Geoffrey of Monmouth

King Arthur and other knights who fall ill throughout the earliest versions of the legend. Morgan le Fay’s nobility appears when she “put the king in her chamber on a golden bed, uncovered his wound with her noble hand and looked long at it” (Geoffrey of Monmouth). Morgan le Fay’s use of power remains innocent and positive to other knights and kings throughout the early sixteen hundreds. Many authors portray women as healers and helpers to the men wounded in battle. Morgan le Fay is a…

The Arthurian Legend is a collection of various stories which revolve around King Arthur, one of the legendary kings of Britain. These stories vary in their versions, interpretations, and spelling of names but their essences remain the same. They regale us with tales of the time prior to King Arthur’s conception to his rise to kinghood, tales of his adventures with his Knights of the Round Table, tales of the adulterous romance that occurred between his queen, Guinevere, and his knight and…

In Grinsell’s article, The Legendary History and Folklore of Stonehenge, he talks about the supposed healing virtues of the stones reported by Geoffrey of Monmouth, where he was relating beliefs current in his day: “If the stones be rubbed, or scraped, and water thrown upon the scrapings, they will heal any green wound, or old sore” this belief has obviously been (NEED WORD.. proven wrong? Rebutled? HELP)…

A week passed, which meant Beltane was a mere three weeks away. In the meantime, Rion had experienced a growth spurt. His trousers were too short, and it seemed as if he had grown a head taller almost overnight. His body appeared to be building actual muscle now. The little-boy roundness of his face disappeared, revealing high cheekbones and a strong jawline. He was at the very start of leaving childhood behind, that challenging journey of moving from innocence to maturity. Soon enough, Rion…

plagiarized a large amount of his play and would most likely not have risked losing his patrons. The tale of King Lear, also known as King Leir, is centuries old and was written long before the birth of Shakespeare. It was first written in english by Geoffrey of Monmouth in Historia Regum Britanniae and was titled The True Chronicle History of King Leir(“Mabillard”). There have been several renditions of this story, including Shakespeare’s King Lear. Both versions have King Lear and his three…

Avalon is associated with Glastonbury Tor, which some legends say was once a magic island surrounded by water. Morgan is one of the three queens that takes King Arthur’s body to Avalon to heal. As a witch and healer, she is said to know the power of both healing and poisonous herbs. In Avalon, She presided over nine priestess’s who were prophetesses and healers. Avalon is known to have been an oracular center. Some believe that Avalon was a Druidic college for priestesses of women’s mysteries.…