Tristan and Isolde did not begin as a Round Table romance. This Mythopouch insight goes past the dragon, the cup and the black sail to ask what the legend is really testing: kinship, accident, and the choice that remains when the potion is no longer an excuse.

This Mythopouch insight tells the story of sir Lancelot: the child taken by the lake, the greatest knight at Arthur’s court, and the lover whose secret with Queen Guinevere helped break the Round Table. The tale is set out in plain language, then asked what it still shows about excellence that cannot stay whole.

Geraint son of Erbin is the Welsh Arthurian knight who won Enid in a sparrowhawk tournament, then nearly destroyed their marriage because he would not listen. This Mythopouch insight tells the story in plain language and asks what the forest road still teaches.

What can a fearsome baboon god, a monstrous Arthurian boar and a bronze guardian of Crete tell us about the real world behind mythology? Explore Babi, Twrch Trwyth and Talos through ancient belief, dangerous animals and surprisingly modern ideas.