Queen Guinevere‚ his sword Excalibur‚ the city of Camelot‚ and the Round Table. Intriguing questions that lead up to the Legend are what was the time period in which he lived? What are arguments for against him being real? Why is it significant ‚ and if Arthur
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The entire story of Excalibur is based on three things which intertwine with each other. Those three things are magic‚ power and fate. Excalibur would not exist with out the magic of the all-powerful Merlin; the town of Camelot would never been created with out the power and strength of Arthur and his men ; and furthermore with out fate Arthur would have never have pulled the sword from the stone. With out these three things to be the center themes‚ there would be no story of Excalibur. In the movie
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kill them all. The event the occurred between finding the family and bringing them back was a small battle between Arthur and his Knights and the Saxons. During the rescue of the Roman family‚ they found a woman where the pagans were held named Guinevere. She later on got Arthur to meet up with Merlin‚ the leader of the Woads and Arthur’s enemy. (“King Arthur Film”).
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chaos before King Arthur stepped into power. But when King Arthur defeated the Saxons and ruled as a king‚ he restored Britain to a peaceful land. 2) Lancelot-Lancelot was in love with Queen Guinevere‚ King Arthur’s wife. King Arthur found out about this and prepared to kill Queen Guinevere at the stake. But as King Arthur was to do so‚ Lancelot came and rescued her before they could execute her. 3) Merlin- Merlin preformed guidance when Arthur was just a baby. Merlin took
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Arthur started in the 12th century by a cleric named Geoffrey of Monmouth. The story begins when Arthur pulls out a legendary sword from an ancient rock and then becomes king. He then built his castle called Camelot‚ got married to his wife Queen Guinevere and created the round table where knights gather together to discuss things. Arthur then got a magical sword called Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake. He then fought countless battles against the Anglo-Saxons but on his last battle Arthur was killed
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In Marie de France’s Lanval‚ the main character is a man named Lanval who seems to be an all around honorable man. The story starts out with Lanval being part of King Arthur’s following. He is a prince from a far away kingdom‚ and so he is ostracized. Because of this‚ he tries his hardest to make friends with the knights- he is valiant‚ brave‚ generous‚ and everything a knight should be‚ but it is for this reason that they begin to dislike him (pg 1408‚ line 19). When Arthur “forgets” to give Lanval
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The name King Arthur appears throughout a countless amount of literature‚ stories‚ cinema‚ and legend. King Arthur has always been a long-standing icon of heroism‚ and heroism is a theme mankind takes pleasure in romanticizing. Arthurian Romance is the classic example of good versus evil‚ knights in shining armor‚ forbidden love‚ and sorcery; the basic elements of a romanticized tale. And in a dark time where religion clashed‚ empires fought in epic battles‚ and the people of Britain suffered from
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star and his passion to a burning flame. Thoughtlessly the Lady of Shalott leaves the loom‚ makes three paces and gazes downward to where Lancelot stood‚ bringing the curse upon her. Little did she know‚ Sir Lancelot had an infatuation with Queen Guinevere and could not fall in love with a mere middle class woman . Tragically singing in her last song the Lady of Shalott dies along with her proscribed love for Lancelot before reaching the wharfs of Camelot. A gleaming shape she floated by Camelot and
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Human Passion; A Driving yet Destructive Force Life without passion is equivalent to a dry piece of toast. Although still edible‚ toast requires elements such as butter and marmalade to make it tasteful and therefore enjoyable. Likewise‚ life without passion is still livable; yet it is neither as enjoyable nor as fulfilling. Passion is usually considered to be an invigorating and desirable trait; however‚ when uncontrolled it can also serve as a dangerous and destructive mechanism to mankind
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the same way the lai itself does‚ untouched by modern authors seeking to adapt Arthurian works‚ even though it leaves gaps and questions like Malory’s Morte Darthur does. The story also adds to the Arthurian legend in that it further establishes Guinevere as an adulteress. She attempts to seduce Lanval‚ who refuses her advances (lines 261-274). In the grand scheme of the legend‚ it creates a precedent for her affair with
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