Knights Of The Past And Stories Of Arthur

The word knight got this name from the Old English word cniht. The Knight’s duty were very similar to the samurai's. They were hired to protect land and the people that owned the land. They also had a code like the samurai. This code stuck them to their duties and made sure that they kept their morals. Knights controlled land and the land was managed by the peasants of the kingdom. It was the peasants who mostly fought the battles instead of the knights. The knights led the peasants into the battle they fought.

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.

There are traits, however, that both the King Arthur in the legends and the one in the movie have incommon: King Arthur, in both, is a strong, famous, fearless leader of the knights of the round table and who has Lancelot as his best friend and the best fighter of the knights of the round table. Major differences between the King Arthur portrayed in the visual representation and told about in the legends include the fact that King Arthur, in the movie, is born and raised by his parents (an English mother and a Roman father) while the King Arthur, told about in the legend, is born of the King of Britain and the Duke of Tintagel’s wife and raised by a knight named Sir Ector away from his parents. Furthermore, the King Arthur of the movie fights for the Romans and considers abandoning Britain despite the fact that in the original legends no association of King Arthur with the Roman Empire is mentioned. King Arthur of the movie doesn’t become king because he pulls a sword from a stone like told in the legends; he becomes king because he chooses to stay in and defend Britain from the Saxons when the rest of the knights of the round table, including Lancelot, leave Britain. In the movie, it is told that what enabled Arthur to free the sword from the stone is the love of his

There are countless versions of the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. Most English versions are based on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, but where did these tales originate, and what different interpretations are there today? This essay seeks to examine the roots and different renditions of the various legends circulating today. The first section deals with the origins of the legend. The second section speculates on who the "real" King Arthur could have been. A comparison of several different versions, and suggestions of why they differ are given in the third section, and the conclusion presents an analysis on the ambiguity of the legend.

Knights are one of the most mistaken figures of the medieval era due to fairytales and over exaggerated fiction novels. When medieval knights roamed the earth, it was known that they were only human and, like humans, had faults. These knights did not always live up to the standards designated by society. However, in The Canterbury Tales, the knight is revealed as a character that would now be considered a knight in shining armor, a perfect role model in how he acts and what he does. Modern day people see them as chivalrous figures instead of their actual role as mounted cavalry soldiers. As time passes, the idea of what a knight is changes from a simple cavalry soldier to a specific type of behavior.

At first knights and soldiers in the armies were of little social status. “Many knights in fact possessed little more than peasants” (Spielvogel 244). War was looked as kind of a barbaric act in the beginning and many knights could be found fighting each other. While some of this was tolerated, as they were seen as “defenders of society”, the Catholic Church decided that there should be some ground rules. At the start of the eleventh century, the church urged knights to take an oath to protect churches, and to not harm noncombatants. These rules allowed for battles to follow a civil path and to be carried out in a noble way.

Countless Arthurian tales portray knights as true altruists, meaning that they are more concerned for the

In??Sir Gawain and The Green Knight?,?the author portrays the nature and code of chivalry as well as the humanistic features of the knights. Knights were but an extension of the king. They were not allowed to do inappropriate things as they were considered the representatives of Arthur. They were meant to treat women appropriately. Chivalry was their main feature.

     The Arthurian Legends revolve around the life of the knights during the Middle Ages. A knight would pledge his loyalty to God, his King, fellow knights and to women in distress. Tolkien’s Fellowship

Many people wonder what purpose knights in the Medieval period had during this famous time in history. Knights were the soldiers in the military and with the military, they helped the economy. Culture played a role in the way that knights fought in the military, as Chivalry was their code of conduct. With the knights helping both the military and the economy, they were able to help keep the political form of government, called feudalism, functioning. By providing protection to the kingdom, knights supported feudalism and kept it alive during the Middle Ages.

At this point in history the men who fought the wars were lead by their leaders with a code of chivalry. Chivalry can be explained as “the Anglo-Saxon code on steroids.” (McGee) Which is, explained further, a moral system for a good way to conduct fighting. The knights in Arthurian time went even further with that code to say that it was a way to conduct oneself not only in battle, but at all times. Knights, by being chivalrous, were kind to all people, fought well and true, kept faith and believed in the Christian God, and fought for their kings. Chivalry can be found across the Arthurian texts, The Song of Roland is one of the texts that has multiple examples of chivalry.

Knighthood in the middle ages was a key factor in the defense and slow down of corruption in the castles of several different kingdoms. Knighthood involved devoting your whole life to learning and training in combat as well as manners and generosity. Chivalry was the medieval knight’s moral code that stated that knights must be honorable, brave, kind, and generous at all times. The legend of King Arthur showed great chivalry as well as bravery and courage, and helped to spread the message of how great kings are as well as knights. Knighthood, Chivalry, and King Arthur’s legend are all prominent features in the Middle Ages and helped to better define the time period.

The Knight as described by Chaucer, is a man of great stature. Like other knights of this time, he was usually accompanied by royalty and “had embarked with many a noble host” (Canterbury 62). The Knight was a far cry from the corrupt characters in this tale because unlike them, he did not abuse his power. The attire of the Knight proved that he not only worked hard but also lived modestly. Although he was wealthy, his cloaks did not readily support that fact, for “He wore a fustian tunic stained and dark” (Canterbury 77). He was so admired for his chivalrous nature that many referred to him as “a true, perfect gentle-knight” (Canterbury

Based on the literature that we have read and the films that we have seen in the past, knights are depicted as these honorable, noble heroes. They follow a strict set of rules, going to extreme lengths to uphold their knightly name. Interestingly enough, the knights in Monty Python and the Holy Grail seem to understand their chivalrous ideals and aspirations, yet never seem to be able to fulfill it. Due to the knights in the movie never achieving their honorable goals, we are able to get a good laugh out of their mistakes. In Beowulf and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, knights are characterized as warriors, vigilant protectors, ready to face their worst fears; meanwhile, in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, their knights seem to have never faced any kind of danger in all their lives.

A knight also is expected to be brave and heroic and outstanding, this is counteredby each knights behaviors. First they choose to act as though they ride horses instead of buying them,