King Aruthur questions please help?

Question

We didn't read the book in my english class we watched the movie instead and I wasn't there the first day so im kind of lost please help answer a couple questions? You don't have to answer all but a couple would be extremly helpful. Thank you!!!!!!!! :)

1. What became of Morgan le Fay?
2. What became of Gwynevere?
3. What special powers did Merlin have?
4.What eventually happened to him?
5. How did Arthur attempt to bring peace to the Middle Ages? What was the real purpose of the Round Table?
6. Define feudalism. How does this apply to Arthur?
7. What is the name of the sword? Why is significant?
8.Why did Arthur disguise himself before Gwynevere?
9.Why did Gwynevere want to trick Arthur?
10. Where did Aruthur get the round table?
11. How does the story of the sword in the anvil contribute to the mystique and power of King Arthur?
25. What dimenision does the Holy Grail story line add to the legend of the King Aruthur?
26. What conflicts did Aruthur face?
Please help translate:
1. "Sir," said Merlin, it were great pity to lose Griflet, for he will be passing a good man when he is age, abiding with you the term of his life."
2. "As for death" said Aruthur, "welcome be it when it cometh, but to yeild me unto thee as recreant I had liefer die than be so shamed."

Answer 1

Below is posted an online study guide for Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. That's about as close as you are going to get to someone else answering your study questions for you.

Answer 2

These are impossible to answer totally. Each King Arthur story is different. Many are based on Mallory's "La Mort d' Artur," but, so many changes have been made to even that story (which was a Medieval romance, and not a history) that you need to know which book/movie you are talking about.



1,2 - depends on the book.

3, 4. - depends on the book. There was no Merlin in the earliest stories.

5. Arthur lives a LONG time before the middle ages! He was around just after the Romans left.

6. The real Arthur lived before feudalism was really established. the basic idea is that the King "owned" all the land. He would parcel it out to Vassals, who had to provide military service. These Vassals might have vassals of their own, going down the line.

7. Excalibur. There is much speculation on this - some thing it means "ex cali bur" or "from the river Cali," which is an actual place in England.

8. depends on the story

9. same

10. He had it made. I've seen it - in the Guildhall in Winchester. I took pictures of it.

11. This is in several stories. The idea was that only he was was destined to be King could pull the sword out. Only Arthur could.

25. This one I know a lot about, but, the story has been very warped. The Grail is actually "graal," which are cruets. Joseph of Arimathea (who took down Christ's body, and prepared it four burial) is said to have collected one graal of Christ's blood, and one of his sweat. Due to the persecutions of Christian Jews, he went to England, at Glastonbury. He founded a church there in 37AD. At some point, these 2 graals became lost. So, a noble deed would be to find them. But, somehow, in the stories the Grail became the communion cup of the Last Supper. I'm not sure when this happened. But, knights (no knights in the real Arthur's time, but...) on an honourable quest - VERY common in these sorts of adventure story.

26. Rebellion, an unfaithful wife, with his best friend, fights against evil... the real Arthur only had to worry about the invading English!



I've been fascinated with the story of the "real" Arthur for many years. Sadly, getting through all the fiction is a tricky business. We think of him as a Middle Ages King of all England. In fact, if he existed at all, he was a 5th century Romano-Celtic warlord, who fought AGAINST the English (i.e., the Anglo-Saxons). There were no castles, and knights and such in his day at all. His claim to fame was the use of horses in battle, which was not common then. Calvary usually beats infantry, especially an unprepared infantry. So, he won most of his battles (a dozen or so), but, was killed in his last one.

Answer 3

Here's your problem: there are MANY fictional treatments of the Arthur legend, and they all have different details. They use different names for principal characters; they devise their own takes on various events in the classic, medieval, Arthurian tales.



I don't know which book you are referring to, or even which film. I couldn't help you even I wanted to, which I don't, since it's really up to you to figure out how to cope with this situation.



I've never been in an English class in which we watched a movie rather than read a book. What is your teacher thinking of? However, can't you obtain a copy of the book and start skimming for information? Or how about getting your hands on the film and watching it? At the very least, you could take these questions to your classmates. They know which book/film your class is using, whereas we do not.

Answer 4

I answered things i knew answers to:

(btw, some people aren't as kind as me, by doing your homework for you)

2. Gwynevere married Arthur, than had an affair with Lancelot

3. Merlin was born a Sorcerer, in a land that forbade magic.

4. Who is "him"

7. I assume "the sword" is Excalibur, it was placed there by Arthur's predecessor and it symbolized the once and future king

10. Arthur got the round table from a long abandoned castle, once used by his ancestors in Camelot.

26. Morgana his evil half sister, and Mordred the illegitimate child of him and his evil half sister, who eventually fatally wounded Arthur

Answer 5

If you post a request for somebody else to do your homework, you need at least to name the book you want help on! Don't you know how many (quite different) books on King Arthur there are in the world?



If you weren't there the first day, go to your teacher and ask for the materials you need to catch up and do the assignment. Or shake him/her rigid by just reading the book.

Answer 6

What makes you think we will do your homework for you?



What makes you think it's okay for you to do this? OR to hand in someone else's work and claim it as your own?



Not to mention that your questions have nothing to do with royalty.

Answer 7

There was NO such person ,so why bother contributors of this forum with a question like this ?