Monday, 10 February 2014
Researching the Arthurian Legend Online
Do some internet research into the Arthurian Legend and summarise your learning here in this post with each other in a discussion. Make sure you tell us which website your information comes from (copy and paste it into your comment). Consider how reliable/authoritative the website is. Research as widely as possible. Remember that typing variations of the King Arthur myth into Google will produce different search results (i.e. 'King Arthur', 'Arthurian Legend', 'Excalibur', 'The Sword in the Stone', etc.)
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He was English.
ReplyDeleteKing Arthur was also known as "The One, True King of the Britons".
Morgan le Fay was King Arthur's half-sister of legend, not his actual true sister as we said in the lesson.
Catie
King Arthur was the son of Uther Pendragon, king of Britain, and Igraine, the wife of Gorlois of Cornwall. After the death of Uther, Arthur, who had been brought up in secrecy, became king of Britain
ReplyDeleteby withdrawing a sword from a stone.
this is where i got the information from:
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/arthurian-legend-the-story.html
Rebecca
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.
ReplyDeleteI got this from >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur
Anton (:
I used Rebecca's website for some different informmation. King Arthur won aknowledgement as king of Britain after pulling a sword from the ground.
ReplyDeleteOf Arthur's several enemies, the most betraying enemies were his sister Morgan le Fay and his nephew Mordred. Morgan le Fay was know for being an an evil sorceress she used magic against Arthur for the chance to take Arthurs throne for herself and her lover.
Two of the most magnificent knights that Arthur used in battles were, Sir Tristram and Sir Launcelot of the Lake.
Rebacca's website has lots of infomation about king Arthurs family, enemies, and battles. I found it very useful when doing my research!!!!!
Ciara :) :)
king Arthur was a British leader in the 5th and 6th centaury's his wife was the Gorlois. Also as Ciara said Morgan le Fay was know for being an evil sorceress she used magic against Arthur for the chance to take Arthurs throne for herself and her lover.
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There many Arthurian legends, although one that interested me in particular is the more romantic one by Geoffrey of Monmouth about King arthur in the 12- 13th century involving important names such as Lancelot and Guinevere, Percival, Galahad, Gawain, and Tristan and Iseult. The story about King arthur and his Queen Guinevere.
ReplyDeletePatience :)
King Arthur married Guinevere who was the daughter of King Leodegraunce of Cameliard. King Arthur was based at Camelot. He was killed in his last battle, the Battle of Camlann .
ReplyDeletesource: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7886453/King-Arthur-the-facts-about-the-legendary-figure.html
Emma :)
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians.
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I agree with Ciara, but how do know that all of this is true?
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Arthur, reigning in his court at Camelot, proved to be a noble king and a mighty warrior. He was the possessor of the miraculous sword Excalibur, given to him by the mysterious Lady of the Lake. Personally, I think that every character is mysterious and how do we know its true like Lauren said
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I got my information from; http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/arthurian-legend-the-story.html
ReplyDeleteOf Arthur's several enemies, the most treacherous were his sister Morgan le Fay and his nephew Mordred. Morgan le Fay was usually represented as an evil sorceress, scheming to win Arthur's throne for herself and her lover. I found this website very intresting and useful.
polly :)
Arthur was the first born son of King Uther Pendragon and heir to the throne. However these were very troubled times and Merlin, a wise magician, advised that the baby Arthur should be raised in a secret place and that none should know his true identity.As Merlin feared, when King Uther died there was great conflict over who should be the next king. Merlin used his magic to set a sword in a stone. Written on the sword, in letters of gold, were these words: "Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone is the rightwise born king of all England." Of course all the contenders for the throne took their turn at trying to draw the sword, but none could succeed. Arthur, quite by chance, withdrew the sword for another to use in a tournament. Following this he became king.I found this informatin from a website called King Arthur - The Legend - Caerleon Net
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I found this on this website
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ancientfortresses.org/arthurian-legend.htm
Arthurian Legend is not based on real historical evidence . The Arthurian legends were based on the books written by the clerics of the Medieval era or the Middles Ages
The main source of information about Arthurian Legend was written by a Welsh cleric called Geoffrey of Monmouth. In 1136 Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote a book called Historia Regum Britanniae - the History of the King's of Britain. Further credence was given to the stories about Arthurian Legend by the 'Black Book of Caernarvon' (Welsh: Llyfr du Caerfyrddin). This book was written, in Welsh, in 1250 and contained stories and poems relating to the heroes of Britain in the Dark Ages including those connected with the legend of King Arthur and Merlin.
