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Origami in King Arthur's Court

By Lew Rozelle

Published: 1997 by St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 166
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 0312156197

Overall Impression

The models in this book revolve around the theme of castles and those who live in them. While the castles themselves look nice, I don't like the appearance of the other humans / animals.
They are made of too many units for my taste, with a result that does not justify that.
So if you're into building castles from plenty of various units, you should buy this book. If you're more interested in monsters and mages, you should try a different book.

The Models

Model	Notes	Photo (Click for a larger image)
Building blocks	Instructions for the various modules used for the castles	Folded by Dutch folders Photo by Paula Versnick
The Fairy Tale Castle	Very nice - from 59 modules
Knight base	The base for human figures
Knight	From 2 squares
Sword	Simple
Shield	Simple
Lance & Standard	A rolled tube
Horse	From 2 squares
Horse accessories	Several horse accessories and mounting a knight
Maiden fair	From 3 units
Tent	2 parts
Joust barricade	Very simple
Merlin the sorcerer	5 units
Sorceress	3 units
Dragon	4 units
Merlin's tower	A nice castle from 26 units
Camelot	A very nice castle from 58 units
King Arthur Pendragon	From 9 units - including crown and sword
Queen Guinevere	From 4 units
Court jester	From 5 units
The sword in the stone	A sword stuck in a waterbomb
The round table	From 2 units
Chair	2 units
Throne	2 units
King's Falcon	Cute
Hart	2 units with cuts
Hound	2 units + cuts
Longbow	Simple
Crossbow	Nice
Handcart	4 units
The enchanted castle	Very nice - from 117 units
Sir Lancelot	Knight on horse made with previous units
Gargantua	Like a knight - made with larger paper
Elves	Like the other humans - from smaller paper
Merlin's magical flying horse	Horse with the dragon's wings
The fairy king Oberon	Knight with wings