Arthur Writers

Question 1

Ninnius

Answer 1

A welsh monk

Wrote History of Britions

Question 2

Geoffrey of Manmouth

Answer 2

Wrote history of the kings of britain
Placed Arthur in a christian tradition
Introduced chivalry
Introduced Arthur’s unusual birth and death
Introduced Guinevere, Merlin, and the fight with mordred

Question 3

Chretien de Troyes

Answer 3

Introduced courtly love, the quest for the holy grail, and Camelot

Question 4

Sir Thomas Malory

Answer 4

Wrote LeMorte d’Arthur
Arthur becomes the worlds greatest ruler and doesn’t return to England until he conquers Rome
Collapse of the round table marks the end of the golden age

Question 5

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Answer 5

Creates an ideal society

Human beings fail to live up to it