Literature 3: King Arthur & Merlin

Literature 3: 
King Arthur & Merlin
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Literature 3: 
King Arthur & Merlin

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Assignment 2
Write a description / background article about one of the characters from the Middle English text The Canterbury Tales.

Deadline = Friday 27th of May

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1. Take a guess: True or False "Arthur was most likely a Roman military leader from the 5th & 6th century."
A
True
B
False

Slide 3 - Quiz

2. Take a guess: Who is Lady Morgana in the stories about Arthur?
A
Arthur's mother
B
Arthur's full sister
C
Arthur's half-sister
D
Arthur's niece

Slide 4 - Quiz

3. Take a guess: What is not a role of Merlin in the Arthurian legend?
A
Scribe
B
Adviser
C
Prophet
D
Magician

Slide 5 - Quiz

4. Take a guess: The story of Arthur first appears in the 9th century, but when was Merlin added to the story?
A
10th century
B
11th century
C
12th century
D
13th century

Slide 6 - Quiz

5. Take a guess: True or False "Mordred is the one who eventually kills Arthur."
A
True
B
False

Slide 7 - Quiz

King Arthur
- Arthur Pendragon
- Most likely: A Roman military leader 5th & 6th century
- Fought against the Saxons
- History of the Britons in 9th century
- Set the basis of Arthur as the legendary warrior
- 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth adds Merlin 
- Other stories added Camelot, Round Table, & Guinevere

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Arthur's Influence
- Troubadours, jugglers, minstrels, storytellers spread the story
- Image of Arthur & his knights:
         - influenced clothes & fashion in Medieval era
         - guidelines for knights and how they should behave
         - jousting tournaments (on horses with lances)
- Arthur associated with the Middle English period (1100-1500)
   and not Old English period (450-1100) from which he came

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Merlin
- 12th century: first appears as a prophet
- Later: becomes Arthur's adviser & magician
- First given the name Emrys
- Later: Merlin (from his Welsh name: Myrddin)
- Merlin's father an angel who visited a nun?
   or is Merlin's father an evil spirit?

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Merlin & Arthur 
- Prophecy: red dragon (Britons) fights a 
   white dragon (Saxons), and the red one wins
- Merlin becomes Arthur's tutor when he's 
   a child
- Arranges the sword-in-the-stone that
   makes Arthur king

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Morgana & Mordred
Morgana:                                                     Mordred:
- powerful enchantress                        - son of Arthur & Morgause
- daughter of Arthur's mother             (Morgana's sister)
- Arthur's half-sister                               - evil & wicked     
- apprentice of Merlin                            - Arthur kills all babies born
- wants to take over the throne            in May after a prophecy
                                                                         - Mordred lives & kills Arthur 

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6. Arthur Pendragon was most likely...?
A
A Welsh military leader from the 5th & 6th century
B
A Roman military leader from the 5th & 6th century
C
A Roman military leader from the 8th & 9th century
D
A Welsh military leader from the 8th & 9th century

Slide 13 - Quiz

7. True or False: "The Legend of Arthur is most often associated with the Old English period instead of the Middle."
A
True
B
False

Slide 14 - Quiz

8. Which of the following did the story of Arthur and his knights not influence?
A
Clothes & fashion in the Medieval era
B
Guidelines for knights and how their behaviour
C
Medieval laws and governments
D
Jousting tournaments

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9. In Merlin's prophecy which of the two dragons wins?
A
The Red one (representing the Saxons)
B
The Red one (representing the Britons)
C
The White one (representing the Saxons)
D
The White one (representing the Britons)

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10. Mordred was the son between?
A
Merlin & Morgana
B
Merlin & Morgause
C
Arthur & Morgana
D
Arthur & Morgause

Slide 17 - Quiz

Check the reader:

Literature 3: King Arthur & Merlin
- Read the background information
- Answer the questions (using the internet)
- Check your answers (see Its Learning)
- Work on the 2nd Bonus Assignment

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