Mordred

The legends of King Arthur date back to 9th century. Many authors throughout history have written about the great King Arthur. The first written description of his entire life, from death to birth, came in the 12th century and was written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. There are many skeptics about some of the stories of his life, mostly because so many different authors have written about his life and they are all different. From the wizards and magic to the extraordinary battles he fought, and…

The concept of loyalty is strongly related to the concept of knighthood. The image of the Knights of the Round Table can hardly be imagined without thinking of the loyalty amongst those knights. In “The Morte Darthur,” the loyalty that has been established between the Knights of the Round Table is shattered when loyalties are pledged to single knights instead of the whole group. Throughout “The Morte Darthur,” themes of loyalty are very apparent and can be seen in stark contrast to the themes…

Gawaine, Agravaine, Gaheris, and Gareth are his nephews. This was a mistake because before Merlyn can warn Arthur, Morgause uses her captivating looks and own charms to lure Arthur to sleep with her. Nine months later, she gives birth to their son, Mordred. What makes this moment most tragic is that a simple, unwitting mistake by Arthur tears him and his dreams apart many years later. This is considered to be an extremely pivotal point in Arthur’s life because his affair with Morgause is the…

are terrified of the enemy as well. For example, in Morte D’Arthur the common evil, Mordred, has seized King Arthur’s throne while he has been away. Arthur rallies his army and fights Mordred in courageous fashion. King Arthur knew that when he fought Mordred, Arthur himself would surely die, but since Arthur wanted to restore peace to his kingdom he reluctantly fought Mordred. Arthur courageously encountered Mordred and said, “traitor, now is they deathday come!” page 189. Arthur then died…

A character who was showing real human emotions and challenges was King Arthur in "From Morte D'Arthur".King Arthur has been thru a lot including denial, mistakes, and regrets. Even though everyone makes mistakes Arthur has to be very careful, not only will he suffer for them but the whole kingdom will. In the story, Arthur had sex with another woman who was in fact his sister. For that mistake cost his a new son called Mordred.Which later on made things difficult for him.Arthur had a hard time…

Did Sir lancelot's deserve to be on of the knights of the round table? The answer is yes he did. He was a gentleman and never only served the high but even the lowly. Lancelot was the son of King Ban of Benwick (benoic) and Queen Elaine. He was baptized as Galahad, but sooner changed to lancelot. During his father’s reign he was revolted out by his subjects causing them to flee. Then when the queen was tending to the king lancelot is carried away by the Lady of the Lake. She then raised him to…

The musical production of Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot”, directed by Michael McFadden, took place at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center at two o’clock in the afternoon on November 8, 2014. I chose to see this production because the tickets were included with the tuition for my online theater class. I recently moved to Tennessee from Washington DC and had never seen a production at this particular theatre. My initial impression of the theatre was delightful. I felt a warm and comfortable…

rightwise king born of England.” Sir Thomas Malory (Lupack) Young Arthur then pulled the sword out of the stone and was then crowned High King of Britain right after. Arthur went on to rule Camelot for fifty years before he lost a swordfight with Mordred that ended with both of them dead. Although there is no set legend or myth of the sword today, people believe in many different legends around the world. For example, some resources say that when Arthur was of age, he came across a stone with a…

Chivalry is not Dead (An analysis of chivalry as observed in the Arthurian texts, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Song of Roland, Perceval, and Morte D’Arthur) Chivalry is commonly known as being gentleman-like. If someone has chivalry, he is respectful and holds the door for people. But where does this idea of chivalry come from? Back in the middle ages, the Code of Chivalry was born with the rise of King Arthur and his Knights. Scholar Chantry Westwell states, “The epic tales of King…

The Code of the Medieval Knight (Discuss the concept of chivalry according to the texts: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Song of Roland, Perceval: The Story of the Grail, Morte d'Arthur) Chivalry has always existed in a sense, but has been defined uniquely depending on the culture. Most military forces had a code of ethics they were to follow. During the twelfth century in Europe the medieval chivalry code is "best defined as an aristocratic ethos that prescribed what qualities and…