Uther and Igraine and the story of Arthur’s birth Arthur‚ Guinevere‚ and Lancelot (their stories and the love triangle) Sir Gawain and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (story in verse) Merlin Morgan le Fay Nimue alias Vivienne‚ Lady of the Lake Perceval Mordred Galahad Places: Avalon and Camelot Objects: Excalibur‚ the Sword in the Stone‚ the Holy Grail Fairy Tales The Ugly Duckling Snow White Sleeping Beauty Beauty and the Beast Rumpelstiltskin The Princess and the Pea The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the most powerful and enduring in the western world. King Arthur‚ Guinevere‚ and Sir Lancelot did not really exist‚ both their names conjure up a romantic image of gallant knights in shining armor‚ elegant ladies in medieval castles‚ heroic quests of the Holy Grail in a world of honor and romance‚ and the court of Camelot at the center of a royal and mystical Britain. The Arthurian legend has existed for over a thousand years and is
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“Owain cannot be cool with this.” “Please. He suggested half a million” — Gwen could hear Percival on the other end — “but I told him you’d have a flat-out stroke. Oh‚ and by the way‚ we’re coming out next week to help.” “I don’t know what to say. I can never repay this.” “Stop being a drama queen‚ Gwaine‚ and hear me out‚ because there’s something you need to know. I owe you everything.” “How do you figure that?” “Remember when I came out to you during our senior year of high school?” “How
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Arthurian legends are old stories about King Arthur‚ King Arthur’s court at Camelot‚the magician Merlin‚ and the Knights at the Round Table. Arthurian legends incorporated fiction and history and it formed a large part of medieval romances. An important author that contributed to these legends was Sir Thomas Malory. He wrote Le Morte D’arthur. It’s one of the most significant books in all of arthurian legends. Thomas Malory was born on 1405 in Warwickshire‚ United Kingdom. Malory was married to
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The Holy Grail is said to have been used by Jesus at the Last Supper. It is often portrayed as a symbol of the bloodline of Jesus Christ. It was first described by Chretien de Troyes. There are many different descriptions throughout history. The Holy Grail is said to have magical powers that give the person who drinks from it immortality or keeps them young and strong forever. The Grail was first described by Chretien de Troyes. He described it as a bowl or dish. Since then many authors have written
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in the confusion!" (White‚ OAFK 310). If Arthur had known the identity of his mother he would not have slept with his own sister‚ "...but it seems‚ in tragedy‚ that innocence is not enough" (White‚ OAFK 312). This account with his sister created Mordred‚ who‚ taught by his mother that revenge had to be taken‚ would be his father’s killer. Others close to Arthur betrayed him as well. Gwenever’s selfishness and jealousy as well as Lancelot’s "evil steak" played an important role in the King’s downfall
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The essence of nobility possessed by a King‚ Queen‚ and Knight is possible one of the most crucial attributes of significant figures during the era of Sir Thomas Malory. Malory himself was ostensibly a member of nobility‚ and originally one of his own inspirations to become an author. However‚ as noble as he was Mallory himself was accused of various crimes ranging from ambush to rape during his life‚ he died in jail. The nobility in Sir Thomas Malory’s time was a characteristic of superiority and
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2.1 The Medieval Period (middle English c. 350 – c. 1475) The Medieval period runs from the end of Late Antiquity in the fourth century to the English Renaissance of the late fifteenth century. The early portion of the Medieval period in England is dominated by Anglo-Saxons‚ whose language is incomprehensible to today’s speakers of English. That early portion is known as the Old English period. (It is covered in a separate section of this website.) The Old English period came to an end with the
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with his army along the coastline westward‚ toward Salisbury. And there was a day assigned betwixt King Arthur and Sir Mordred that they should not meet upon a field beside Salisbury and not far from the coast. And this day so assigned as Monday after Trinity Sunday (the eighth Sunday after Easter)‚ whereof King Arthur was passing glad that he might be avenged upon Sir Mordred. So upon Trinity Sunday at night King Arthur dreamed a wonderful dream‚ and in his dream it seemed to him that he saw
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The basic definition of a hero is an individual who carries out acts of bravery and who shows great courage as well as strength of character. People look up to heroes because of the noble and the brave things that they have done in the years of their lifetime. Heroism is a dominant theme in Middle Age literature works. The epic poem Beowulf‚ the classic tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ and the classic tale Morte d’Arthur feature characters that possess the qualities of a hero. In Beowulf
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