I think these facts are true because if people wrote books about them and you can find them on the internet the legend must have some truth behind it.
Freya
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century
ReplyDeleteMegan :)
I pretty much agree with what everyone else has said. There is not much from my research that I can add that hasn't been said yet!
ReplyDeleteI think it is however one of those stories that you may not know perfectly, or even remember reading, watching or been told about, BUT you still know about it! I knew what the story was after seeing ONE picture and yet I don't remember ever reading it or been told about it in much detail!
I think one interesting thing I have seen while researching it, is that there is a lot of debate on whether the story is real or fairy tale! But lots think it is based on a real event although there is no scientific evidence as Freya pointed out: 'Arthurian Legend is not based on real historical evidence,'
Imogen :D
p.s i got my information from the site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur
ReplyDeletethank you ☺
Sophia ♥
I agree with everyone else and what they said, but i found some more info:
ReplyDeleteArthur was the king's son and was the heir to the throne .There were troubled timesin camolot [the place the legend was set] and merlin [a wise magician]decided thatit would be better if arthur was born and raised in a quieter place and that no one knew his real identity.
When the king died ,merlin knew that lots of people would love to be the new king.Merlin used his magic to set a sword in astone ,written on the stone in gold letters it said:Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone is the rightwise born king of england. Instantly lots of conntenders went to the stone and tried to pull out the sword but no one suceeded.Arthur quiteby chane withdrew the sword for another to use for his tornament.Following he became king.
I got my information from this website:
http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page2.htm
Chloe :]
Geoffrey of Monmouth recorded Arthur as a High-King of Britain. Arthur, it seems, is claimed as the 'King of nearly every Celtic Kingdom known'. The 6th century certainly saw many men named Arthur born into the Celtic Royal families of Britain but, despite attempts to identify the great man himself amongst them, there can be little doubt that most of these people were only named in his honour.
ReplyDeleteMerlin first appears in extant records from the early 10th century as a mere prophet, but his role gradually evolved into that of magician, prophet and advisor, active in all phases of the administration of King Arthur's kingdom.
He was apparently given the name Emrys (or Ambrosius) at his birth in Caer-Fyrddin (Carmarthen). He only later became known as Merlin, a Latinized version of the Welsh word, Myrddin, taken from the place of his birth.
I believe most of this is true, but how will we know???
I got my information from http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
Holly X)
`King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians. The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various sources, including the Annales Cambriae, the Historia Brittonum, and the writings of Gildas. Arthur's name also occurs in early poetic sources such as Y Gododdin.
ReplyDeleteArthur is a central figure in the legends comprising the so-called Matter of Britain. The legendary Arthur developed as a figure of international interest largely through the popularity of Geoffrey of Monmouth's fanciful and imaginative 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain). In some Welsh and Breton tales and poems that date from before this work, Arthur appears either as a great warrior defending Britain from human and supernatural enemies or as a magical figure of folklore, sometimes associated with the Welsh Otherworld, Annwn. How much of Geoffrey's Historia (completed in 1138) was adapted from such earlier sources, rather than invented by Geoffrey himself, is unknown.
Although the themes, events and characters of the Arthurian legend varied widely from text to text, and there is no one canonical version, Geoffrey's version of events often served as the starting point for later stories. Geoffrey depicted Arthur as a king of Britain who defeated the Saxons and established an empire over Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Gaul. Many elements and incidents that are now an integral part of the Arthurian story appear in Geoffrey's Historia, including Arthur's father Uther Pendragon, the wizard Merlin, Arthur's wife Guinevere, the sword Excalibur, Arthur's conception at Tintagel, his final battle against Mordred at Camlann and final rest in Avalon. The 12th-century French writer Chrétien de Troyes, who added Lancelot and the Holy Grail to the story, began the genre of Arthurian romance that became a significant strand of medieval literature. In these French stories, the narrative focus often shifts from King Arthur himself to other characters, such as various Knights of the Round Table. Arthurian literature thrived during the Middle Ages but waned in the centuries that followed until it experienced a major resurgence in the 19th century. In the 21st century, the legend lives on, not only in literature but also in adaptations for theatre, film, television, comics and other media.`
I got all this information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur
Hannah :o)