicians. Mr. Pringle is spectactularly good but is, sadly, typical of the geniuses that I've encountered. They're all over the place. Remember Laura Nyro? There's whole gangs of singers like her. Imagine that.

@DaturaReapicusJones

8 ай бұрын

He's our treasure

This is unironically up there with your telling of the epic of gilgamesh. I was enamoured by your performance. Peter pringle putting out another banger, please complete the story too

BABE WAKE UP NEW PETER PRINGLE VIDEO JUST DROPPED

The lyrics as best as I could transcribe- because i felt driven to (blame the auto-generated transcript) It was the Eve of Christmas The Good King and his Knights were gathered in a holy kirk to celebrate the light they came in all humility no shield was seen, nor sword to bow their heads in reverance for the birthing of our Lord. when all were knelt in prayer, there came a mighty blow, upon the doors which opened wide unto the winter snow. and on a steed of holly-green, and bourne by winter winds, a knight in armor, axe in hand came riding, riding in. (clippity cloppity clip clap clop) the ringing of the hooves on stone was the only sound as the knight rode in, dismounted, and set foot on holy ground. his skin was as the leaves in spring, his eyes of gleaming gold, and on his shield he bore the arms of antlered gods of old. in a voice low and soft he spoke, "Good friends, do not fear- I propose a simple game for one among you here; if one of you will fight me on this Christmas-Tide, then will I depart this house, and peace will here abide." "But any wound I suffer here at the hand of any man, be it great or be it small as a scratch upon the hand, we shall agree by sacred oath, before the fight begins; that such a wound- just one year hence- I shall inflict on him." Now Morgan y Dylwythen Deg, sister of the king had a son, a fearless knight the one they call Gawain he was among the gathered throng and thought to put an end to this strange intruder and the king's honor defend Sir Gawain stepped forward and raised his voice aloud "I'll take your challenge, and the oath, and fight you here and now!" he grasped the great green axe and raised it o'er his head the green knight did not raise a hand but knelt in prayer, instead. he swung the mighty axe and the deed was done the green knight's head fell on the stones and so, Gawain had won! there were no shouts of praise... and only silence reigned, as blood spilled out on holy ground at the feet of Sir Gawain... then to defy the laws of men, and the power of death defeat- the headless body raised itself and stood upon its feet! then to its severed head it walked, as if it were unharmed with sightless hands, it took the head and held it in its arms. To the gathered throng it spoke in a voice for all to hear "Now we agree, you come to me on this night, in a year. when in the Chapel Green we meet, then, as is my right- I'll do to you what you did to me upon this holy night." "The chapel you will find to the North, a six-day ride just ask about, and you will find just where the chapel lies." With that, the green knight mounted, his head under his arm on thundering hooves, rode out again into the winter storm... (Clap clop clippity clippity clappity clippity clappity) [my thanks to ​ @Morgan Pollard for the correction]

@Planefan1000

Жыл бұрын

The sister of the king is "Morgan y Dylwythen Deg" -- which is the Welsh name of Morgan le Fay

@Mephiston1984LoD

11 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@Dawg.Wit.

8 ай бұрын

Gawain realizing that he completely could not fuck up worse than he just did💀💀💀

Oh yes! More hurdy gurdy after so long. Thank you again for this lovely masterpiece Mr. Pringle.

@dinguskhan46329

Жыл бұрын

im sorry, but fucking Mr. Pringle

@dinguskhan46329

Жыл бұрын

@@bearlytamedmodels its like having the last name pepper

@HannesRadke

Жыл бұрын

Arthur Legends on Hurdy Gurdy album wen?

@karimashita6080

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it organistrum?

@numinasarcadia1717

Жыл бұрын

@@karimashita6080 I believe those are bigger

Last year i went down a rabbit hole after watching the movie. Even though we usually treat Arthurian legends as mythology it's interesting to see the crossovers to historical figures. One of the stories involving Sir Gawain is the "lothly lady" if you want to google it. But this story is also accredited to this "real" irish king dude Niall of the Nine Hostages from around 400 AD. Also what's funny is that a lot of Irish & Scottish surnames trace back to this King's linage: O'Neill, O'Boyle, O'Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Coleman, Connor, Devlin, O'Doherty, O'Donnell, Donnelly, Egan, Flynn, Gallagher, Gormley, Hynes, Kane, McGovern, McLoughlin, McManus, Molloy, O'Reilly, O'Rourke and Quinn (found on google). Funny to think how much folklore came from family rumors being passed on for generations

@TheFoolOnTheHill_

Жыл бұрын

I'll never watch that movie because of the casting choice for Sir Gawain. I don't support the replacement of my people. But, if the movie lead you here, then at least something good came of it.

