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    everything done on time, which he did, but wasn’t very good at anything that he did. He has had a very big dream to become better than Lancelot. Now we get to Lancelot, who was very carefree, he was on the jousting team, and was the best knight-in training. Lancelot had very long hair that he had let grow out into smooth, curly locks of his blonde hair. Lancelot was as you could probably assume was very muscular and tall. And there was the Girl. She was every single man's dream. Long brown hair…

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    Chivalry was a code of conduct that was followed by the knights in the medieval times. This code of conduct explains how the knights should live out their life including being brave, courteous to others, courageous, etc. The movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, pokes fun of many aspects of chivalry. There are many different scenes in this movie where an aspect of chivalry is being parodied and is taking out of proportion. One of the first scenes where chivalry is being parodied is when King…

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    Throughout the Middle English chivalric romance poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Alan Markman describes the protagonist as “the very best knight who sums up…the very best traits of all knights who ever lived” (Markman 576), due to his courageous reputation during the Arthurian period. However, Victoria Weiss disagrees with Markman’s statement, commenting that Gawain’s courage in the poem is viewed as “a lack of concern for human life” (Weiss 363). For the purposes of this study, medieval…

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    King Arthur: Myth Or Real?

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    Decades ago there was a controversy whether King Arthur was a realistic person or a legend. King Arthur was the King of Britain who fought off the Saxons in 12 straight battles and had his legendary sword named the Excalibur, although historians questioned if this was believable. Historians questioned if it possible to go into 12 straight battles without stopping. Some believed Arthur was a real person because there are fractional evidence of him being real, but other historians believe…

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    “The code of chivalry emphasized bravery, military skill, generosity in victory, piety, and courtesy to women”(Hirsch). The story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is surrounded by hundreds of different tales telling of the various attributes of a number of different Knights, including the King himself. One element that is present in every tale told of these knights is chivalry. King Arthur demanded of his knights that they follow the code of chivalry while on their adventures.…

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    After reading the text I noticed that in each of the time periods where Charles Wallace goes within another, there is someone whose name is either a form of Charles or Wallace. In this text Charles Wallace, Chuck, Harcels, Reschal, and Llawcae have some very interesting things in common such as maturing and growing within themselves and being. This location known as the star watching rock, time and the Iris Rune seems to appear multiply times throughout the book. In the Harcels, Chuck, and…

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    Name: Angela HOW DID THE ARTHUR BECAME KING? It is Merlin, who had designed for Arthur's father Uther a great Round Table at which 150 knights could sit. Upon Uther's death, the knights do not know who should take his place. Merlin tells them that whoever could draw a mysterious sword out of a stone should be the next king. and ensured that Britain remained a paradise of the West. King Arthur was a fifth century British general who fought…

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    In Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, the Round Table brought together the knights of the realm and was a symbol of knightly brotherhood, unity, chivalry, and honor. The Table was created by Merlin, who designed it in the shape of a circle to reflect the world. King Arthur is usually portrayed in a way that makes him out to be a victim of circumstance; however, I do not agree. In fact, most of what caused the Round Table to fall, could have been easily prevented had King Arthur been willing to take…

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    " "Now and again I get strong — I don't know how to explain them — feelings," said Lancelot, his tone measured and even. Lancelot most assuredly did not have any magical skills… he was nothing like Merlin, who possessed the most amazing magic. But occasional hunches and powerful intuition? Sure. Morning light gave way to afternoon clouds and cool drizzle, but still, the men pressed on with few breaks. Lancelot enjoyed Percival's company. The young man was quiet but friendly.…

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    Lancelot Vs Queen

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    towards the image of the knight and the queen the main intentions were to show the connection between the two and show the mutual feeling of love between them. The characters this picture wants to symbolize is the connection between Guinevere and Lancelot - thus explaining the picture of the knight and the queen.…

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