Perceval: A Fictional Narrative

We first see Merlin awaiting a scrawny, young fellow about twelve years old; Arthur. Being the clumsy little thing he apparently is, Arthur found himself being chased by an angry Kay who wanted his arrow when it flew into a dark forest by Arthur's fault. When Merlin is proving his magic abilities to Arthur, they transform into many types of animals where Arthur becomes worried and fragile. Through this, it is understood that Arthur is clumsy, scrawny, and rather weak. However, Geoffrey of Monmouth states that Arthur was fifteen years of age when found and he was of outstanding courage and generosity, and his inborn goodness gave him such grace that he was loved by almost all the people. Perhaps for a more understood plot, Arthur’s character did not match the more reliable account of Arthur's

horse. Merlin was not in real danger because of his magical powers, but the intent of Arthur was to help someone who needed because he thought Merlin’s powers might have failed him. Another example of this chivalrous quality was illustrated during the battle between King Pellinore and Sir Gryfflette. Pellinore knocked Gryfflette off his horse and, “swiftly ran over to him and loosened his armor.” He then, “lifted him gently onto his horse” (page 74). Sir Gryfflette was weak, and he was just knighted that day, so Pellinore did the chivalrous action and helped him. Being helpful to the weak was a quality that all the knights were trying to develop, and King Arthur and King Pellinore showed this attribute in their actions with Merlin and

The events that have been described in the tale of King Arthur are not linked to any authentic historical events. For example, in the myth of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, when they were searching for the Holy Grail, it was described that they found the Grail but, in reality, the Grail was nowhere to be found. It is quite extreme to believe that the King himself and his

As you can see, Queenie obviously lied about Arthur’s death. The cup in his hand, the position of his body, and his severe head wound all go to prove that Queenie is not telling the truth. All the evidence like the cup not breaking, Arthur lying on his back, and the seriousness of his head injury clearly point out all of the unrealistic factors that would have supposedly caused his

“A couple of weeks ago, Guinevere and I shared supper at her cottage. We drank far too much mead and ate too little food. Before I knew it, I had her backed up against the wall, kissing her, and I had her skirts bunched up around her waist. I reached between her legs and touched her. I just kept moving my fingers in little circles and she seemed to enjoy it. She was, ah, aroused. Wet, I mean. After a few minutes of that, I pulled down her top and kissed her breasts and neck while I kept moving my fingers between her legs. She rubbed up against me, then she shook and gasped, loud. I kissed her nipples and they were hard…” Arthur’s ended his story abruptly and stopped walking. “Please tell me that’s

Yes, that is easy to figure out, the author tells us, but it is how she does it that is remarkable. She changes the view of the story, by centering it on Merlin. The book doesn’t start with the birth of Arthur, no instead it starts with the birth of Merlin. We follow Merlin’s life, not Arthur’s. We watch as this boy becomes a man and build an emotional connection with him. Just as two friends become closer when they learn about the other’s past, so too do we become closer and closer to Merlin. Each turn of the page reveals a new segment of his life, deepening the bond more and more like a hammer swing against a

The Arthurian legends are well known in today's society. However, very few people know of the "real" Arthur -- who he was and what his accomplishments were. This paper will establish a difference between legend and truth, show evidence to support and explain who the real Arthur was, and shed some light on the sometimes confusing Arthurian legends.

The legend of King Arthur has inspired, and continues to inspire, many retellings of the well known stories and cast of characters. Ranging from film to literature to art, these retellings often include depictions of two key characters in the legend: King Arthur and and the wizard Merlin. Disney’s The Sword and the Stone (1963) and the British Broadcasting Corporation program Merlin (2008-2012) both showcase the relationship between Merlin and Arthur in the development of Arthur, but they differ in approach; in the animated version, Merlin assumes the role of a mentor while the television program depicts Merlin as a friend to Arthur.