@ThEEPOPO9

Жыл бұрын

@@TheFoolOnTheHill_ Replacement of what people? Sir Gawain is a fictional character, what is there to replace? I've never heard mention of his ethnicity at all. Could you elaborate?

@tyburn1493

Жыл бұрын

@@ThEEPOPO9 You are being disingenuous and not acting in good faith.

@ThEEPOPO9

Жыл бұрын

@@tyburn1493 Huh??? I'm fairly positive none of the knights of the round table have many identifiers besides clothing color/ deeds and symbolism. Sure we can assume most of them are predominantly anglo saxon since thats where the stories come from, but the green knight is literally the most obscure he could be from anywhere. Please explain what you mean. How am I being disingenuous or acting in bad faith?

@Blisterdude123

Жыл бұрын

@@TheFoolOnTheHill_ Pity you won't even give it a chance. I've always felt the performance is the key, in theatre, and as far as movies go it 'feels' like theatre, in its presentation. Patel portrays a fascinating and compelling iteration of Gawain, layered with complexity and a scholar's knowledge of the various source material. But I'm gonna hazard a guess based on your response you're only really interested in a pretty superficial kind of way.

Oh my god, and the little riff on the gurdy that you played in the Death of King Arthur is back

The first video i found from this channel was Lament for Gilgamesh, and i cant say how much i found interesting hearing all the ancient songs, i couldn't image what channel like this could exist

Merry Christmas Peter. Thank you for this captivating rendition. Always superb

What I wouldn't give to hear you tell the whole story. My favorite, and never before so masterfully told. Thank you so much for this

the best christmas tale

This gives me shivers and goosebumps, it is a portal to a whimsical era of myth and legend; and so excellently executed by our most revered bard.

Thank you Peter for blessing us with this gift ❤️ what a treasure for the holiday season

The Green Knight has always been one of my favorite Arthurian stories.

The Bard has returned to sing to us again!

And you're using a Digitech Whammy? You're such a trip, dude, you've got to start touring.

Aw man! It's over already!

Mr. Perter Pringle deserve at least a million subscribers.

What a surprise!!! So happy!!! Thanks you

came here from someone on tiktok talking about your Gilgamesh video but this was the first thing to come up and i had to listen to it as my dissertation is on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - I'd love to hear this in Middle English also omg

Merci beaucoup Peter pour ce cadeau qui nous aidera à passer au travers de l'hiver Québécois! (On ne t'a pas oublié ici)

I am waiting for you to release a cd so i can buy it.

What gorgeous storytelling. I appreciate You 🙏 the clap of hooves departing is a lovely touch 👏

I certainly hope you're in touch with some academic medievalists, because this is gloriously done and drama of the period deserves this kind of revival. I fear the film might fade and never have the sequel or similar production "next tale" which audiences deserve.

I really appreciated you using your fingers to mimic the sound of hooves. An excellent performance.

While my Hurdy softly Gurdz

Another one from the King ❤️

I dont know if you read the comments, but I love what you do and am so happy every time you have a new video. Thank you for all the hard work, research & music you do.

Am I the only one that think this sounds like a tune from Emerson, Lake and Palmer? Amazing work as usual!

hes bac and like his namesake, once you pop you just cant stop. love these unique works peter.

This ancient and medieval stylized music makes me feel very peaceful and good. Thank you sir, I admire your work!

I don't mean to be off topic, but what happened to the Namarie upload? It's been gone for a while, I always really loved it. Does anyone remember it? Is it saved anywhere else?

This is a great Christmas gift. Thank you!

Peter, Whenever I listen to your songs, I feel that the instrument and voice become one. Thank you for always

I feel like I'm at court beside King Alfred, quaffing wine and eating hen with my fingers while this Master Bard recites the ancient stories of Olde. So fun!! Peter Pringle is the greatest!

The tapping of fingers on the instrument to imitate the galloping of a horse was such a fun detail!

My favorite notification I could never thank you enough for your work, but thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

Wow, so cool to hear an epic tale told in verse in modern language. So many cultures of the past had their epic poems that they would have heard in their own contemporary dialect with rhyme and meter. Today we have to translate these poems and we loose the poetic sense in the process. Really cool to get a taste of that here!

@GeeBarone

Жыл бұрын

This was my exact thought too. His specific rendering might be modern, but I really believe thd experience of watching him perform is the same core experience as it would have been hundreds of years ago.

What an absolute PLEASURE to hear! Thank you so much Peter and have a merry Christmas!

Thank you Mr. Pringle.

