Holy Grail

At its core, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a story that deals fundamentally with the concept of reciprocation, something which constitutes a sort of transaction between two parties to reach an end (whatever that end may ultimately be). As established right from the beginning, the entire narrative of Sir Gawain focuses on a type of violent “game” that requires reciprocation, as offered by the figure of the Green Knight. As Sir Gawain progresses, we see various scenes of honor and manner that…

After reading the text I noticed that in each of the time periods where Charles Wallace goes within another, there is someone whose name is either a form of Charles or Wallace. In this text Charles Wallace, Chuck, Harcels, Reschal, and Llawcae have some very interesting things in common such as maturing and growing within themselves and being. This location known as the star watching rock, time and the Iris Rune seems to appear multiply times throughout the book. In the Harcels, Chuck, and…

Name: Angela HOW DID THE ARTHUR BECAME KING? It is Merlin, who had designed for Arthur's father Uther a great Round Table at which 150 knights could sit. Upon Uther's death, the knights do not know who should take his place. Merlin tells them that whoever could draw a mysterious sword out of a stone should be the next king. and ensured that Britain remained a paradise of the West. King Arthur was a fifth century British general who fought…

King Arthur, the most mysterious myth to exist has evidence on his existence and his non existence. Whether he does exist is a mystery to all. He will always be a great tale and maybe it should stay a tale. The proof that King Arthur really did exist. Some evidence is when bones were found in Glastonbury Abbey in 1191. Some personal accounts suggests that Arthur died at the battle of Camlann. Some historians believe that Arthur was conceived at Tintagel. Excavations show that it was…

While Sir Thomas Malory presents the characteristics of supernatural events and a braver and noble knight,he also includes the characteristic of an ideal, unrealistic place in his medieval romantic tale Le Morte d’Arthur . An example is in “The Coronation of Arthur” is when Arthur is born in Camelot. Camelot is beautiful and near perfect and is where his father Uther Pendragon rules as king. This is also the place that Arthur rules as king when he is finally realized to be the rightful…

“For most of us, Richard the Lionheart has been ensconced since childhood in a pantheon which includes King Arthur, Robin Hood and other legendary – if not mythical- figures: and as a “folk hero” […] it is unlikely that he will ever be dislodged.”1 That is, at least, the view of John Gillingham, a British scholar, specialist of Richard I, but not of all historians, who have generally more conflicted opinions on the Lionheart. Richard I is still, to a certain extent, seen as an English hero. It…

Ladies, Love, and Lust? (Concept of Chivalry) Chivalry is a moral code that was used by knights many, many, many years ago. It was a thane or a retainer or for a lack of better words, a warrior code. There are two ways that chivalry can be displayed. One is through the individual. It requires a balanced soul which consists of honesty, integrity, courage, sacrifice, generosity, and humility. The second way is collective or communal. In the code of chivalry used by knights, women are highly…

is important and everyone equally valuable." "Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur."Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, after the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as the fantastic capital of Arthur's realm and a symbol of the Arthurian world. "Upon a certain Ascension Day King Arthur had come from Caerleon, and had held a very magnificent court at Camelot as was…

Who Was Who in King Arthur’s Few? 
 Even in the world of fiction, one will find that knighthood is rarely given out to just anybody. There are almost always going to be rules. Someone deserving of becoming a knight must display a number of specific characteristics as well as perform certain actions, which are both predetermined by the universe in which said knight’s story is set. Therefore, there is often very little room in which to set each knight apart from another through the variation of…

King Arthur was known as many different things. Some people believed he was a medieval, mythological figure who was the head of the kingdom. Others believe he was a fearless legend. The king's entire life is in the book “The History of the Kings of Britain” from beginning to end. The evidence that King Arthur was a real human is very low, people don't really believe that he was real. There is many different books that have different evidence that Arthur was real & fake. The people that…