The Legend of King Arthur

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The Legend of King Arthur

The legend of King Arthur

Facts sheet:

• The Legend of King Arthur is about King Arthur and his companions.The stories are about their adventures and relationships.
• There are many different works that are about the Legend of King Arthur.
• We are going discuss the work of Thomas Malory, called Le Morte D'Arthur.
• Thomas Malory was born in 1405 and died in 1471. 
• The Legend of King Arthur was set in the middle ages. 

The Story

• Uther Pendragon and Igraine
• Merlin's prophecy
• War
• Mordred
• Le Morte D'Arthur

Book 1

• Birth of King Arthur
• Quests
• Partnership with France
• Killing Mordred
• Merlin's prophecy

Book 2

• Sir Balin and Sir Balan
• Helping Arthur
• Mistaken identity

Book 3

• Marriage with Guenever
• The Round Table
• Quests
• Sir Gawaine and Sir Tor

Book 4

• Merlin's death
• Nimue
• Five kings of the North
• Morgan Le Fay

Book 5

• The Roman emperor 
• War in Rome
• Sir Launcelot

Why did Sir Balin and Sir Balan kill each other?

1. Sir Balin stole Sir Balan's wife.
2. They thought they were someone else.
3. They were sworn enemies.
4. They didn't.

Book 6

• Sir Launcelot
• Best knight of the realm
• Guenever
• No marriage

Book 7

• Perhaps the only original tale
• Beaumains
• Sir Gareth
• Sir Launcelot
• Linet
• Black knight
• Dame Lioness

Book 8, Book 9 & Book 10

• Sir Tristam
• Prince of Liones
• Kinf Mark
• Cure for a cursed wound
• La Beale Isoud
• Cornwall
• Stab in the back

Book 11

Elaine

Launcelot

Guenever

Galahad

Do you think it was reasonable that Guenevere banished Launcelot for cheating?

Yes

No

Book 12

• Kind knight
• Search Launcelot
• Corbin
• Holy sangreal
• Castle Joyous Gard

Book 13

• Quest for the sangreal
• Holy grail
• Knights of the round table
• Galahad

Book 14 & Book 15

• Sir Percivale
• Temptation
• Launcelot

Why was Launcelot banished from court?

Book 16 & Book 17

• The tale of the Sangreal
• Galahad, Percivale and Bors
• Joseph or Arimathea, Jesus Christ
• Maimed King
• Sarras

Book 18 & Book 19

• Launcelot
• Guenever
• Quest of the Sangreal
• Distancing
• Tournament
• Elaine, the Fair Maiden of Astolat

Book 20

• Sir Agravaine
• Sir Mordred
• Launcelot and Guenever
• Sir Gawaine
• Sir Launcelot and his men
• Sir Gareth and Sir Gaheris

Book 21

• France
• Gawaine vs Launcelot
• Forged papers
• Gawaine
• Sir Bedivere & Sir Lucan
• Isle of Avelion
• Sir Constantie, son of Sir Cador

Who became King of Sarras after the quest of the Sangreal?

Thomas Malory

• Born in 1405
• Knighted by Beauchamp
• Duke of Buckingham
• Political prisoner in 1450
• Le Morte D'Arthur
• Died in 1471

The characteristics of the periods

Middle Ages

• Turning point
• Emergence of empires and kingdoms
• Mahajanapadas
• Ideologies

Renaissance

• 14th - 17th centuries
• "Rebirth"/ Rediscovery
• Light after darkness
• Humanism
• Middle Ages

Why did he write    it?

• Opposite
• Justice and Peace
• Chaos and Disorder
• Hope

Did King Arthur actually exist?

Yes

No

Movie Comparison

• Excalibur
• Time aspect
• Remake
• Technology

Monty Python and the Holy Grail 

• Time periods
• Launcelot
• Coconuts
• Giants

Importance

• General knowledge
• Metaphors of the wars
• Most complete
• Did he exist?

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