Lancelot

“He was the son of Sir Lancelot, who was one of the earliest and bravest Knights of the Round Table and was a close friend of King Arthur. “ Now I don't know about you but if I hear something like this then it makes me think right away if this knight truly deserved his place at the round table and that is what i'll be discussing today. So the first thing you have to know about sir galahad is he was supposed to be the noblest, he was one of the knights that went on the quest for the holy grail,…

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was produced in 1975 by directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It is a comedy on the quest by Arthur and his knights to find the holy grail. While the movie isn't fully accurate the changes were made to make the movie more enjoyable for the audience. The movie says much about both the middle ages and audience's view of that period in history. It's important to realize that Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a comedy and therefore has no obligation to be…

How far back does greediness effect a person concerning their thinking and judgement? Greed is the wanting or desire for wealth, power, and status. After reading Geoffrey Chaucer’s stories “The Pardoner’s Tale”, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”, and “Le Morte d’Arthur”, one thing that really stood out was that greed plays a part in each of these stories. And mind you, these stories were written around the year 1400 give or take. I realized that greed can play a part in almost anyone’s reasoning or…

of punishments lesser than necessary because they are considered important to the society. In one case, the two poets meet Francesca de Rimini and her lover, Paolo, in Hell. Paolo was the brother of Francesca’s husband. One day, they were reading Lancelot where the characters fall in love. These two people also thought they were alone and innocent of suspicion and thus they kiss each other. Francesca’s husband gets suspicious of their behaviours and kills them (Inferno 5. 126-132). Later we can…

True nobility can be defined in various ways. One’s perspective of nobility is susceptible to change through one’s experiences and influences. True nobility, however, consists of characteristics that are universally obtained by people of that genuine nature. My definition of true nobility is characteristics of selflessness, chivalry, bravery, and so forth .Any other characteristics similar to the latter ones listed are also in association to my definition of a noble spirit. Famous works of…

The idea of the hero’s quest is an archetype of literature; it occurs countless times in the history of stories. Many believe that any and all stories follow the path of the hero’s journey. The movie Excalibur includes multiple hero journeys, but the most prominent one is that of King Arthur. By mistake, Arthur successfully attempts to remove the sword Excalibur from the stone, symbolizing that he is the rightful king of the land. This sets him on the task of acquiring respect and recognition,…

Gabriella Firpo December 7, 2014 Dr. Cammin Humanities 1A Term Paper Worldviews in the Middle Ages The Middle Ages also known as "The Age of Faith" was a period when religion was the dominant force in all aspects of life. Because Catholicism was such a driving force their power was often abused in more ways than one. Indulgences, Relics, and pilgrimages were just a few of the ways the Catholic Church demonstrated their power as well as by putting the fear of God into the people they presided…

There are academic claims suggesting that Medieval Europe is a direct continuation of Ancient Rome. Through the evidence found within the given text, there seems to be a similar correlation between such cultures, specific using the historical context provided. Examples of the given historical contexts for both cultures would be: architectural development, visual elements (such as painting or tapestries), statues, and written products. Due to the uniqueness of each culture, one will notice that…

Nickel’s essay titled, “Notes on Arthurian Heraldry: The Retroactive System in the “Armagnac” Armorial”, there is a strange complication is Gawain’s heraldry. Nickel mentions that if we look to the traditional methods of medieval heraldry, knights like Lancelot and Gawain’s family seem to fit the mold. As Gawain’s heraldic symbol is usually associated to that of his father King Lot and place of his birth, but even those things seem to fluctuate through the years or from author to author.…

The development of the legend of king Arthur spans more than one thousand years. From the briefest mentions of a valiant warrior that fended off the Anglo-Saxon invasions of the island, to the elaborate in depth legend of a man destined to rule England with his knights of the round table. The development of this legend is a fascinating insight to how history was written, and more interestingly not written, and who ended up writing the version that stood the test of time. History is often written…