Le Morte d'Arthur

Sir Thomas Malory
Le Morte d'Arthur
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Sir Thomas Malory
Le Morte d'Arthur

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Slide 2 - Video

Sir Thomas Malory - Le Morte d'Arthur
Sir Thomas Malory -  
Le Morte d' Arthur

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Chivalry
  • generous
  • loyal
  •  honourable
  • defend the weak
  • fight evil

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Morgan le Fay
  • (half) sister of King Arthur
  • sorceress / healer
  • Avalon
  • Mother of Mordred (and Gawain?)

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Guinevere
  • Wife of Arthur
  • love interest of Lancelot
  • Root cause of the downfall of Camelot?

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Alliterative Verse
  •  alliteration (beginrijm)
  •  ties the poem together.
  • two or more words (or stressed syllables within words) in a line of a poem that start with the same letter/sound 

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

1. Take a guess: Le Morte d'Arthur is written by?
A
Geoffrey Chaucer
B
Geoffrey of Monmouth
C
Sir Thomas Malory
D
Nennius of Wales

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

2. Take a guess: True or False "Le Morte d'Arthur was published by William Caxton, the inventor of printing press."
A
True
B
False

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

3. Take a guess: According to Le Morte d'Arthur how many people can sit at the Round Table?
A
20
B
50
C
100
D
150

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

4. Take a guess: Queen Gwenyvere eventually cheats on Arthur with which knight?
A
Gawain
B
Tristan
C
Percival
D
Launcelot

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

5. Take a guess: How does Arthur become king according to Le Morte d'Arthur?
A
Killing his father Uther
B
Pulling a sword from stone
C
Merlin crowns him king when he's old enough
D
Conquering Camelot with his own army

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Le Morte d'Arthur
- French for "The Death of Arthur"
- Sir Thomas Malory
- Several stories about Arthur's life & death
- Written in English & in prose (normal text, not poetry)
- First published by William Caxton (inventor of printing press)
- Written during the War of Roses
   (civil war between Houses of Lancaster & York for the throne)

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Origin of the legend
- Legend dates back to the 9th century
- Around 1100 the story became really popular
- French invaders claimed Arthur was their ancestor, which 
   justified their invasion
- Most stories from Middle Ages therefore written in French
- Around 14th century first English texts appear

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Arthur's Birth
- Starts with King Uther falling in love with Igrayne
- Relationship kept secret
- Arthur is hidden away until after Uther's death
- Pulls Excalibur from the stone, making him king of England
- Some lords dispute his claim
- Marries Gwenyvere to make his claim stronger
- She brings the Round Table with her

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Arthur's Death
- Arthur goes to war against the Emperor of Rome, Lucius
- Le Morte d'Arthur then focuses on the knights and their     
   adventures
- Gwenyvere and Launcelot have an affair and run away
- While Arthur wages war against Launcelot, Mordred claims
   himself king
- Epic battle and both Mordred & Arthur die 

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

6. Le Morte d'Arthur was written in?
A
French Prose
B
French Poetry
C
English Prose
D
English Poetry

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

7. True or False: "The French claimed Arthur was their ancestor to justify their invasion."
A
True
B
False

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

8. Le Morte d'Arthur is written during the War of Roses, which was a civil war between the Houses of?
A
Godwin & York
B
Anjou & Godwin
C
Lancaster & Stuart
D
York & Lancaster

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

9. What's the name of the sword that Arthur pulls from the stone?
A
Expansion
B
Excalibur
C
Extinction
D
Examiner

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

10. Who eventually kills Arthur?
A
Mordred
B
Lucius
C
Launcelot
D
Morgana

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

King Arthur
- Arthur Pendragon
- Most likely: A Welsh (Celtic/Briton) leader 5th & 6th century
- Fought against the Anglo-Saxons (Germanic tribes coming in)
- 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 etc.

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

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?

Slide 24 - Tekstslide

Merlin & Arthur 
- Prophecy: Arthur will be king of all of Britain
Arranges the sword-in-the-stone that
   makes Arthur king
- Merlin becomes Arthur's tutor when he's 
   a child
- Prophecy after Arthur is killed: Arthur will 
   come back to Britain in its hour of need

Slide 25 - Tekstslide

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 26 - Quizvraag

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 27 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 28 - Quizvraag

Mordred was ...
A
Arthur's cousin
B
Arthur's son
C
Arthur's nephew
D
Arthur's brother

Slide 29 - Quizvraag

Slide 30 - Video

1. A new king has to be found, because the old one has died.
 
2. To prevent war between the various lords who are gathering troops to press their claim to the throne, Merlin predicts that a miracle will occur, by which the new king will make himself known.

3. Yes. After matins on Christmas morning, a stone with a sword in it suddenly appears in the churchyard. He who can pull the sword from the stone will be the rightful king of England. It also transpires that Arthur is the rightful king.


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4. Arthur has a fairly subservient role. He is Sir Ector’s foster son, and not yet a knight. He is a sort of page, an assistant to his foster brother Sir Kay.
 
5. He is obedient and inventive, but perhaps also naive and ignorant: he has no idea of the significance of what he has done.

6. Sir Kay comes over as something of an opportunist. One might even say he is sneaky: he recognises the sword that Arthur has brought him and claims that, as he has the sword, he is the rightful king.

7. own answer

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8. Each feels slighted because he has not been chosen as the rightful king; all are also opposed to a youth of humble birth becoming king. They do not realise that Arthur is the son of the previous king.
 
9. Any well-argued opinion is acceptable; however, it is odd that the nobles continue to protest when they know that Arthur has been appointed king by a higher authority

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10. Merlin gets the Archbishop of Canterbury to call the nobles together. The archbishop apparently has considerable power in the kingdom. Frequent reference is made to people praying and to church festivals. Such festivals are used to pinpoint events on the calendar.
 
11. The Church played an important role in mediaeval society. It was also important that Arthur and his knights were portrayed as devout Christians, since they serve as role models.


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