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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and poets recreated the Arthurian Legend through a Victorian lens. The Victorian Era was a romanticized time period with strict moral and social codes of conduct. This is clearly portrayed in Tennyson’s work Idylls of the King – a Victorian rendition of the legend of King Arthur. Lord Alfred Tennyson is known as one of the “Victorians” due to his poetry that so greatly accepted and promoted the Victorian culture. William Morris‚ on the other hand‚ was more ahead of his time. His works often included
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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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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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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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utilized throughout the tales of Arthur commonly found in literature. Guinevere‚ queen of Camelot and Arthur’s wife‚ is known for her beauty throughout the kingdom. “Truly
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medieval times. Characters: Merlin (The Powerful Wizard) Arthur (Wart) Sir Ector Archimedes the Owl Little Girl Squirrel Kay Castle Scullery Maid Fat Granny Squirrel Madam Mim Sir Pelinore Summary: After the English king dies leaving no heir‚ in the churchyard of a cathedral in London‚ a sword appears imbedded in a stone inscribed‚ "Who so pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England." Although many try‚ no one can budge the
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points throughout the twelfth‚ fourteenth‚ and fifteenth centuries often involve King Arthur. The works are called Arthurian accounts and Arthurian romance; they place emphasis on the Arthurian Court or Chivalry. Two Poems‚ Marie de Franc’s “Lanval” and The Perl Poet’s “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight”‚ written between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries tell different accounts concerning two cavilers who are part of King Arthur’s Round Table. “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” tells about good Sir
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