Mordred

Guenever was Arthur's wife and the most beautiful girl in England. She also loved Lancelot and had many affairs with him. Lancelot did not want to run off with her because he was a Christian (III, 10, 367). 2. Lancelot a. Where was he from? Lancelot was a French boy from the Castle of Benwick (III, 1, 315). b. What was his role at the round table? Lancelot was Arthur's best and most athletic knight (website). c. What was his relationship to King Arthur? Lancelot was Arthur's best friend…

annulled and a month later Henry and Eleanor were married. King Louis was outraged and chased after them and tried to get the church to not recognize the marriage(Cavendish). Another similarity is the betrayal from Henry’s sons like the betray of Mordred. In 1173 Eleanor was sick of her husband and pushed her sons to rebel against him and take the crown for themselves. She became power hungry and used her sons as pawns in her game to achieve more…

Today there seems to be an underlying assumption that chivalry is all about men in armor riding around questing, jousting and conquering, while the women sit helplessly in their towers and castles with nothing to do but sigh and swoon. Apart from the favorable depiction of Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain and other knights, the retellings of the Arthurian legend pay much attention to Queen Guinevere who, in addition to being untrue to her husband and King, treats her devoted lover, Sir Lancelot,…

was so set to help me. Now Jesu have mercy upon his soul’”(pg 191). Throughout these lines, King Arthur is mourning the death of Sir Lucan, who died while trying to lift King Arthur from the ground after he received his mortal wound from his son, Mordred. When Sir Lucan attempted to lift the King, his guts fell out of his body and he fell to the ground foaming at the mouth. However, he did not complain when he and Sir Bedivere made the decision to lift and carry the King to a safe location.…

The poem Beowulf and the narrative Morte Darthur both capture the changing roles of heroic figures through literature. While Beowulf represents the quintessential hero, Sir Lancelot represents the contrary. The author of Beowulf portrays Beowulf as a legendary hero, but on the other hand, in Morte Darthur, Sir Thomas Malory rebels against the traditional chivalrous hero and portrays Sir Lancelot as a flawed protagonist. The significant distinction between Beowulf and Sir Lancelot as heroes is…

Sir Gawain believes that Sir Lancelot as a knight is unbeatable and his presence is required in order to keep the male bonds flourishing amongst the knights and the king (Malory 483). This point is further emphasized when King Arthur blames Sir Mordred for disrupting the male ties amongst his brave knights. He states that Sir Lancelot’s partnership was more precious to him than the queen’s support. King Arthur goes on to say that Queen Guinevere was replaceable, but it would be impossible to…

Wallace 1 Julia Wallace Professor Ann-Marie Boylan English 3B 25 November 2014 The Once and Future King Project: Part I Book I - The Sword in the Stone: Merlyn Throughout Book I, I am Wart’s tutor. I am magician who lives backward in time, therefore I already know what is going to happen. As Wart’s tutor, I turn him into several different animals: a fish, a merlin, a ant, a owl, a goose, and a badger. I turn him into these specific animals to teach him lessons. When I turn Wart into a fish, I…

All of this, of course, assumes that Arthur actually isn’t aware of the betrayal he faces, a position which has been extremely prevalent in academic scholarship until fairly recently. However, this analysis fails to take into account several hints made throughout the poems that Arthur is actually suspicious of Guinevere’s affair. Vivien makes this accusation, claiming that Arthur “sees what his fair bride is and does, and winks” (VI. 780). Even Merlin, one of Arthur’s staunchest supporters, is…

A somber scene descended over the granite subterranean chamber. The torches cast a flickering orange light over the entire mausoleum. Incense wafted through the air. Four rows of royal generations lined the crypt’s far wall; the brass name plates and gold edging refracted eerily in the fires’ hue. A few minstrels played doleful laments from their harps and rebecs. In the midst of this environment, a small yet diverse group mourned the deceased royals. Sadly, due to the circumstances and timing…

military skill. His knights were the epitome of glamor and gallantry. (“King Arthur and”). There were several versions of this classic tale. In each version the betrayal of his wife, Guinevere, and his most trusted knight, Lancelot and his relative, Mordred are key elements of his demise. However, the tale ends on a happy note. Though dead Arthur was delivered by fairies to the island of Avalon. There he waited until the people of Britain needed him most. Geoffrey of Monmouth, author of History…