Guinevere

named Arthur who fancied King Leodregran of Scotland’s daughter (Guinevere). His advisor, Merlin, warned him not to marry her, but as most kings are, Arthur was stubborn and persisted anyways. They were married and she became…

Three weeks pass. Arthur and Guinevere have been married for just over two months, and already there are whispers about the fact that the princess has not gotten with child. Since Arthur and Guinevere were not at the king's birthday feast, talk freely flowed, the pettier courtiers already putting forth theories ranging from the quiet princess being unwilling to bed the prince to Arthur having a mistress. There were even whispers about whether or not the prince preferred the company of men, since…

built a strong castle. The Knights met at the round table. Queen Guinevere is Arthur's beautiful wife brought romance to the story. Guinevere is the daughter of Leodegrance of Cameliard in late medieval romance. Her name is spelled differently depending on where you look. It can be either the traditional Guinevere, or Guenevere, or Guenievre, or Guenhumare or Ginevra. Several men wanted to marry Guinevere. When King Arthur first saw Guinevere he was said to fall deeply in love…

At first glance, Chrétien de Troyes’ protagonist Lancelot seems to be the exemplar of chivalric perfection: adventurous, brave, physically dominant. He consistently demonstrated his prowess in battle and loyalty to Queen Guinevere. Is being good in battle and obedient to the Queen enough to prove he is the perfect knight he comes across as? If being a perfect knight in the middle ages only had the criterion of being brave and following the expectations associated with courtly love, Lancelot…

on a quest which could result in the end of his life. In addition, the story Morte d’Arthur was where King Arthur showed his chivalry by sticking with his knights along the way. In Morte d’Arthur written by Thomas Mallory King Arthur was threatened by his son Mordred that he would take over Camelot. This is where King Arthur tries to settle this tension by not going to war and creates a treaty for Mordred and his men. Unfortunately, there was a misunderstanding on why swords were drown that did…

Tennyson and Women It is proven in psychology that people have the ability to affect your mood and/or way of thinking. Queen Guinevere and other women in Arthurian literature have shown how their moods affect or don’t affect other characters. Specifically, it is the men that are affected the most. Guinevere’s characterization throughout Arthurian literature has been a negative one, but we have not fully looked through the scope of her own eyes. It is deemed that Guinevere was the cause of the…

Round Table and the role of a lover for Queen Guinevere, but each author showcases his character differently. Although both writers use the motif of Lancelot’s struggle between these two roles, Chretien blames his role as a lover as being detrimental to his knighthood, whereas Malory attempts to emphasize Lancelot’s Although they have differing themes, both authors showcase…

being “soft.” People make assumptions about princesses, based on their behaviors. Through the ages of legends, Guinevere has been kidnapped and loved through multiple versions. She has gone from being loyal to King Arthur to being unfaithful by having a secret lover. In all her stories, she only has one storyline. In the beginning of her stories, she is soon to be married with King Arthur. Then she is kidnapped by one of the knights, and is rescued by Sir Lancelot in the end. Both Le Morte…

While Lancelot may betray Arthur and commit treason, the oath he has sworn puts him in that position. His treasonous acts are a result of his devotion to Guinevere, which puts stress on other facets of the oath. Dorsey Armstrong explains that, “This act of chivalric legislation early in the Morte d’Arthur sets in motion an ideal of knightly behavior; the rest of the text rests that code in a variety of circumstances, revealing the tensions, shortcomings, and blind spots of the chivalric project”…

death. Throughout this conflict, Gawain struggles with the ethics inforced by the chivalric code. Not only does this code of conduct apply to Gawain, but to other characters as well. In the story and other Arthurian tales, certain women such as Guinevere, Mary, Lady Bertilak, and Morgan Le Faye demonstrate the various capabilities of women,…