Geoffrey of Monmouth

A Study of Stonehenge A Study of Stonehenge I. Introduction Significance of the study Statement of the problem II. Stonehenge Facts A. Location B. Materials Used and Structure C. Stonehenge Today III. The History of the Stonehenge A. Myths and Legends B. Mysteries C. Wonder of the World? IV. Conclusion I. Introduction No place has generated so much speculation and wild theories as the standing stones of Stonehenge. After traveling for miles through the rolling hills and

King Arthur is a man of stories. He is known as a legendary British leader who, led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders. There have been many films based off of King Arthur’s adventures. Since films have become a thing, historical events have always been popular for the plot lines of the films. However, the events, cultures, and personalities of the historical times are not always portrayed accurately. Some films do an extremely good job keeping the historical events accurate, while others

The father of Literature, William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 - 23 April 1616) was outstandingly talented and admired throughout the world. Shakespeare’s lifetime’s achievements are numerous as he worked as a poet, dramatist, and as an actor. He has been respected and honoured as National poet and Bard of Avon. He created many skilful works and King Lear is one of them. Around 154 sonnets and 38 plays have been composed by him and furthermore two narrative poems which are very long. The tragic play

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s writing, History of the Kings of Britain, relies the lineage of the crown in Great Britain in the twelfth century. Among the many rulers, we learn about the legendary British leader, King Arthur. When using Niccolò Machiavelli’s, The Prince, as a standard of assessment of King Arthur, the King’s strengths and weaknesses of ruler ship becomes apparent. I argue that King Arthur exemplified Machiavelli’s, precept of military leadership, in addition to public image, and patronage

Merlin and Taliesin In Arthurian legend, there are many tales of magic and adventure. One of the best aspects of the stories are the whimsical and complex characters. Often, characters’ and their identities change from version to version, creating confusion about their origin and roles in stories. Merlin, the wondrous and wise magician, and Taliesin, the inspirational historian and all-knowing bard, are some of the most versatile individuals in the stories. The mysteries of Merlin, Taliesin

Ernie Law Price 1° English AS 3-4 9 November 2015 Famous Places #24 In the Arthurian Legend, there are four main places that played key roles in King Arthur’s majestic life. The famous places that are linked to King Arthur’s life are the Tintagel Castle, Battle of Mt. Badon, Battle of Camlann, and Glastonbury. These four places are important because they show where King Arthur started in his life and where he ended his life. There are also many sources that tell what happened at these places,

Tragedy is one of the most common topics throughout literature. This theme can be found in many works of literature spanning from Biblical archives to more recent works in Blockbuster movies, and is commonly found in almost all societies today. The theme of tragedy is so universal that it is found in many of Shakespeare’s plays and poems (e.g. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and plenty of other works). In specific, tragedy is found in one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays named King Lear. King

Stonehenge stones were moved over 200 miles. It is almost crazy to think that these people, who had no written language, figured out a way to move these massive stones 200 miles away from their starting point. They were moved across land and water. Geoffrey of Monmouth, a writer from the 12th century, gave a statement that “Stonehenge was carried bodily, on the orders of the wizard Merlin, no less, from Ireland to Salisbury Plain, where it was set down to be a place of healing.” Although this seems like a

DBingham 1 Santana Bingham Mrs. Earls English 4 September 22, 2017 Who was King Arthur, and was he real? King Arthur is a legendary medieval, mythological figure who was the head of the Kingdom of Camelot and the knights of the round table. King Arthur has many different faces. He has been shown to be kind, generous, wise, but at the same time seen as a weak king who is stubborn, childish, and unable to decide on decisions wisely. Nennius depicts King Arthur as a strong warrior capable of killing

It appears as though everybody has a an assumption for why the remnants were built. Some are more possible than others. With March 20 denoting the vernal equinox (one of two days throughout the year where day and night are the same length) consideration turns again to one of the more determined hypotheses for Stonehenge's source. In a 1965 book, "Stonehenge Decoded," astronomer Gerald Hawkins offered the latest hypothesis by that time thorough speculation to date of Stonehenge's motivation. Hawkins