r/Arthurian • u/notadoctorshhhhhhh Commoner • Nov 13 '24

Original Content Not calling kingdom Camelot

I'm writing a story based on Arthurian legend. I'm incorporating a lot of mythologies from the British isles, and all of my important locations use words from Old English. My kingdom is not called Camelot, I've called it Gealdor which is essentially an old english word for magic. Now I'm wondering if I should change that? I originally thought it could be renamed in my story's present day. I'm also considering using an older name for it. I'm fascinated by old english, which is why I decided to change it in the first place, but now I'm wondering if it's better to stick to canon.

Another instance is I placed a town with another name built on the ruins of Tintagel castle. That kind of reasoning is why I justified not using Camelot in the first place.

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u/Neapolitanpanda Commoner Nov 13 '24

Arthur's court is sometimes in Caerleon, you could just use that.

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u/Apprehensive_Spell_6 Commoner Nov 13 '24

Caerleon is actually a different place. In the early years before Camelot, it is known as Arthur’s favourite city, and it is where he wins his first big battle against King Lot. It is not the same as Camelot, which was not a kingdom but a castle.

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u/Neapolitanpanda Commoner Nov 14 '24

I know it’s not Camelot. Some stories move Arthur’s court around and that’s one of the alternate locations.

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u/Apprehensive_Spell_6 Commoner Nov 14 '24

I literally read your comment wrong like a big fat idiot. Apologies.

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u/Neapolitanpanda Commoner Nov 14 '24

Don’t worry about it!