king arthur
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World Mythology
chapter notes
o Brutus-frees Trojans from Greek ruleo Diana-Roman goddess of the hunto Aeneas-sole Trojan survivor, Aphrodite’s
sono Constantine-1st to defeat Saxonso Aurelius Ambrosias-Constantine’s sono Uther Pendragon-Constantine’s sono Troia Nova-New Troy, capital on Thames
PROLOGUE-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o Uther Pendragon-king of Britain, father of Arthur
o Merlin-seer and enchantero Archibishop of Canterbury-principal
religious figure of Britaino Sir Ector-Arthur’s surrogate fathero Sir Kay-Arthur’s surrogate brothero Christmas-contest for new kingo Easter-another contest for new kingo Igraine-Arthur’s mother
CHAPTER 1-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o Uther Pendragon dies=unrest & turmoilo Merlin advises Archbishop to summon
nobles to select king for Britain.o Nobles devise a contest to remove sword
from the stone.o No one pulls out the sword on Christmas
they postpone coronation until January 1st.o Kay asks Arthur to get him another sword. o Arthur is successful.o Kay offers Arthur money to keep quiet.
CHAPTER 1-SUMMARY
o Sir Ector asks Kay to replace the sword and remove it again; Kay confesses.
o Arthur is proclaimed the rightful king and the story of Arthur’s lineage is discussed.
o Archbishop delays appointment of Arthur because he is a boy and the nobles approve of the Archbishop’s decision.
o After Easter, Arthur is named the king and asked to reign justly.
o A discussion of Arthur’s legitimacy is illustrated.
CHAPTER 1-SUMMARY
ARTHUR PULLS THE SWORD FROM THE
STONE.
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o Duke of Cornwall-married to Igraine,upset with Uther, dies
o Uther-flirts and seduces Igraine, marries Igraine after the Duke dies
o Igraine-wife of both the Duke and Uther, mother of Arthur
o Merlin-helps Uther to seduce Igraineo Aurelius Ambrosias-is poisoned and dieso Stonehenge-memorial to Aurelius
Ambrosias
CHAPTER 2-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o During a feast, the Duke of Cornwall becomes irate with Uther for flirting with his wife, Igraine.
o Uther asks Merlin to aid him in seducing Igraine, the most beautiful woman in Britain.
o Merlin tells Uther that Igraine will bear him a son (prophecy).
o Merlin creates a potion so that Uther looks like the Duke of Cornwall to sleep with Igraine.
CHAPTER 2-SUMMARY
o The Duke of Cornwall dies.o Merlin warns Uther that Arthur cannot live
with Uther because of his enemies.o Stonehenge is a memorial to Aurelius
Ambrosias, originally in Africa then relocated to Ireland.
o Aurelius is poisoned.o dragon-rays to Gaul and sea (Arthur, Margawse
and her descendants)o Uther puts an end to Saxon terror.
CHAPTER 2-SUMMARY
STONEHENGE
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o Arthur-is considered a great kingo Margawse-Arthur’s half-sister, mother of
Arthur’s sono Mordred-Arthur and Margawse’s sono Lady of the Lake-keeper of Excaliburo Guinevere-Arthur’s wifeo King Leodegrance-Guinevere’s father
CHAPTER 3-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o Arthur falls in love with Queen Margawse, wife of King Lot.
o Arthur seduces Margawse and begets a son.o Merlin tells the prophecy of Mordred killing
Arthur because God is angry.o Merlin collects all boys of nobility born on
the same day of Mordred for extermination. (allusion)
o Mordred survives and is raised by a surrogate until he is fourteen.
CHAPTER 3-SUMMARY
o Arthur believes that Mordred is his nephew.o Arthur battles Sir Pellinor. Merlin places a
spell on him.o Arthur meets the Lady of the Lake and
receives Excalibur.o Excalibur’s sheath is mightier than the sword.o Arthur marries Guinevere against the advice of
Merlin.o King Leodegrance gives Arthur the Round
Table.
CHAPTER 3-SUMMARY
THE ROUND TABLE
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o Arthur-great king and ruler of Roman Empire
o Lucius Hiberius-Roman emperor before Arthur
o Sir Kay-Arthur’s surrogate brother and member of Round Table
o Niece of Duke of Brittany-trapped by a monster
o Sir Lancelot-greatest knight of the Round table
o Sir Gawain-knight of Round Table
CHAPTER 4-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o Arthur and co. defeat the armies of Norway, Denmark and Gaul.
o Lucius Hiberius threatens Arthur. Arthur decides to go to war with Rome.
o Arthur has a dream about a dragon and a bear. (symbol?)
o The niece of the Duke of Brittany is trapped in Gaul by a giant monster.
o Arthur and Sir Kay fight the giant.
CHAPTER 4-SUMMARY
o The woman dies but Arthur defeats the giant and beheads it.
o Lancelot and Gawain battle the Romans.o Arthur beheads Lucius Hiberius and
becomes the ruler of the Roman Empire.
CHAPTER 4-SUMMARY
SIR GAWAIN
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o Lancelot-leading knight of Round Table, love interest of Guinevere
o Castle of Tintagel-Arthur’s birthplace, place where Lancelot meets 60 women
o Guinevere-Lancelot’s love interesto Arthur-is placed in a thematic predicamento Bors-offers to defend Guinevere against
treason
CHAPTER 5-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o Lancelot and Guinevere love each other. He is the leading knight of the Round Table.
o Lancelot is imprisoned by four queens. He refuses all of them.
o Lancelot aids a maiden in the forest.o Lancelot is approached by two giants at
the Castle of Tintagel. He slays them.
