Knights Hospitaller

For the duration of the autobiography, I am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai; Ziauddin Yousafzai shows verifiable qualities of what most would believe to be a true hero. Although many believe the hero to be the primary protagonist of the biography, Malala, her father Ziauddin shows many more characteristics such as selflessness, wisdom, and intelligence. Ziauddin shows his heroic quality by standing up for what he believes is right and showing no concern to what his higher authority and the outside…

In the epic poem Beowulf and the play Everyman the main characters’ actions, behaviors, character traits, and values are what bring the characters to the point in their lives that are written about. These traits make for two vastly different main characters; however, their overall drive and faith bring them to the same fate in the end. Beowulf being about a strong, brave, and faithful leader in the Anglo-Saxon period and Everyman being about a man who lived his life they way he wanted in the…

Swords, shields, and all things medieval. Everyone loves an adventurous tale of knights in shining armor, sword fighting to protect their kingdom full of castles and royalty. When an individual hears the term medieval, most imagine the courageous and noble King Arthur. King Arthur is remembered as this strong, brave leader, who although contained flaws, was a true hero. This is a tale that has stuck around longer than the others, but why? King Arthur has stuck with us for thousands of years not…

Decades ago there was a controversy whether King Arthur was a realistic person or a legend. King Arthur was the King of Britain who fought off the Saxons in 12 straight battles and had his legendary sword named the Excalibur, although historians questioned if this was believable. Historians questioned if it possible to go into 12 straight battles without stopping. Some believed Arthur was a real person because there are fractional evidence of him being real, but other historians believe…

last thing Perceval wanted to do was disappoint the man. “Fine. I’ll be right along.” Perceval tried to keep the irritation from his voice; this was not the boy’s fault. After executing a low bow, the child dashed off. Frustrated, Sir Perceval, knight of Camelot, marched his way across the…

piety, and courtesy to women”(Hirsch). The story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is surrounded by hundreds of different tales telling of the various attributes of a number of different Knights, including the King himself. One element that is present in every tale told of these knights is chivalry. King Arthur demanded of his knights that they follow the code of chivalry while on their adventures. His Knights of the Round Table did so proudly as they served their king, their…

flying projectile. Meanwhile, the child stumbled forward and collapsed on the castle training field face first at Percival’s feet. “Friend of yours?” asked Sir Gwaine, Percival’s best mate and fellow Knight of Camelot. He shucked off his sweaty padded gambeson and chuckled. The rest of the knights…

This is supposed to be “where women belong.” Stereotypes like these are accentuated in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte d’Arthur. In this essay I will talk about the stereotypical role that women play as sexual figures in each of these works. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Gawain finds himself on a quest to find the Green Knight to fulfill a deal he made with the knight. However; on along his way he ends up at a castle and is tempted by the lady of the house. She offers him…

the one and only King Arthur. The sphere shape of the historical round table represents what Arthur was trying to complete for the people that saw him as an almost Christ like figure though his rule. The thirteen knights that sat around it were only the most kind (to women) of all knights and were a perfect role model of what the Arthur was tiring to represent with the Round Table. In turn, this perfect (community of people/all good people in the world) was established around the thinking of a…

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…