Dariush Bazyani Honors English 10 Mrs. Riley May 11‚ 2011 Arthurian Legends The creation of the King Arthur was created to enlighten readers on the morals of life. Many of incidents that occur in the Arthurian legends constantly entail life lessons that are meant to impact readers. The Arthurian tales is a series that tells the story of good verse evil. With each story‚ tells the tale of a
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In the Arthurian legends Merlin is a key figure who not only guides and mentors Arthur‚ but also serves as a seer and a prophet to Arthur and the kingdom. Merlin views on life and humanity change over his lifetime‚ and change throughout time because of the views and preferences of that era and the factors that stress the people of that generation of literature. In “Merlin the Mad” written by Norris Lacy in the 21st century and Vita Merlini written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century‚ Merlin
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itself is about King Arthur who will be killed by Sir Gromer if he does not figure out what women truly desire. He searches England asking women this question‚ but none have the correct answer. He then meets Dame Ragnell who is the ugliest women ever. She claims to have the real answer but won’t tell him unless he lets her marry Sir Gawain‚ the kings trusted knight. Sir Gawain said that he will marry her. Dame Ragnell tells the king that what women most desire is sovereignty. The king then meets with
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Study Guide Questions: The Queen of Air and Darkness 1.The weather-crow was a carrion crow‚ with an arrow in its beak to point to the wind‚ like the one of Morgan le Fay’s castle. 2. King Uther invited the Earl and Countess of Cornwall to his castle. Then he wanted to marry the Countess but she said no‚ then The Earl and Countess ran away in the dead of night. When Uther finds out he threatens the Earl. The Earl puts himself and Countess in different castle. Merlyn puts Uther in the Earl’s castle
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A Lunge Toward Utopia In “A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court”‚ after being hit in the head‚ Hank Morgan‚ the main character‚ moves back through time twelve centuries. In the novel‚ Hank Morgan journeys to sixth-century England to enlighten Arthurian society with the advancements of his era. Hank’s conjuring of scientific advancements‚ although a major theme of the novel‚ becomes greatly mocked by twain. In many instances throughout the novel‚ Twain lampoons Hank’s love for nineteenth-century
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As if she was dreaming‚ she saw Arthur‚ so tall and confident in chain and crimson. She missed him fiercely‚ the security of his embrace‚ the comfort of his voice‚ his tender kiss so long not felt. She could not resist running to him‚ but there was something unusual in her gait. Tears fell so fast she could hardly see. Most importantly‚ there was something dire that the king needed to know. But it was as if she saw everything through a haze‚ sluggish and gray as the fog on a winter morning. Everything
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Chretien de Troyes created a Guinevere who is erratic‚ duplicitous‚ and manipulative. Alfred Lord Tennyson created a Guinevere who is unable to live up to her husbands’ expectations‚ and she is ultimately blamed for the destruction of Camelot and Arthur. Alice Troughton and Jeremy Webb created a Guinevere who was loved‚ independent‚ and empowering‚ as well as a humble and nurturing queen. Throughout each author’s adaptation of Guinevere we are given a look into what expectations women had in each
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the most famous courtly love men is known as Arthur Pendragon‚ King of the Britons. Numerous adaptations of Briton’s hero King Arthur exist. Beginning with the first record of Arthur in the early ninth century writings of Nennius‚ a welsh writer compiling a History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum). Arguably one of the most famous writers of Arthurian legend was a Welsh cleric named‚ Geoffrey of Monmouth. On the surface his work ’History of the Kings of Britain c.1138’ could be conceived as merely
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Chivalry is a moral code that knight’s honor live their daily lives by. Originating in Europe‚ it has been the foundation for some noble societies and armies in the late 1100s‚ such as England‚ Italy and France.There are many authors that have incorporated chivalry in their stories about knights and the medieval ages. Whenever you read about a knight he is manly‚ kind‚ honorable‚ and very skilled in battle. These depiction of knights are very true and in the late 1100s they were more or less just
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mother’s objections‚ the boy heads to King Arthur’s court‚ where a young girl predicts greatness for him. He is taunted by Sir Kay‚ but amazes everyone by killing a knight who had been troubling King Arthur and taking his vermilion armor. He then sets out for adventure. He trains under the experienced Gornemant then falls in love with and rescues Gornemant’s niece Blanchefleur. They agree to marry. Returning home to visit his mother he comes across the Fisher King‚ who invites him to stay at his castle
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