King Arthur Flashcards
What language did Nennius write in?
latin
9th century
Nennius the monk
what did nennius do
introduced the legend in a mixed legend - with two accounts of arthur
12th century
Geoffrey of Monmouth - monk
William of Malmsbury - monk
Wace
What language did Geoffrey write in
Latin
what did Geoffrey do
Linked Arthur to classical legends
introduced Merlin
added chapters including the sword in the stone
What language did William write in
Latin
what did William do
verified the existence of the legends and as a historian disproved some tales
What language did Wace write in
Norman French
What did Wace do
introduced courtly romance
added the Round Table
13th century
Layamon
what language did Layamon write in
Early English
what did Layamon do
returned the legend to the people, making it a folk legend filled with fervor for the Saxon people
15th century
Sir Thomas Malory
language Thomas Malory
middle English
what did thomas malory do
combined many legends from the continent, giving it unity
stressed chivalry in Le Morte D’Arthur
where was Le Morte D’Arthur written
prison
19th century
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
William Morris
Mark Twain
Language Alfred, Lord Tennyson
English
what did Tennyson do
wrote 12 long narrative poems based on Le Morte
stressed moral goodness of Arthur and the Round Table
Idylls of the King
language William Morris
English
what did morris do
wrote poems about Arthur and the knights with a more realistic approach than Tennyson
language Mark Twain
American English
What did Twain do
humorous approach to Merlyn and the Round Table
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
20th century
Edwin Arlington Robinson
T.H. White
Mary Stewart
Marion Zimmer Bradley
language Edwin Arlington Robinson
American English
what did Robinson do
introduced psychological interpretation in poems
language T.H. White
English
what did white do
prose account - novel - based on Le Morte
showed Arthur with modernized problems
The Once and Future King
Language Mary Stewart
English/Scottish
what did Stewart do
trilogy based on Merlin's point of view fourth novel form Modred's point of view The Crystal Cave Hollow Hills Last Enchantment Wicked Day
language Marion Zimmer Bradley
American English
what did Bradley do
found heroine in Morgause - mists of Avalon, Firebrand
Pre rome england
Celts - Old Ones, Gaels
When did Rome invade
55 B.C. after Celts
When was the Roman occupation
AD 43-410
When was the Germanic tribe invasion
AD 449
who were the Germanic tribes
Angles, Saxons, Jutes, etc
When was the Viking/Danish invasion
700s
When was the Norman invasion and by whom
1066 William the Conqueror Duke of Normandy
What did the normans bring
feudalistic society
Roman Catholic Church
timeline of England
Celts Rome invasion Roman Occupation Germanic Tribal Invasion Viking Invasion Norman Invasion
Social classes
Nobility - men who fight
Clergy - men who pray
Peasants/serfs - men who work
True Arthur
6th Century Anglo Saxon
Celtic War chief
When was the Anglo Saxon period
449-1066
reasons for a hero or legend’s endurance
must be real to every generation
must be larger than life
part of a cultural heritage
accomplished storytellers retell their story
How must the legend be real to every generation
universal appeal
How is a hero larger than life
many mistakes, neither good nor bad
Why is Arthur’s story enduring
exciting
Camelot is the land of dreams
dreams - what a king could be
Excitement of Arthur’s story
conflict of good and evil
hero is a good man
story never completed
How is Arthur a good man
fights beasts, invaders, or the idea of evil corrupting
must win struggle
Camelot…
fairy-tale splendor
Why do we go to Arthur
not for history
what kind of dreams men dream
What did Northrup Frye say
not to find what a king could be but what we would like a king to be
What is chivalry
loyalty, humility, courage, service, and courtesy
code of behavior demanding that the knight be loyal to God first, king second, as ferocious on the battlefield as he was gentle off the battlefield
