Arthur's Wars: A Brief Analysis

We all know the tales of King Arthur, the king who was gifted the sword Excalibur by the Lady of the Lake and was declared King of all of Britain! Even though strange ladies lying in ponds handing out swords is no basis for a system of government, his tale is still one of the most well known from the medieval era. Countless movies, books, and video games have been made based on his tale. What some people forget however, is the tale is not simply about King Arthur, it is also about his knights of the table round. Each knight may not get as much recognition as King Arthur, but they all had their own tales, and fought to protect his kingdom. This is the way of many stories, however. One name takes the title, though many others do their part to keep the world going. Can you imagine if King Arthur had to save and rule Britain all on his own, or if Frodo had to destroy the one ring without the other members of the fellowship? A lot of great novel series would be shortened to one short story.

King arthur is the first name that comes to mind when thinking about the Medieval times. He was king of the biggest kingdom, Started the Knights of the round table and went on several misadventures and journeys on his quest for power.

Arthurian Features in That Hideous Strength     Tales change with every teller. Features may be added or subtracted, stories may be broken apart or combined. Often the story-teller will adapt the tale for his own purposes to emphasize some theme of his own. C. S. Lewis uses and modifies older sources in many ways in his novel That Hideous Strength, incorporating themes and portions of Arthurian literature to add color and emphasize the subjects of his plot.

The Middle English Literature time period lasted from 110 to 1500. In this unique period, English got maturity and widespread popularity throughout Europe. This type of literature had many characteristics such as impersonality, chivalry, romance, oral quality, and courtly love. In the legendary story, Le Morte D’Arthur, the story differs from Middle English Literature by not being anonymous and not having an oral quality. The shared characteristics include the topic of romance, chivalry, and courtly love.

Arthurian Legend Even though the Arthur legend is hundreds of years old, our culture today is still fascinated with the idea of the Round Table and the love triangle between Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere. There are movies and books galore to read about the different takes on the legend of Arthur. However, it makes one wonder if our culture really understands the Arthurian legend. Especially in the movies the central idea of a literary work can be lost. Compared to Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur have movies lost sight of what the Arthurian legend tries to teach?

In modern times, we say just thanks to those we see as heroes, whether that person just is a guy who gave you back your wallet or that person be someone who risked lots just to help others, like war veterans, firemen, or police officers. This is actually very minimal if you were to compare it to the stories told about heroes back in the days of the Arthurian legends.This is well shown off in the excerpts we read from “The acts of king Arthur and his noble knights” we see the great lengths people go to praise their heroes, through telling stories and to that of a lesser extent, fabricating the truth of what really happened in those stories. In my opinion, I think we should do this more for heroes of war and those in general who help others

Faith Wilson Mrs. Burrow British Literature Necessary Heroes “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles,” Christopher Reeve. Intriguingly, British culture today defines heroes by past events, people, and legends. Two of the most

King Arthur Character Analysis The character of King Arthur is unique in literature. Most characters are known through their actions and words as described by the author of a story. Arthur, however, is a conglomerate of characters described by many different authors over a fifteen hundred year span. There is no single depiction of him, and one cannot trace his origin to a single author for the "definitive" description. As such, the character of Arthur is different depending on the era, culture, and the particular writer who is relating his version of the Arthurian legend.

Arthur was the first-born son of King Uther Pendragon, so he would be next to the throne once his father died. But for his son’s protection from the Saxon invaders, King Uther had Arthur raised outside of the castle and had his identity kept a secret (“History”). A wizard named Merlin, who later became Arthur’s advisor when he became king, raised Arthur. The Legend of King Arthur is just a mixture of myths and history. Although King Arthur may or may not have been real, he was a legendary monarch.

A story of my chivalry, love, magic, and betrayal; that is the mysterious tale of King Arthur. The myth of King Arthur is an exciting, tale that is based in the medieval ages. There is a lot of debate on whether Arthur was a real person, if he was based off of a person who lived during that time period, or if he was simply just an idea; regardless he impacted that era, and continues to be a popular legend even today.

At the end of the article it states but we will not stop there. We will turn this country into heaven on Earth! Long live the king! Arthur is true to his word. He becomes the greatest king That Britain has ever known. According to the text Arthur is going to be a good king and that the people think that Arthur is true to his world. The character reveals that the people clearly want Arthur to be the new king.

King Arthur’s legend has it’s engaging attraction, and it is caused by the story itself and the Church teaching’s reform. As a legend, it’s literature value is bigger than its for history. From the story, we can not only get know of ancient England, but also study how a religion uses legends to reinforce itself and expand.

King Arthur In this paper will be discussed the myths behind King Arthur. King Arthur was a British legend and over time the stories became a collection of stories written by different authors.

By the ninth century people all over were telling the fabulous tales and romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards, while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for emphasis and introduce new elements, so that the story could be adapted to the particular time and audience. Although most historians believe that there actually did exist an Arthur, they differ on how major his role was on influencing society during his time.      To understand the most widely accepted view on when and how Arthur gained fame, one must be aware of the historical time period surrounding Arthur. The unity that the Roman government imposed on The passage then continues describing the twelve battles that Arthur fought and won. The last battle, the greatest in the history of the country, was at Badon Hill. It resulted in a total massacre of the Saxons, establishing fifty years of peace from the Saxon's horrible brutality of slaughtering, burning and senseless vandalism (Jenkins 30-31).      Nennius's historical account is backed up by a set of Easter Tables. They were calculating tables as to when Easter would fall out for the next given

The Effect of Victorian Culture on the Arthurian Legends The Arthurian legends stand as a mutable model of the perfect court and ruler which has been transformed by authors over the centuries to fit new cultural ideals and Tennyson’s Idylls of the King is no exception to this pattern of transformation. With his retellings of the tales of King Arthur based on earlier models of the stories, most notably the works of Sir Thomas Malory, Tennyson represents some of the most common Victorian cultural views. This representation is most clearly observable in his portrayal of the female character of Guinevere and the concept of sexual morality in a tale that places great emphasis on the effects of the adulterous affair between Sir Lancelot and