Daniel and Peachy. Kings of Kapristan.
Evidence: (from the movie)
Daniel Dravot: Peachy, I’m heartily ashamed for gettin’ you killed instead of going home rich like you deserved to, on account of me bein’ so bleedin’ high and bloody mighty. Can you forgive me?
Peachy Carnehan: That I can and that I do, Danny, free and full and without let or hindrance.
Daniel Dravot: Everything’s all right then.
Peachy Carnehan: It took him half an hour to fall.
This is the answer I came to give.
Hazel, Fiver and Bigwig. Yes, I know the first two are brothers.
Water Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad.
Does the Bible count as literature? Because David and Jonathan were certaintly bestest buddies.
And my favorite story of friendship. I once had an intense, unrequited love for a man that had to explain to me the value of friendship. He taught me that friendship is actually the highest honor one can bestow on another. While he didn’t love me as I loved him, he felt real friendship for me. I was very young, and had a boyfriend at the time (my husband now), but I accepted the friendship and to this day, me and the man are friends. We call eachother Jonathan and David. I know that has nothing to do with anything, but I think I have always been looking for an excuse to tell that story.
ETA: I almost forgot to actually contribute. Since Malleus beat me to David and Jonathan, I will go with Shug and Ceilie.
Al and Dirk.
Bill Adama and Saul Tigh in the recent BSG.
True, but Sydney did it for love of Lucie, not for friendship of Charles. Still, I agree, he was Lucie’s friend, though he wanted to be more.
That was my thought, too. Less a mutual friendship, more of an unrequited love.
Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee
Pssst. See post 7
They’re such good friends, you gotta put them in twice.
Damon and Phintias
In Greek mythology, their friendship was the epitome of trust and loyalty. Since then, their relationship has been a template for many friendships in literature, just like my previous examples.
The real friendship between Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Gaius Laelius must have been so noteworthy that Cicero was inspired to write a whole treatise on friendship, the Laelius de Amicitia (44 B.C.), based on this relationship.
Hmm…I’ve always known that story as Damon & PYTHIAS.
I started to mention them, but … you know, I actually have no good reason for not doing so. I blame the Welsh.
Who else but them?
Oh well, in this case: blame Valerius Maximus! He changed the Greek original Phintias to Pythias, so it’s a simple corruption – but one that held on.
… searching for an online reference …
… in English …
… ah:
Huck & Jim
Richard Sharpe and Patrick Harper
Captain Keith Mallory and Andrea
Has anybody said George and Lenny yet?
I know it’s not a “storybook” ending, but damn, y’all, that takes a good friend.
Good point.
Falco and Petronius.