Medievalists.net » Arthurian Legend http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 In Search of Guinevere http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/in-search-of-guinevere/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/in-search-of-guinevere/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:51:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62851 As a lifelong lover of Arthurian stories, I have always had a love/hate relationship with Guinevere. In some stories, she is the well-mannered and generous ideal queen; in others she is a jealous and spiteful adulteress. How can she be both? When did she change?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/in-search-of-guinevere/feed/ 0 Celtic Mythology in the Arthurian Legend http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/celtic-mythology-in-the-arthurian-legend/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/celtic-mythology-in-the-arthurian-legend/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2015 03:57:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62177 The aim of this thesis is to find out whether there are some aspects, themes or symbols of the pagan Celtic mythology that appear in the Arthurian legend and if so, what role they play there and to what extent they influence the legend.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/celtic-mythology-in-the-arthurian-legend/feed/ 0 Hair and Masculinity in the Alliterative Morte Arthure http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/05/hair-and-masculinity-in-the-alliterative-morte-arthure/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/05/hair-and-masculinity-in-the-alliterative-morte-arthure/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:18:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60868 This essay examines the use of forced hair cutting in the late fourteenth‐century alliterative romance, Morte Arthure, to show how it is used to develop characters that reflect the tension surrounding the English king Richard II and the tyranny that characterized the final years of his reign.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/05/hair-and-masculinity-in-the-alliterative-morte-arthure/feed/ 0 Secret Gestures and Silent Revelations: The Disclosure of Secrets in Selected Arthurian Illuminated Manuscripts and Arthurian Films http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/secret-gestures-and-silent-revelations-the-disclosure-of-secrets-in-selected-arthurian-illuminated-manuscripts-and-arthurian-films/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/secret-gestures-and-silent-revelations-the-disclosure-of-secrets-in-selected-arthurian-illuminated-manuscripts-and-arthurian-films/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:17:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60713 This paper explores visual language and iconic systems central to the representation of the Arthurian cycle in thirteenth and fifteenth century Gothic illuminated manuscripts and in two Arthurian films; its focus is the theme of courtly love and crucial revelations of the secret or hidden.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/secret-gestures-and-silent-revelations-the-disclosure-of-secrets-in-selected-arthurian-illuminated-manuscripts-and-arthurian-films/feed/ 0 Malory’s Arthur and the Politics of Chivalry http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/malorys-arthur-and-the-politics-of-chivalry/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/malorys-arthur-and-the-politics-of-chivalry/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:13:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60660 The jury is back and the verdict is in. In Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, a major reason the Round Table falls is that its political apparatus and the chivalric ethos in which that apparatus is grounded are inadequate for maintaining a stable kingdom.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/malorys-arthur-and-the-politics-of-chivalry/feed/ 0 Five Ways Gawain Kicks Lancelot’s Ass http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/23/five-ways-gawain-kicks-lancelots-ass/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/23/five-ways-gawain-kicks-lancelots-ass/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:08:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59930 Here are five ways in which Gawain shows Lancelot who’s boss!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/23/five-ways-gawain-kicks-lancelots-ass/feed/ 0 The Evolution of Arthur http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/25/the-evolution-of-arthur/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/25/the-evolution-of-arthur/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2015 04:32:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59218 What really makes Arthurian legends so different from other heroic epics is its dynamic ability to evolve.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/25/the-evolution-of-arthur/feed/ 0 Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59130 Magna Carta just celebrated its 800th birthday this past Monday. In honour of this incredible milestone, King’s College London, and the Magna Carta Project, hosted a 3 day conference dedicated to this historic document.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/feed/ 0 The Medieval Sleeping Beauty http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/18/the-medieval-sleeping-beauty/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/18/the-medieval-sleeping-beauty/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 05:20:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59057 I’ve since read an early version of the Sleeping Beauty story from the actual fourteenth century, and it’s much darker than the modern version, although it does hold an interesting secret for those who love the stories of the Round Table.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/18/the-medieval-sleeping-beauty/feed/ 0 Genre Medievalisms: Geek Goes Chic! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/04/genre-medievalisms-geek-goes-chic/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/04/genre-medievalisms-geek-goes-chic/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:57:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58687 Is Cersei a collection of bad medieval stereotypes? Have nerds gone mainstream? Were American cowboys a modern retelling of the medieval knight? Put down that comic, put away your bag of dice, and indulge your inner nerd.

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