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    which it was written, and because of the authors’ changes to the legend. Two versions of the legend of Lancelot that include differences compared to one another are “Sir Lancelot Du Lake” (Pre 1600) by Thomas Deloney and King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Post…

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    This week’s discussion focuses upon Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I will herein go beyond the recitations of the story itself and address the story “between the lines:” Morgan le Fay hated King Arthur, and especially Queen Guinevere. Arthur was the half-brother of Morgan. Arthur was born as the result of a “magical” deception of Merlin, his Uncle (and the understood “Wizard of the Realm”). Morgan bemoaned that her father, the Duke of Cornwall, was killed so Arthur’s father, Uther Pendragon,…

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    stayed away from the west. In order to become a Knight of the Round Table, a knight had to prove he was polite enough. In the legend, the knights swore a Code of Chivalry it is an oath today. King Arthur had 1 kid . The legend says that Arthur was discovered to be the true King to the throne of England when he pulled out a sword that was stuck through an anvil and into a large stone. This means to keep the rules once they became a Knight of the Round Table. A quest is a adventure you go on to…

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    Lancelot’s treason is not just a betrayal of King Arthur, but also a betrayal of Knight’s of the Round Table to whom he swore an oath. The Pentecostal Oath, sworn by each member of the Round Table, establishes the values of this Arthurian chivalric community. In this oath, they bind themselves to Arthur as their king and agree to a standard of behavior. As they take their oath, Arthur “charged them never to do outerage nothir mourthir, and allwayess to fle treason, and to go gyff mercy unto hym…

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    Camelot is portrayed as a happy place where Knights of the Round Table come together to take of the adventures and quests they embark on. Knights of the Round Table are portrayed as chivalrous, charming, daring men who can face almost any challenge and come out on top. Both of these notions were put to the test in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Green Knight’s entrance is unexpected and quite abrupt for the joyous festivities happening in the Camelot hall, so much so that it silences all…

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    who is crowned King later by the authority of the Excalibur. The Round Table, which is a famed symbol of chivalry is known throughout the land. Throughout Arthur’s life, he will be guided by important symbols. The Round Table’s origins go back to 1155, where it was first mentioned in Wace’s Roman de Brut, a Norman adaptation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae. The Round Table is a meeting place for Arthur and his knights. There everyone has equal status, so that no one is lower…

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    In the beginning of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, Gawain is not a person one would consider to be fully mature. Early on Gawain is revealed to be the youngest of the Knights of the Round Table, a youth himself, and like many children his age, Gawain looks to others for their opinions on how to live his life. Gawain looks to his respectable uncle, King Arthur, as a role model for his own growth. When the man he so admires is threatened he acts out in a moment of rash judgement typical of one…

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    Every knight that belonged to the Round Table had to make an oath that embodied the code of chivalry. A good knight is one who has qualities such as courage, honesty, courtesy, and loyalty. Also, a good knight must be able to prove himself by going on adventures, quests, tournaments and battles. One of the most important trait of a knight is that he must be loyal to women (damsels). A knight must prove his strength for the woman of his desires. He is obligated to kill all bad knights and destroy…

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    Morgan le Fay from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, by the Pearl Poet, was a similar villainess. People feared her because she possessed powers and performed condemnable deeds. Not every deed that Morgana carried out was admirable, but her reasoning for taking the darker path rooted from somewhere. The Knights of the Round Table and the King and Queen of Camelot…

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    Sir Gawain: A True Hero

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    hero in the book King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, one believes that Sir Gawain is an exceptional hero whose ordinary life qualities and accomplishments in the special world prove him to be a true knight. His pursuit of chivalry led him to overcome his past mistake of murdering a lady, built a solid foundation for him to further excel in his life quests based on the lessons he learned from the past, and eventually earned an honor as a true knight, which gave him a much deserving…

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