Merlin’s Isle! My Arthurian project

[@lmarie931]

My soul stood up when you mentioned the need to reenchant the world through stories. Thank you for contributing to the reenchanting!

[@negativecreep7963]

Hey Malcolm! I've just started learning the art of pipe smoking, and I'm loving the meditative state I get in when I'm just quietly smoking and reflecting. I'd love a video where you show your own personal ritual of smoking, from packing a bowl, to emptying it. Thanks for letting us have a glimpse in to your life!

[@johncrawford6640]

Brilliant idea 👍

[@CNR_ADMS]

You're an absolute treasure Malcolm, at 30, my life as a brit has been characterised by a secular depression. A desperate search of wonder and meaning. As I've grown older, I've come to my own understanding of Him, and we speak from time to time. However, I struggle to find that magic around my local churches, they seem somehow shut off, the door always closed and the grounds empty. When I sit back and light my own pipe, listening to your works and wisdom, I'm reminded that my search isn't in isolation, there are others such as Tolkien and yourself lighting the way.

[@C.S.Sperry]

Welcome to the quest, brother. There are still those who are seeking the grail, though many have fallen or been drawn away, and the rest seem scattered throughout the dark wood.

[@jcon7535]

“Baptize the imagination.” The enjoyment of listening to your words could only be bettered by the pipes you have also inspired me to pick up. Thank you!

[@dan_pringle]

"The problem of our times is to unshackle ourselves from reductive materialism, and to re-enchant the world". So beautifully said. Very much looking forward to the first part of your Arthuriad!

[@canadasue]

Maggie, thank you x1,000,000 to the faithful filming of these moments. Your virtual and actual hospitality are splendid.

[@brandancase3852]

I have only just discovered you and your work. I am sitting at work quietly rejoicing to have found an author, historian, and poet so dedicated to Christ. I can't wait for this project to become available.

[@tylerjcranford]

The title "Merlin's Isle" conjures up such beautifully imaginative symbolism and landscapes in my mind's eye. What a wonderful couple of words. Cheers, Malcolm. Will be smoking my Peterson with a pint in your honor tonight. Congratulations on the Rabbit Room collaboration.

[@chocolatemonk]

sat here watching with a bowl of Gurkha Rare Breed

[@SirShiv7]

Sir, your channel is a treasure. Thank you for all of your hard work and attention!

[@trendtraderx]

Although born in England i was not raised in an English house so, as a stranger in a strange land, have had to make an effort to understand 'The English'. As a child in the 70s, books were the door to the world and Lancelyn Green's Arthur was one constantly reread. This gave me the idea there was a music in England beyond the surface punk rock of class warfare. The better angels so to speak, excluded from the Comprehensive school classroom. As a teenager i hitchhiked around Britain, you could in those days, visiting ruined Abbey, Ancient stone circles, castles and in every city where there was one the Cathedrals. Where the belief was if one was still enough one could hear the Music they received from ancient times, today. Good luck with your book[s]. Safe sailing.

[@Musrusticus-]

Well, my morning workout lasted three playings of this little film, weights, running and Dr Guite- I’m fitter, now, in mind, body and soul! Thank you.

[@kpainter2193]

It is always a heart warming moment to ponder on another offering by Malcolm; accoutred in baccy burned weskit, puffing on a pipe and enjoying a pint of fine ale.

[@mattrich680]

I can't wait to get four first edition tales of King Arthur by Malcolm Guite! Thank you as always for the joy and education you share.

[@DisciplesHyper]

Crazy how fast your channel is growing! Congrats brother! I enjoy tuning in to relax and hear you read! Congratulations on your Arthurian project and good luck!

[@tompelt68]

Thank you, Malcom. Your channel has been a blessing to my life and ministry as a pastor. Thank you for calling us all "further up and further in" in a whimsical and wonderful way!

[@winningchaos]

The great challenge of our age which is to shake off the shackles of reductive materialism and re-enchant the world! - Thank you!

[@antonioj.castaneda7377]

I love the small Orthodox icons on the book shelf.

[@PerformanceCheck]

This is the second video of yours that i've watched. You take us on journeys through powerful and beautiful ideas and i'm totally inspired. Thank you!

[@debcarroll8192]

How I yearn for works which are able to "slip past the watchful dragons of secularism"! I am looking forward to your Arthuriad more than I can say.

[@paulwalker5822]

Amen on both counts!

[@c.g.5898]

Can’t wait to read your Arthurian project.

