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| What are the four periods of the legend? | Celtic (600-1469) Medieval (1469-1859) Victorian (1859-1958) and Modern (1958-) |
| What is oral tradition? | a long narrative poem that is passd down by voice. |
| What are bards? | minstruals that tell the oral traditions |
| What did the adventures of early heroes symbolize? | their ideals |
| Define Legend. | A story handed down from the past often associated with some period in the history of a people. |
| How are legends and myths different? | A legend has some historical truth |
| When did the legend of King Arthur transition from a legend into a myth? | 1137 |
| All the authors share the credit for this book because... | they each gave it a new significance |
| Le Morte D' Arthur was an important legend book because.. | It is the major source of all subsequent legend books,and it added chivalry and the importance of the round table. |
| What did Tennyson's book deal with? | morality, religious faith, and times that were not ideal |
| What was T.H. White's book about? | education, justice, and war. He was not concerned with the "real" Arthur. White wanted to re-create a medieval knight at odds with the ways of a violent world. |
| 600 - Wales | "The Goddoddin" Arthur is a fierce warrior |
| 800- Wales | by: Nennius "This History of the Britons" Arthur is the leader of British armies, wins 12 battles and is killed at Camlann |
| 1019- Brittany | "The Legend of St. Goeznovius" Arthur is the King of Britons and leads them agains the Romans |
| 1125- England | by: William of Malmesbury "Gesta Regnum Angloum" Arthur against Saxons, many stories about him |
| 1137- England | by: Geoffrey of Monmouth- The History of the Kings of Britain - Merlin introduced as enchanter, Uther Pendragon is Arthur's father, Sword called Caliburn, marries Guenivere, Bedevere and Kay mentioned, court is at Caerleon-upon-Usk, Mordred mentioned, carried to Avalon to be healed of wounds |
| 1155-French Channel Islands | by: Wace - Roman de Brut - round table introduced, hope of arthur's return from Avalon |
| 1170- France | by: Chretien de Troyes - various romances - Lancelot, holy grail, and Camelot mentioned for the first time, Morgan La Fay is Arthur's sister |
| 1200s- France | series of stories known as The Vulgae Cycle - Galahad gets grail, son of Lancelot - merlin is a prophet and enchanter( does magic and sees into the future) Mordred is arthur's son, Excalibur thrown in the lake, arthur is carried out to sea. |
| 1325-Wales | The mabinogion - Arthur is a super hero |
| 1469-England | by: Thomas Malory - Le Morte D'Arthur- ideal of chivalry embodied in the knights of round table, Morgan La Fay is evil and tries to kill arthur |
| 1859-85- England | by: Alfred, Lord Tennyson - The Idylls of the King - applied to the this time pd. - has its own agenda of morality |
| 1958- England | by: T.H. White- The Once and Future King- Merlyn lives backward in time, Arthur tries to find a solution to war, characters age and are psychologically true |
| 1961-America | by: Lerner and Lowe -Camelot - musical, comic elements emphasized, romantic love triangle, camelot is the ideal spot and it associates with the Kennedys |
| 1960s-England | Archaelogical Excavations search for the "truth" behind the legend, return to origins without the medieval additions. |
| 1970s- Scotland | by: May Stewart- The Merlin trilogy- combines medieval legends with archaeological discoveries |
| 1981-England | John Boornov makes a film Excalibur based on Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur |
