The illustrator of my Arthurian poems comes to call! 

My bookshelf is ready to receive this volume. And it made me smile to see that talented young man joining you in a pipe. This was another great video visit.

When you are no more Malcom (which I pray will be no time soon) people like myself will make a pilgrimage to your home and library to pay homage to the beautiful life you led, God bless and Slainte!

😄How lovely that Stephen came prepared to smoke a pipe with you. There’s something Merry Brandybuck-like about him. 😊These will indeed be lovely books. How pleased I was to find them in the Rabbit Room’s newsletter.

Thanks Malcolm Guite for reminding us that art, much like literature is in conversation with minds and personalities from olden times in the distant past converging on the topic humanity. Stephen Crott through actively collaborating with you is putting a modern twist on an Arthurian tradition to be passed down to the generations. But I wonder if Britain weren't so invested in hierarchy and monarchy, would it still be obsessing over lineage?

Stephen is remarkable. A wonderful pairing for this project.

Can you imagine sitting in this wonderful room, full of books, pipes and memories, listening to the stories and smoking a pipe? It must be magical! Best wishes from Germany! Five Lake Pipe Smoker 🍂 🔥 💨

What a pleasure it would be to sit in the study and share a pipe, a pint, and some prose with this magnificent fellow.

And yet again we are blessed with the Word Wizard!!! Thank you Malcolm!!

Haha, such a comfy room with two people. Three people and it's all tipping pipes and books falling over like dominoes.

Malcolm is an entity created by wisdom and Knowledge

All I can say is it brings me joy to see two artists immersed in the pleasure of sharing ideas.

More and more excited for this "The Matter of Britain's" next iteration. It promises to be amazing!

Illuminated capitals! Taliesin! I love the direction this is all going in. Malcolm, this could be your magnum opus.

I love the work of Stephen Crotts - fantastic!

You know there's something good going on when a comments sections is so filled with positivity and joyful anticipation as this one. Bless you Malcolm, thank you for all you do.

How exciting! By the way your fireplace surround is lovely. Blessings.

I must say, this is the furthest in advance I have ever found myself anticipating a book! The objects of my other interests (cinema, video games and tabletop games) all have long timespans, but this is the first book I'm aching to get my hands on long before its publication. All incredibly exciting indeed!

The best RU-vidr to ever do it 👊

I will be one of the first to purchase this once it is ready! Thank you Malcom for another wonderful video. I pray that you and yours are doing well 🙏

I'm sure you already know this but I feel like it can't hurt to repeat. Your videos are truly wonderful and after watching one, I'm always filled with a sense of peace and curiosity which helps me to reconnect with the whimsical and fantastic all around me, which is so easy to lose in this fast-paced and digitized world.

Good Evening 😊 Awesome That Steven is to help with the illustration 👏🏼 Another Fantastic Episode👌🏽Thanks For The Read 📖 Have a wonderful day and Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

Looking forward to being able to get this book!

You are the master collector that every town needs to have and cherish. Cheers Malcolm! Hope you’re doing well! 👍

What a lovely video! I am enjoying the epilogue immensely - as much as I can when faced with rural wifi, which is capricious at the best of times. I eagerly anticipate your book! I am sure it will be beautiful.

Are we able to buy a print Stephen made of you on your mantle? I’d love to buy one if available.

I am waiting the finished poetical masterpiece with great interest and enthusiasm! 😊 Great to see a collaboration of your areas of expertise! 😊

how exciting Malcolm! I cannot wait to own this when it is published! Wishing you a lovely summer solstice dearest friend xx

Wonderful beginning! I love Stephen's work and am enthralled by your Arthurian poetry!

Thank you Malcolm. I was transported to the age of chivalry, a fading gem, in that bit of verse.

Malcolm I look forward to each and every video and as a Tolkien fan I can say you bring the magic from your readings from The Hobbit that I felt as a young man, God bless!

I see that lovely custom pipe is seeing a lot of use, Malcolm! Your videos have become part of my post-work relaxation routine. I call it "washing off the day".

Dear Malcolm, a beautifully illustrated book is a wonderful thing; I can't wait to get hold of a copy of yours! I had often wondered about the portrait pearched on mantelpiece - great to meet the artist. Keep up the good work and every blessing.

Beautiful Art and Very Uplifting People and Environment.✨

I've found your channel by a happy accident. I'd love to see a room/study tour if you haven't already done one.