[@thundreturtle]

I am looking forward to having the first volume and reading the wonderful poem you've written! I loved every second of you reading parts of it. It really touched my soul :)

[@stevengomez2669]

I love that you're including appendices! Seems fitting that a retelling of a great legend should include a pointing back to where the legend came from, letting it be a gateway to the old stories as they were told before.

[@SuitAndTieGuy88]

I hope England knows what a treasure it has in you. God bless you and your family, I wish you all the happiness in the world!

[@jorgegimeno2988]

So great to meet you Sir, it's so nice to find such a worm place on the internet. Thanks for sharing and gave us such a joyful moments, from a pipe smoker and a Tolkiens HUGE fan.

[@patrickleonini4916]

Such beautiful words....thank you!

[@da47934]

I will buy this book! Thank you for reading that passage and for continuing the forgotten tradition of English literature that points toward the numinous.

[@timbaldwin]

This makes me so excited for your amazing work Malcolm

[@anricedeybat]

It is nice to discover that the writing process of an author as accomplished as yourself, is the same as one as novice as me. Perhaps the notebooks full of scribbles might still end up a tale that is read and enjoyed someday after all. Cheers.

[@GardnerGoldsmith]

That was absolutely beautiful, and insightful, and powerful. Haunting, indeed, to remind us of holiness, and the weave of God in one's soul, in our interactions, in Britain, and the soul-assisting lessons in the Aurthurian tale.

[@SuitAndTieGuy88]

I want to buy your book more than I’ve ever wanted to buy anything in my life!

[@boardgamewoodsman8378]

Bless you in your quest to tell the story of Arthur. As a young boy fascinated by the Arthurian stories it was always a struggle reconciling my Christian faith with most of the modern Arthurian fantasy I have read where Christianity is the big bad guy. In most of those stories, Arthur is fighting for a fading, pagan world that I don't belong to and I am on the side opposed to Arthur (the encroaching, narrow-minded Christian world) yet I always wanted to be on Arthur's side. I'm excited to read what you create. Beautiful introduction

[@abbeyroad56]

I can't wait to read this Malcolm Guite! For a long time I've wanted to read Arthurian legend and I'm hoping that this will be the perfect introduction to it!

[@mrtod13]

I look forward to reading this and I hope very much that you live to finish it and that I survive to read it. And although I've been an atheist for many years I nonetheless relish the spirituality that stories such as those of Tolkien brim with and I look forward to seeing that same spiritually in your epic. Thank you for your work.

[@Catonius]

Bless you Malcolm, just what I needed -just when I needed it. Much that you addressed has rubbed upon my brow these last days. Your treatment was the puzzle's tines flowing all into place as fluid where the chafing of stubborn corners had been rattling. Cheers to you, that was just the medicine.

[@JP-ik3hr]

Malcolm, I’m sure I’m not the only one that would find tremendous value in a video or list explaining where you would recommend people begin with poetry reading in terms of content and authors. That would be incredible.

[@joemazmo7981]

I love Malcolm. He makes me feel as though we will make it.

[@freespiritwithnature4384]

Oh, I'm in heaven ❤.Thank you Malcolm. ❤

[@adriantamblyn-watts7308]

I am so looking forward to the first volume, and, it must be said, all of the others.

[@samuelllakaj5439]

You and your room are such a vibe, I love it❤

[@magnoliabird]

I love this Malcolm thank you❤

[@MicahCooley_authenticstory]

I look forward to purchasing a copy as soon as it is available. Thank you for reading the introduction today!

[@justintierney2069]

I received the print of you from Stephen Crotts the other day. I love it and have it displayed above my fireplace as you do. Thanks to you both. Be well.

[@teenytinyjordan]

Godspeed you! So blessed by you, Malcom!

[@thepipingpastor2206]

Well I've been looking forward to this for years so you will definitely be in my prayers for good health to complete this Epic project😊

[@leightonclark7533]

Well written Malcolm! I’m enchanted by your work and love for literature, history, Christianity, and pipe smoking etc.. God bless you! :)

[@jacobbrown8608]

I pray that you do finish it. I’ve never read the legend of Arthur. I think it would be fantastic to experience it trough your eyes. Currently I’m revisiting the lord of the rings as an adult. Once I finish I will dive into all the side books. Listening to you has made me realize the joy of poetry and visiting our secondary words through books.

