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    A great example of the knighthood is the title or the status of a knight. The “man” that gets to be known as a knight is someone that will serve his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor. The ideal Christian knight as defined by Sir Gawain and the Green Knight would have to live up to the code of “chivalry”. Although…“throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Knights‚ more specifically‚ of the Round Table‚ are depicted as the heroic‚ noble‚ almost god-like protectors of Camelot.” (bukisa

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    Even though the stories appear to separate the ideas of territory and love‚ the two are acted upon in the same way. In The Knight of the Cart‚ Guinevere is presented a piece that is fought over just like the land in Historia Regum Britannie. Lancelot has to go on a quest to retrieve Guinevere from Meleagant‚ and he must fight multiple times to obtain her‚ so while the expansion of actual land is set aside‚ romantic desires are still a form of claiming territory. When

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    “I pray that Queen Guinevere is as magnanimous with Percival as she was with you‚ King Merlin.” “I just put in a good word for him. Queen Guinevere is a fair person. We’ll just have to see. Sorry I can’t make promises but….” He stopped himself short. “You’re respecting her prerogative. You have the makings of a fine King‚ Milord. If

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    the famous love triangle between King Arthur‚ his wife Lady Guinevere and the mysterious Sir Lancelot. Similarities between this movie and some readings are apparent. One is‚ although Guinevere has a secret affair with Sir Lancelot‚ she did love King Arthur and had not just used him for the privileges that came with marrying him. Also‚ in bother versions‚ Lancelot is said to be the most powerful knight and

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    King Arthur’s temptation was a women named Guinevere in which he fell in love with with the first glance. However Merlin warned Arthur that getting married with Guinevere will bring misery to himself and his kingdom of Camelot. Arthur was so infatuated with Guinevere that he ignored Merlin’s warning and wed Guinevere anyway. Arthur’s one true tragic flaw was marrying Guinevere even after being warned by Merlin‚ he gave into the temptation of pursuing a women

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    subterfuge to dismantle the kingdom. After they are discovered by Mordred‚ Lancelot offers to protect Guinevere at his castle‚ but she instead decides to “draw me into sanctuary/ and bide [her] doom” (XI. 119-120)‚ an act which both claims responsibility for her actions and asserts her independence. By escaping to a church with only a “little maid” (XI. 3)‚ despite the fact that she has other options‚ Guinevere makes a deliberate choice‚ exerting her agency as a being separate from both Arthur and

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    The Arthurian legend is mainly known for the love triangles‚ but many of them have sad or tragic endings. One of the most well known and famous love triangles is among King Arthur‚ Guinevere‚ and Lancelot. Another love triangle many people know is the one between Uther‚ Igraine‚ and Gorlois. There is also a love triangle that isn’t as popular as the other two‚ but is still well known. That love triangle is between King Mark‚ Iseult‚ and Tristan. In many of love triangles‚ there is always a tragedy

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    and Guinevere’s wedding‚ it grew difficult to suppress the pain and yearning that gnawed at his insides. It was a foregone conclusion that Arthur would wed Guinevere‚ and Merlin had accepted their inevitable union long ago. Why‚ then‚ had the pain grown so intolerable? Perhaps it was the finality of it all‚ the fact that Arthur and Guinevere would share a name and a bed and be linked by an irrevocable bond from this day forth. Standing among his friends and wedding guests in the Great Hall‚ Merlin

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    Who is Sir Lancelot? Sir Lancelot‚ Knight of the round table‚ has a longer name of Sir Lancelot du Lac. Sir Lancelot is the son of King Benwick and Queen Elaine. He was very a courteous and courageous knight. He always served others willingly. Legend has told people that Sir Lancelot was left at the shore of a lake and the one who found him‚ Vivien‚ Lady of the Lake‚ raised him till he became one of the most wonderful knights in the world’s history. Sir lancelot had three known women that wanted

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    The story of King Arthur is one that has been told for generation in many different ways two telling are the book The Acts of King Arthur And His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck and King Arthur directed by Antoine Fuqua. In the Steinbeck version Arthur is the king of England and the son of King Uther Pendragon and Lady Igraine. Due to a deal Uther made with Merlin‚ a wizard‚ Arthur was raised by Sir Ector as though he is his own son. Later on Uther passed away from an illness and lords began to

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