I’m not kidding when I say this but I literally finished reading the original story for the second time earlier today. So this is a big coincidence I suppose.

Excellent! I have my kids watch your videos as part of their homeschool work. This’ll be in their school playlist tomorrow. You are helping to educate the next generation. Thank you ❤

@topclub5373

Жыл бұрын

stop homeschooling

@snartshack

Жыл бұрын

@@topclub5373 cry about it

@ninja0406

Жыл бұрын

You're killing it! Keep up the good work! Do you recommend any homeschool resources that you love?

@iandonnelly6684

5 ай бұрын

Homeschooling is child abuse.

Having been a huge fan of your Death of Arthur, this is a dream come true, thanks for this

This would fit in The Green Knight movie so well, beautiful performance

Peter, I wish you could know how timely and precious this performance is to me. It's filled a social need in me that stays so pained and hungry this time of year, celebrating life richly amid the withering season. It is so grounding to join in with the thoughts and contemplations of so many before us who would have reflected in kind to a similar performance long ago. The thoughts surrounding the Green Knight being wonderfully myriad. Much obliged. ❤‍🔥

Love hearing you bring this almost forgotten music back to life. A true bard!

❤❤❤

Peter you are the best. Your Arthur stuff is top notch.

Simply enchanting

Wonderful! Bravo! Finally another of Peter's videos. Thank you so much. The hooves sounds are such an eleant, yet simple adition. Awesome!

Absolutely stunning performance. This epic is among my most favourite pieces of British literature. So glad you gave it a musical iteration!

It would be interesting to hear a conversation between Mr Pringle and a medieval music scholar.

Legendary Bretonian Warrior The Green Knight Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha

Wonderful story that made me go to the original because I had to see how it ended. Thank you for your always artful translation of this myth!

This is superb! 👏👏👏 Thank you.

Thank you very much for another enchanting performance

I wonder why the Tolkien ones including the cristal baschet & theremin videos got taken down - I loved coming back to them.

That's awesome! Thank you. I have that book in Middle English. Very strange story full of allegory. Have to read it again.

More ballads. please! It is really strong. My respects and gratitude, Peter

I wish I could like this a hundred and one times.

Exquisite. 🌹

You're the Bard of Ages, Peter!

Awesome as always!

I adore this story! I would love to hear the rest. Also, that pyramid thingee did a great job, the sound is perfect.

I think Peter Pringle does a beautiful job ! If he had an album of his “ancient” music, I would buy it! His voice and delvery 😊are fabulous! Having said that, I must add that his wonderful songs are not authentic! They are as Pringle imagined them with his 21st century sensibilities! If we were to hear these pieces as they were composed or performed in antiquity, they would not be appealing to our modern ears! I still think he does a superlative job and makes us aware of the existence of ancient literature both musical and literary!

This truly is only the beginning of the story. For anyone intrigued by this story, I wholly recommend you read the rest of it. A lovely story of honour, virtue, and chivalry and one of the finest tales of the Matter of Britain.

Cousin Peter! This is beautiful. 'So glad I found it.

SO GREAT

As always an excellent blending of hurdy gurdy/simphonye with modern effects!!

How can one man be so based.

As if the geniality of this piece was not enough, to imitate the sound of a galloping horse at the end with your fingers. Wow.

Another ancient classic from you, my friend. Applause all around!

This is awesome..!!

Hi Peter, Amey here. I so enjoyed this offering! I hope you are well

Just one of the most talented and unique musicians and musical scholars on KZread. Amazing!

Thank you Peter! I'd love to hear a continuation some time

Good work. Thanks from Philadelphia

Beautiful, as always.

Totally spellbinding.

This is fantastic! The hoof sounds were an especially nice touch.👍😁

I love this legend, I've heard a few retellings of it- but this one might be my favorite! Thank you for all your hard work, I love how you've brought history and legend to life for us all.

That was bloody excellent!

The master strikes yet again!

It was beautiful as ever, thank you.

how can one get so invested in such a ballad, through bards as you.... thank you.

I recently watched a long video about the green knight, it's quite something! Yes, conclude the epic please!

Thank you for your acting! Beautiful music

Love this guy

Immaculate

Beautiful music as always.

Ancient findings really opens the mind of myself to think how in advance the earlier people's were in craftsmanship and understanding situations of doing things. It's mind blowing just to think of how tool equipment must've look like. Wants say more but can't share it in my comment. I think you know "y"

At one point, there was only one copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The owners estate burned down but not before he ran in and saved a couple of his most precious manuscripts. That was a man who understood the mission.

Wow! I might have to play this for my family sitting around a fire

I love the hurdy-gurdy!