[@elliejohnson2633]

Thank you Malcolm for sharing the inner threads shaping your wonderful Magnus opus ! (although I suspect you have more to body forth and share) Such a worthy and unique following link in the chain of heralds bringing us fresh stories of The Matter of Britain. 2026 is ages away but beautiful stories and their loving vessels do take time ! Thank you Malcolm and all those people who help and support you :)

[@jeffcokenour3459]

Bless you and may your new work be your ultimate success

[@thomasb4467]

I’m looking forward to reading this!

[@RomanusVII]

Very excited for this modern Arthurian Project! And I say modern carefully, because very clearly it is modern in regard to its age and not the spirit and heart with which it is written in. Best regards, Dr. Guite!

[@MalcolmGuitespell]

thanks for the encouragement!

[@Greg_Nicklin]

Malcolm, I can't wait to read your Arthurian writing! Having just discovered your videos not long ago, they're already a great source of inspiration to me, and I look forward to each one. Le Morte d'Arthur was recommended to me decades ago by a Literature teacher, and I'm currently reading it for the first time after intending to for so long. Knowing there will be some forthcoming volumes from you is very exciting news!

[@scrotts86]

I met a brewer in the cellar of the Olde Cheshire Cheese who told me to seek out Old Peculier on cask. Finally found it at a pub near the British Museum. Delightful!

[@cb122333]

Malcolm, Looking forward to reading your Arthur. Please let us know if/when preordering is available.

[@rbarrell]

Thank *you* Malcolm!

[@theradiantknight9771]

Was excited to hear more about your Arthurian writing. What a treat on a Friday afternoon.

[@mickneal403]

Thank you. Can't wait for the first book to arrive.

[@matt_garrett_]

Beautiful. So beautiful, thank you.

[@eoint2524]

My library is my gift to both my children.

[@Blitzkrieg1324]

Malcolm I greatly look forward to each and every one of your postings which you truly present as if we were calling on you to have a nice warm visit, thank you so much for sharing these moments with us as well as your wonderful interpretations of the great literature we love.

[@Nighttrainpiper]

Well I have to respect an introduction that contains that particular quote from That Hideous Strength! Hope you are well, Dr. Guite.

[@adiw888]

These books used to be on your wonderful desk situated between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Arthuriana finally received its own bookshelf!

[@ozzoldoshadda2993]

That room must smell divine!!

[@harrygiles1098]

Malcolm, may one ask you, in great sincerity, would you consider doing a Christmas story (of your choice) over maybe 4-5 days, Spreading the world, and word of our Father, and the Story of the true Christmas,. It would really be lovely, God bless you x EDITED I mean, a recording, each night for us to listen to, leading up to Christmas eve , at Christmas time

[@stephensgate1]

Yes! What a great idea. Please consider doing a Christmas reading. 🙏🏻

[@genem3785]

​@@stephensgate1I vote yes!

[@SouthAlabamaPiper]

Yes that would be wonderful.

[@db9631]

I vote for a Christmas Carol. Timeless classic.

[@BibleVerseMusic]

This is a great idea

[@Jonslondon]

You will complete it! You must!

[@RyanAshley419]

Ooooh, I just got a Lestrade pipe. It's a beauty. It almost eclipses my Watson.

[@Get9Raw]

I actually picked up a pipe and soon a second one, soon after first happening on one of your videos earlier this year. I've since made it a weekly ritual of enjoying a quiet hour of contemplative smoking with a tasty beverage on the side.

[@godzigla]

I love your bookshelves. OK. Let me back up, I love your videos. Thank you for sharing your study with us. Question - have you read the Warlord Chronicles Arthurian trilogy by Bernard Cornwell? If so, what are your thoughts on that?

[@bibliomania158]

I cannot wait for these four volumes to be released!!! 🎉🥳, prayers for you and yours Malcolm 🙏

[@amarisb4686]

When your books are published, it would be wonderful if you recorded an audiobook version. I think poetry is meant to be heard, rather than read, and it would be wonderful to listen to it all in your own voice.

[@richqualls5157]

Dr. Guite, All your viewers love your writing and reading from classic literature. I love reading your published books but I am visually impaired. I would like you to consider audio books of your published works. There are many of us that are virtually impaired and would be inspired by you reading.

[@wesb2823]

I always check out folks book shelves as well! lol You can learn a lot about someone by what they read. Great video as usual!

