Sunday, November 6, 2016

Week 11 Reading Notes: King Arthur, Section B

King Arthur, Section B

The Adventure of Sir Percivale:

In this story, this knight is met with all kinds of misfortune, but he preservers through his troubles and makes friend with a lion after helping it slay a serpent. Is this a play on words? Who knows...

Image of the noble Sir Percivale

Sir Lancelot and the 500 Knights:

So in this story, Lancelot stumbles upon a skirmish. Seeing that one side wears black armor and the other wears white, he was perplexed. The Black knights began to lose so Lancelot went to support them only to be beaten in the process. He later finds out that it was a battle between sinners (black) and those of faith (white). Lancelot had defended the sinners and thus is punished for his actions.

The Adventure of Sir Bors:

In this story, Sir Bors meets a hermit and together they travel to a pilgrimage. The Hermit realizes how pure of soul and youthful the knight is so he gifts him with many things. As Bors adventures about, he unknowingly get into a fight with his brother. Before he can deal the final blow, an unknown force stops him and tells him to meet Sir Percivale at the sea. Bors apologizes to his brother and goes off to meet the other knight.

Sir Lancelot Meets Sir Galahad:

Father and son reunited. Lancelot returns to Camelot to find out that many of the knights of the round table have been slain.




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