Yeah, I mostly go back to the medieval stuff as a source, but I also want to Not Be the person who accidentally re-writes the book everybody else has read because they haven't done the background reading, you know? If I end up echoing something as popular as MZB in something I write, I want it to be on purpose, especially given the issues around her.

But then again we might be starting to reach the point where a lot of arthurian fans never bothered with it either, as opposed to in the 80s/early 90s where it seemed like everyone had.