Arthur's Wars: A Brief Analysis

    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.

There are many similarities between the two poems on King Arthur's death. One main similarity is Gawain tells Arthur in a dream he is going to die. Another major similarity in the two poems is Bedivere puts King Arthur on the barge to be taken to Avilon to be healed.

King Arthur is an outstanding British leader of the 5th and the 6th centuries, son of Uther Pendragon and the Lady Igraine. Arthur is one of the greatest mythical heroes that the world has ever known. Arthur has had a great influence on other people and many of them looked up to him. The coming of Arthur was prophesied years before he was even born. Arthur was born into a world of chaos and disorder, full of love and tragedy. Nowadays, many of the scholars continue to argue whether or not King Arthur was a real person or just a mythological figure. Based on facts however, many believe that Arthur was not a real person; just a legendary British leader in the 5th and 6th centuries. According to history, there wasn't anyone named King Arthur

and followed the knighthood with their hearts. The story of Sir Lancelot is a prime example

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.

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.

Tommy’s little brother loved animals and his favorite place to go was the local zoo. Today was Arthur’s birthday and Tommy decided to give him the greatest gift ever. He decided that he would accompany him to the zoo. Arthur was ecstatic! It was a beautiful and sunny day, which was convenient for this outdoor expedition that they were about to embark upon. It was an adventure that they would never forget.

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

King Arthur was an ideal person to many people during the medieval time period. He was brave, fair, fearless, supernatural, and honorable. These characteristics made King Arthur a legendary person. Many stories of the King Arthur legend exist today. These stories have many similarities and differences such as in Morte d'Arthur and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In both stories, the author's use the code of chivalry and fantasy, but one author decides to let King Arthur die and the other does not.

Everyone wants to be a hero, a conqueror, champion, and just overall a successful person. Arthurian Legend had strength, nobility and courage as their associated terms. That is exactly what the Legend king Arthur was about. He was shown to be very strong, brave and heroic everything that we wish to become. He had also symbolized the past glories of Britain and the hopes for future successes. “A Celtic King born of deceit and adultery, grew to become one of the most famous rulers of Britain. He was a warrior, a knight and king who killed giants, witches and monsters and led a band of heroes on many daring adventures” (Wood) Arthur was a very important part of British history escpecially literature because he was kind of a religious icon. The

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.

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

There was once only one human. He had a name. He didn’t know where he got it from, but he knew that it was Arthur.

King Arthur is a figure surrounded by an aura of myth and mystery. His name evokes visions of knights and gallantry in a bygone era of chivalry and magic. Clear the mist around the myth, however, and the character revealed is a man with flaws like any other. He is human as well as heroic. Arthur has assembled the greatest court of knights in British history, but his own condition and relation to those knights leads to the downfall of his court. Although Arthur and his court are held in highest esteem, time and again he is put into positions where the reader must question just how noble things are in Camelot.

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.