15-582: The Warlord Chronicles or The Warlord Trilogy is a series of three novels about Arthurian Britain written by Bernard Cornwell . The story is written as a mixture of historical fiction and Arthurian legend . The books were originally published between 1995 and 1997 by Penguin and Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom and by St. Martin's Press in the United States. It has been adapted for television as The Winter King . Once upon
30-484: A time, in a land that was called Britain, these things happened ... well, maybe. The Warlord Trilogy is my attempt to tell the story of Arthur, 'Rex Quondam Rexque Futurus', the Once and Future King, although I doubt he ever was a king. I suspect he was a great warlord of the sixth century. Nennius, who was one of the earliest historians to mention Arthur, calls him the 'dux bellorum' - leader of battles or warlord. The story
45-583: Is a Hungarian prince in the Lancelot-Grail Cycle, but is depicted here as a Numidian veteran of the old Roman Army who joined Arthur's service after the collapse of the Empire. Cornwell portrays Merlin as a lecherous, driven, mischievous, and irreverent druid. His solution to the problem of integrating the magic of the Arthurian mythos in the context of historical fiction is to leave room for
60-457: Is responsible for the television series The Night Of , Beddgelert , A Discovery of Witches , His Dark Materials and – starting with the 2023 Specials – Doctor Who . The company was founded in 2015 by former BBC executives Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter after leaving BBC Worldwide . During their time at the BBC, they worked with Russell T Davies on
75-505: Is written as if it took place in Dark Age Britain as described in the original Welsh legends, with appropriate types of technology, culture, warfare, and attitudes. Cornwell also weaves later additions such as Merlin and Lancelot into the plot. Like other "historical" takes on the Arthurian legends, the series postulates that post- Roman Britain was a difficult time for the native Britons, who were threatened by invasion from
90-614: The Anglo-Saxons in the East and raids from the Irish in the West. At the same time, they suffered internal power struggles between their petty kingdoms. Like Marion Zimmer Bradley in her novel The Mists of Avalon , Cornwell also presumes friction occurred between the old Druidic religion and Christianity . The protagonist of the series is Derfel Cadarn (pronounced Derv-el), based on
105-435: The old gods of Britain. Other characters from the Arthurian mythos are given significant twists. For example, Lancelot, always portrayed as the most virtuous and the mightiest of Arthur's knights, here is depicted as an arrogant, cowardly, and self-serving petty prince, whose legendary feats and martial prowess are crafted through the songs of the bards and a fictional reputation that he himself carefully cultivates. Sagramor
120-685: The 2005 relaunch of Doctor Who , which was made in Wales . The company name is a homage to the " Bad Wolf " storyline from the relaunched series. In 2015, it signed a first look deal with HBO. In 2017, the company opened a new film and television studio in Cardiff , named Wolf Studios Wales . That same year, Bad Wolf's first production, The Night Of , was nominated for thirteen Emmys , of which it won five. Later that year, they also received investment from European media conglomerate Sky Group and American network HBO in return for minority stakes in
135-538: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 971197029 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:37:09 GMT Bad Wolf (production company) Bad Wolf Ltd. is a television production company founded by Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter in 2015 based in Cardiff , Wales , United Kingdom . The company
150-494: The books I have written these three are my favourites." Isis Audio Books and HarperCollins have published unabridged audiobook recordings of all three novels, read by Edmund Dehn and Jonathan Keeble respectively. Penguin Audiobooks have also published abridged versions of the three novels, read by Tim Pigott-Smith . In 2020, Epix announced that a live-action television adaptation of the series, entitled The Winter King ,
165-444: The company. The first episode of the company's His Dark Materials , which began an adaptation of the book series of the same name , was watched by approximately seven million people. This made the premiere the biggest new British series debut in over five years. In April 2020, Bad Wolf announced that had commenced work on I Hate Suzie starring Billie Piper , whom Gardner and Tranter's associate Russell T Davies had cast in
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#1732790229196180-491: The major role of Rose Tyler on Doctor Who . On 24 September 2021, BBC Studios announced that Bad Wolf would become co-producer of Doctor Who itself starting in 2023 , following the scheduled departure of the series' current showrunner, Chris Chibnall , who occupied the role from 2017 to 2022. Davies returned to his old role as showrunner, which he had occupied from 2005 to 2010, with Gardner returning as executive producer and Tranter joining also. In October 2021, it
195-546: The part-legendary Saint Derfel and on Bedivere . Cornwell's Derfel is a Saxon brought up as a Briton by Merlin , the greatest of all Druids. In the course of the story, he becomes a great warrior and one of Arthur's warlords in his war against the Saxons. Derfel is one of Arthur's closest advisers and friends, and casts Excalibur into the sea after the Battle of Camlann . Merlin, meanwhile, concerns himself with trying to restore
210-441: The reader to take the "magic" depicted in the story at face value or to interpret it as a mixture of coincidence, psychology, primitive technology, and illusion, which preys on the superstitions, religious fundamentalism, and intolerance of the time. The Warlord Chronicles has been acclaimed for both its storytelling qualities and its accuracy in portraying contemporary life. Cornwell himself has said, "I have to confess that of all
225-421: Was in development with One Big Picture and Bad Wolf . On April 4, 2022, Bad Wolf announced that Kate Brooke and Ed Whitmore would be the showrunners of the series, that filming would begin in late 2022 in Wales , and that the series would no longer air on Epix. It will be premiere on ITV 's new streaming platform ITVX in the United Kingdom. Arthurian Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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