Holy fuck I’m only 5 chapters in. Biblical demons, the plague, disgraced knight with heart of gold deep deep down. Grounded Dark Fantasy to the max. I don’t even want to describe the first battle. Just read it
“A king without a sword is no king at all.”
John Boorman’s 1981 film Excalibur is a masterpiece, steeped in mythic grandeur and an aesthetic beauty now rare in modern cinema. If you have not seen it, it is essential viewing.