Prince Charming or Knight in Shining armour?

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Originally Posted by Whifflingpin

"I have never seen the attraction of a villain; what's more, I find the "noble" qualities of a "knight" endearing beyond words... Those and a little geekiness!"

Then it really is time we met - I'll be coming through your town tomorrow, so just lean out of your palace window and wave to the one who looks like the White Knight in Alice.

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Originally Posted by Whifflingpin

Well I passed through your town, but alas, there were no delicate handkerchiefs fluttering from palace windows, so maybe another time?

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Whif, I am sorry that I have just seen your posts!

You will have to let me know next time you find yourself in my part of the country. I will be the one who grins like the Cheshire cat in Alice!

A knight in shining armour it is...I just don't think I could resist a man on horseback. Don Qixote it is, for me :D

If nobody minds me thowing a spanner in the works, what would be wrong with a Knight in Shining Armour who was incredibly charming and with lacy cuffs under the tinplate? I've often fancied myself in the role, except that the nearest I've got to a trusty steed is my old bike.

Would the incredibly charming knight in shining armour be a ranconteur, h-m-m-m?

How about a dark knight? :)

Well in one of my stories there is a white knight, who is supposed to protect me (i am not female btw). He does a pretty good job too. Now if i can summon him to life, it would be very usefull to have control of such a slashing power...

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Originally Posted by qimissung

Would the incredibly charming knight in shining armour be a ranconteur, h-m-m-m?

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Ha! Tales of derring-do, Celtic myths, dark stories form the Mabinogion, whole packs of lies, that sort of thing? Distinctly possible!

Oh white knight, with charm and derring-do, protect me from yon dragon! Oh yeah, give me a knight anytime! :D

A knight, yep, def-definitely a knight.

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Originally Posted by Niamh

Mrs Dalloways birthday thread reminded me that i wanted to ask this question of litnet a while ago but forgot!
So here is the important question....
Who would you rather sweep you off your feet. Prince Charming, or a Knight in shining armour?

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I can see problems with both. The knight needs his princess to be in constant peril (and we all know what happens to the action hero's girlfriend eventually). And Prince Charming is equally charming to everyone. As one of the Prince Charmings said in Into the Woods, "I was raised to be charming, not sincere."

Neither. Villains are always best, they tend to be more charismatic and true to their nature. So if we're sticking with the medieval theme, I prefer Morgana le Fay/Mordred/the Green Knight etc. over those repressed vanilla dorks Arthur/Lancelot/Gawain etc..

Edit: Oh look, past Juniper agrees with me:

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Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf

Both knights and princes are kind of boring, now that I think about it.

What most girls really want is a villian.:devil:

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It's always weird when I stumble across past Juniper. Apparently she used emoticons. :shocked:

I’m voting for Knight, but he has to be very charming.

These days I agree with Juniper, villains are way better. In our time of popular superheroes, (all of a sudden it's cool to be a nerd, it wasn't when I was in school) the villain is the best part of a story. Loki (not just in the movies but in the old stories) is the greatest character ever in my opinion.

My son tells everyone that I always take the bad guys side in movies, they are just way cooler, most of the times.

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Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf

Neither. Villains are always best, they tend to be more charismatic and true to their nature. So if we're sticking with the medieval theme, I prefer Morgana le Fay/Mordred/the Green Knight etc. over those repressed vanilla dorks Arthur/Lancelot/Gawain etc..

Edit: Oh look, past Juniper agrees with me:



It's always weird when I stumble across past Juniper. Apparently she used emoticons. :shocked:

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hahahha, I love coming across past Papaya and agreeing with her.

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Originally Posted by Idril

Definitely the knight! Pretty boys do nothing for me, I like them to be a little more rugged and rascally. :lol:

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Interesting, indeed. I wonder if Basil considers himself to be rugged and rascally? ;)