Joan looked to Perceval. She hadn’t heard of Highland men before. Was this another enemy to worry about? Another threat to Perceval’s life?

Joan pulled away and flopped down onto her back. Perceval glanced down and noticed bruises darkening her hips and shoulder, bruises shaped like his fingers. He ran touched the marks and shame welled up within him.

Here we first meet the character Merlinus ("Merdinus," a more exact Latinization of the original Welsh, was impractical because of its similarity to the Latin or French word for excrement, surely an inappropriate name for a great hero). (Bruce) Yet the Merlin of this story is not the great magician of later works. In his tale, Geoffrey uses not the Latin word "magus," which would imply that Merlin was some sort of sorcerer, but rather the word "vates," commonly indicating a poet or, often, a prophet or seer. (Tatlock) Merlin does exhibit many features of a mystic in Geoffrey's Historia: he uses clairvoyance in the familiar case, borrowed from Nennius, of Vortigern's vanishing tower; he foretells Vortigern's death and prophesies to Aurelius and Uther of Arthur's coming reign, also making several predictions about political events occuring just prior to the publication of the Historia; and he interprets to Uther Pendragon a portent of the death of the king Aurelius Ambrosius. (Bruce) Clairvoyance, prophecy, and the interpretation of dreams are all rather shamanistic actions that would fit Merlin's Welsh character as a druid.

Percival gazed into the distance, and his eyes locked with King Arthur. Arthur acknowledged him with a nod and smile; the king was the picture of perfect health, for which Percival was grateful. Merlin, whose skills as a seer had grown over time, declared Arthur would die at Camlann, the Second Battle of Camlann, which would take place when Arthur turned sixty-three. That was almost thirty years away, so Arthur had plenty of time to enjoy life with Guinevere, and their two boys, Llacheu and Duran.

Merlin prophesies Arthur’s life before he even is born and even contributes to the birth of Arthur. Merlin’s main role in the story is to guide Arthur into being king of Camelot. At this point, many say that Arthur does not have a life of his own since everything has been set for him and is being manipulated by Merlin. Though Merlin meddles with Arthur a lot, it is never known to Arthur that he is meant to be a king until he decides for himself and pulls Excalibur from the stone. Merlin directly led to the birth of Arthur by disguising his father, Uther, as Gorlois the husband of Igraine and allowed Uther to inseminate Igraine and have Arthur. Some stories even say he was Arthur’s tutor and that he started the legend that whoever pulls the Excalibur from the stone will be the right and truthful heir to the throne. At the same time, he also persuaded the Lady of the Lake to present Excalibur, the real one, to Arthur. Although some stories say that Merlin died before Arthur’s birth, most of the main legends show that Merlin was trapped by dark magic. Some legends say that Merlin fell in love with the Lady of the Lake and taught her everything and after she supposedly grew stronger than Merlin, she trapped him in a tower and that explains some of his disappearances in stories. Other accounts say that he also guided Perceval, foretold the greatness of Lancelot and Tristan, but failed to guide Sir Balin in his

In order to refine the broad topic of Arthurian legend, I conducted extensive research and readings of online articles and websites as well as watching documentaries, as to make my own knowledge and understanding of the legend more in depth and exhaustive. This research process of literature reviews and internet search allowed

but the king was in love with the Duke's wife so the king went to the wizard Merlin for help but with a prize that that if a kid is born it would be Gavin to merlin Uther agreed and Merlin places a spell on Uther that made Uther just like the Duke the Uther disguise as the Duke went to his home and spent the night with the Duke's wife then shortly after the real Duke was killed in battle then Uther married the Duke's wife Ukraine 9 months later Ukraine gave both to a baby boy and he was named Arthur but he was given to Merlin as promise and that's why Arthur is the rightful king in arthur last days he is looking for the holy grail. The Holy Grail is a made up object and symbol associated with Jesus. In earliest Grail literature it was described as the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and was said to possess miraculous powers.the holy grail is a made up started by people who did not read the bible