The Holy Grail. True communion, indeed. God be with you.

This is exciting can’t wait to hear more about the illustration and the book.

Love his print of Malcolm on the mantle - can copies be had anywhere? I bet your many fans would like to get it! Thanks. David B in NY

What a true gift, to be able to sketch and draw as amazing as this, something I am completely incapable of and a fine pairing of these two talented Gentlemen. Thank You Both.

You have inspired me to read more high fantasy and even wish to read Phantastes when my reading list gets a bit smaller lol

Wow. How magnificent. I hope you will create an audio book of it as well so that posterity may hear it through your voice. Splendid.

I am so looking forward to the publication of your Arthuriad! It looks like it will be quite a harmonious marriage of two art forms with the art of Stephen Crotts illustrating your poetry.

Such a privilege to be allowed to peek at the dream stage with you 🙏🏻✨

Lovely. Looking forward to the book. Best wishes.

Great video! The artist is doing a beautiful job!

As you read the epilogue, I wondered if an illustration of the Feast of Mikelus as a starting illustration, as you mentioned its importance; it seems these type of illustrations could add to the overall effect of new illustrations of more common scenes.

I'm looking forward to this book coming out!

Love it! Great things can be inherited just through knowledge. Another 5 star episode my friend.

thanks for all of these , he does great work

Fantastic illustration work and the pipe collection 💪🏾

Malcolm! Love your videos So much dude. If u saw me in person you’d never think I like hearing about the things u say in these things, I’m COVERED in tattoos, kinda rough around The edges..but your videos are some of my favorites, hope all is well friend. God Bless.

Malcolm tidied up for his guest, and it didn’t quite workout with those rouge books that fell.

Arthur meeting Taliesin to discuss Myrddin’s back story what a wonderful idea.

I can’t wait for this!

I cant wait for the Arthuriad. When will it be published?

Incredible art!

Thanks for sharing Reverend

Thank you so much Malcolm and Arthur Taliesin a 8:32

I so look forward to seeing this project in its completion! Should a fan of your work wish to write to you, how might that be done?

THANKS!!

can't wait!

Have you guys seen the illustrations by “BB” aka Denys Watkins Pitchford - brilliant artist and writer, plus a pipe smoker to boot!!

When will you finish writing The Winds of Winter?!!

Dear Malcom - I wanted to buy you a couple of pints for you to enjoy during your spare time. If you ever set foot in São Paulo, Brazil please let us know - me and my wife will love to see you for food and drinks. Many blessings, Carlos

Could you please tell me which books are the best to read about Arthur and all the adventures that were written about him and the knights of the round table ? Thank you

Very promising sounding collab. Enjoy!

Oh my gosh, I thought my desk is messy 😅

Lovely.

England / the "Emerald Isle" is considered to typify the ending of the 4th keynote / start of the 5th keynote (4th green color on the rainbow) or the "morning star" / Venus (dry land).. As continental Europe is the sanctuary or the waters or the "dark ages" hence people being dubbed the "morning star of the reformation" rising out of the darkness of the belly of the whale (Dagon fish cult = leviathan = Levi+thanni according to John Gill)... England is also considered to be very well known for its sheep herding / lambskins cult of the Masonic Templars = land / lamb beast with the 2 horns of Jachin and Boaz calling fire down from heaven in Revelation 13:13. England is also considered to be descended from the lost son of Ephraim = the 10 lost tribes / 10 kings of Revelation. Naturally if one travels throughout America on the Fourth of July, you have the local priest kings of every town in America dress up as lambs and parade themselves in front of the townspeople in hopes of being perceived as lambs rather than the "wolf among the sheep". You can contrast this to very primitive African American tribal leaders who dress up as fish as the high priest of the Pleiades / Dagon fish cult being of course the water beast. Edit* I should add, this explains the three middle colors of the poem "a coming of Arthur" Flame-colour, vert and azure (yellow, green and sky blue) three middle colors of the rainbow in order. As these represent priest and king (as the end goal of masonry is joining priest and king under one office)

Quite interesting.

Malcolm, did you ever watch the film The Green Knight?

I wonder if your Arthuriad is set to become your magnum opus?

Was that a woodcut?

I smoke weed. Would I enjoy a tobacco pipe with pipe tobacco? I think they got rid of every flavored tobacco in California..

It smells like tobacco and old books. Cozy.

Stephen Crotts has some design nous... pity he has no drawing skills.