[@yusufsayed1583]

Good Evening 😊 Excitement in my Eyes , To Know More About Your Arthurian Writings ❤ Sherlock Holmes awesome Book and Movie👌🏽 Have a Fabulous Weekend & Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

[@theBestLiamEver]

Think I walked past you in Norwich today. Had no idea you were from around here, couldn't believe it when I saw you.

[@CalumCollins]

Released 5 seconds ago! Love listening to you mate, always chills me out.

[@malcolmhart1795]

7:58 There's nothing to compare with the real thing, indeed. These younger generations have suffered from worldly efforts to diminish the light of truth and consequently have been "deprived of their inheritance in the gospel..." 9:57 Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, and we send our love and very best wishes for your efforts to make the complete series of Twelve. 💙 💞

[@leesponenberg5907]

I love that coat!!!!!!!!!!

[@CantaloupeJones]

Great video as usual sir

[@paulwalker5822]

I can't wait to read it and see the illustrations Malcolm! Another rich trip to the study.

[@davidknox5929]

Sounds like your master work Malcolm.

[@Sam-xy9pu]

Malcom your show is a real gem! I love the way you read. Your readings put magic back into the stories and inspired me to re-read a bunch of classic literature. Keep up the great work!

[@devonmohn4635]

What a pleasure to come home from work and enjoy a visit with Malcolm! I pray God's highest and best for you my brother- bless your mind , your imagination and your passion. I eagerly await your first volume of this great work!!

[@caroledrury1411]

How exciting! Over the next four years! I should definitely look out for it when it’s done in the meantime we will enjoy your readings from your notes.

[@bgs0001]

I'm new to Arthuria. Where do I start? How can I prepare myself for the Guite contribution?

[@anonfornow359]

I love your excitement and twinkle in your eyes at the prospect of your new endeavor. I am awaiting its publishing!

[@AbadyShamsan-di7qy]

Hi brother I hope you’re doing well I have a question We all know there are many blends that either cased or topped with alcoholic beverages, My question is: 1- does all the alcohol evaporates during the smoking process 2- in other words does the alcohol enters our system when we smoke these blends

[@jesseschwendiman6716]

So Good Sir, since you are my lving Pipe authority; I am a 20 year connoisseur of good wooden pipes/ bone pipes, you know 'natural' materials. What is your own take on 'Resin' mouth pieces ?

[@Sober1299]

love you guys, these videos have literally been saving my life for the last few weeks

[@malcolmhart1795]

We've been thinking of you since, and praying for your heart to be comforted.

[@mnelson1960]

Indeed! Much love from California. Be well, dear one.

[@SouthAlabamaPiper]

I wished I had your passion for literature and the creative writing skills you possess. What a wonderful time spent with you and your work.

[@mattrich680]

..Perhaps the great challenge of our world which is to shake off the shackles of reductive materialism and reenchant the world. Yes.

[@matthewbrown7296]

I Hope you can complete your Arthurian cycle. I kept expecting you would say something about Charles Williams’ Arthurian poems-perhaps you could in a future video. They’ve had an impact on me that is hard to describe but very palpable.

[@kenthpedersen3220]

You know, had anyone other than you, forced me to look up the meaning of half a dozen words from the reading of a rough draft of an introduction to an appendix, I might be irritated. To support this project, I'd like to be the first to order the complete work, and so please let me know how much, and where to remit. Thank you Malcom.

[@mickgrundy4615]

Can we have somthing about john barleycorn please. Who was he what are the songs about. Am sure you know about the song. I would love your take on this subject,

[@josephinehardy5067]

Absolutely beautiful and powerful.

[@scottcundiff5348]

So glad to have another visit- and a new book to look forward to! Thanks Malcom’s!

[@TAGX17]

Very fascinating! I love your videos and look forward to seeing more about your work.

[@mnelson1960]

I wish this channel had an attached dating service. I’ve been looking for people who appreciate you and your topics as your commenters do .

[@Circa500A.D.]

Would love to see you and Graham Phillips in an interview. Enjoyed his books on Arthur and Merlin. Appreciate these short chats with pipe in hand. Well done!

[@caroledrury1411]

I suppose one could say there are no souls when so often in many homes today there are no bookshelves. Do You have the Arthurian books by Jean Markale?

[@zoobee]

I pray for nothing more than you not only live for a hundred years more Malcolm, but that you shall complete your amazing epic and respeaking of the legends and the re-enchantment of Britain and the universe thereby in good health with a pipe and a pint by your side as you weave the numinous world

[@christophercensullo6892]

I too look forward to having it in my hands.