CHAPTER 5-SUMMARY
o Upon Lancelot’s return to the court, he resumes his love affair with Guinevere.
o Guinevere and Lancelot have a minor tiff about his commitment to her.
o Guinevere is accused of treason after a knight dies from a poisoned apple.
o Lancelot is gone. Bors refuses to defend the queen and then retracts his refusal.
o Lancelot hears of Guinevere’s predicament.
CHAPTER 5-SUMMARY
o Lancelot defends Guinevere.o Lancelot decides to compete in a
tournament and wears another woman’s token. Guinevere is furious.
o At the next tournament, Lancelot wears Guinevere’s token.
o Lancelot and kin win the tournament by default.
CHAPTER 5-SUMMARY
LANCELOT AND GUINEVERE
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o Mordred-plans to tell Arthur of the affair between Guinevere and Lancelot
o Lancelot-kills Gawain’s brotherso Gawain-will not support Mordred and
Agravain but changes his mindo Agravain-speaks of his disgust of the affair
between Guinevere and Lanceloto Guinevere-is condemned to burn
CHAPTER 6-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o Agravain and Mordred plan to tell Arthur of Guinevere and Lancelot’s love affair.
o Gawain and Agravain disagree.o Agravain and Mordred tell Arthur of
Lancelot’s treason. Arthur request that they provide proof.
o Plan-Arthur goes on a hunting trip. If the knights find Lancelot with Guinevere he will be tried.
CHAPTER 6-SUMMARY
o Lancelot kills the knights except for Mordred and asks Guinevere to flee Britain.
o Lancelot lies to his family.o The fellowship of the Round Table is
broken. o Arthur calls for Guinevere to be burned.
Gawain asks Arthur to reconsider.
CHAPTER 6-SUMMARY
o Arthur asks Gawain to get Guinevere. Gawain refuses. Gareth and Gaheris retrieve her.
o Lancelot kills both Gareth and Gaheris.o Gawain is enraged with Lancelot and
refuses to make peace with him because Lancelot kills Gawain’s brothers while they are unarmed.
CHAPTER 6-SUMMARY
o Gawain vows to find Lancelot and avenge his brothers’ deaths.
o The war between Arthur and Lancelot begins.
CHAPTER 6-SUMMARY
QUEEN GUINEVERE PREPARES TO BE BURNED.
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o King Arthur-tries to keep his kingdom united while dealing with allegations against his wife
o Gawain-defends Guinevere but seeks revenge
o Lancelot-accidentally kills Gareth & Gaheris
o Gareth-dies by hand of Lanceloto Gaheris-dies by hand of Lanceloto Pope-orders peaceo Mordred-plots to overthrow Arthur
CHAPTER 7-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o King Arthur and Gawain wait for four months for Lancelot to fight.
o Lancelot refuses to battle with King Arthur and claims that he had to defend Guinevere.
o Lancelot also claims that the deaths of Gareth and Gaheris are accidental.
o Gawain will not permit King Arthur to forgive Lancelot.
CHAPTER 7-SUMMARY
o The news of the war reaches the Pope. The Pope insists that Arthur end the war and accept Guinevere.
o Gawain at first refuses to seek vengeance but then abides.
o Gawain tells Lancelot that he must leave within two weeks and Lancelot adheres to Gawain’s wish.
CHAPTER 7-SUMMARY
o King Arthur knows that the country is strife stricken but marches off to war.
o King Arthur leaves Mordred in charge. Mordred plans to reign and marry Guinevere.
o Gawain’s might increases threefold between 9:00 a.m. and noon.
o Lancelot and Gawain battle. Lancelot holds Gawain off until after noon and strikes him.
CHAPTER 7-SUMMARY
o Gawain tells Lancelot to slay him. Lancelot refuses twice.
o King Arthur hears of Mordred’s treachery. Guinevere refuses to marry Mordred.
o Mordred retreats from confrontation with King Arthur.
o Gawain writes a letter to Lancelot on his deathbed. Gawain dies.
CHAPTER 7-SUMMARY
ARTHUR AND MORDRED
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o Arthur-goes to Avalono Gawain-comes to Arthur in a dreamo Mordred-dies at Arthur’s hando Bedivere-returns Excaliburo Guinevere-becomes a nuno Avalon-Arthur’s resting placeo Lancelot-dies of guilt
CHAPTER 8-KEY NAMES/TERMS
o Arthur has a dream that he sinks in water. Arthur has another dream where Gawain advises him to avoid Mordred for a month.
o Mordred agrees to postpone battle for one month.
o However, when each side meets a poisonous snake bites one of Mordred’s knights.
CHAPTER 8-SUMMARY
o Both sides unsheath their swords and fight. 200,000 men die. Bedivere lives.
o Bedivere reminds Arthur that he is not to fight Mordred. Arthur does not heed Bedivere’s advice and attacks Mordred.
o Arthur wounds Mordred, vice versa.
CHAPTER 8-SUMMARY
o Arthur asks Bedivere to take Excalibur to the lake. Bedivere lies to Arthur twice about throwing the sword into the lake.
o After Arthur’s third request, Bedivere does throw the sword into the lake and sees an arm reach out of the lake for it.
CHAPTER 8-SUMMARY
o Bedivere takes Arthur to the lake to meet the four queens who will take him to Avalon.
o Guinevere becomes a nun while repenting for her sins.
o Lancelot visits Guinevere. Guinevere tells Lancelot that their love is destructive.
CHAPTER 8-SUMMARY
o Guinevere dies and is buried near Arthur.o Lancelot dies of malnourishment and
guilt.o THE END!
CHAPTER 8-SUMMARY
ARTHUR AND AVALON
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