[Artemisia] Chivalry and Opinions

[Cross Reardon]

Yes, Le Morte d'Arthur is one of the best known versions, but was written
much later (15th Cen.) and would have been inspired by stories from the
earlier works.  Even the Mabinogion, which includes stories from at least a
century before Arthur's time, was originally passed down in oral tradition
long before it was finally written down.  But in the process it passed
through France where it picked up the romantic influences (e.g. Lancelot).
The Gododdin and the Ruin of Britain were written much earlier and retain
more of the true nature of the time.  Even Nennius's and Geoffrey's
histories, written only a few centuries later, have already picked up a
more mythical nature.  Those mythical and romantic elements were carried
forward strongly in the later works.

Cross Reardon
On Nov 22, 2011 3:15 PM, "Chuck Heisler Jr." <conradvz at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Le Morte d'Arthur is also period, by Thomas Mallory.
>
> And from 'the Age of Chivalry' for that matter.
>
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> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:46 PM
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> For period works on King Arthur, and some others from the same time period,
> you can go to project gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) or other sites to
> download free versions of the following:
>
> History of the Britons 796 Nennius
> History of the Kings of Britain 1136 Geoffrey of Monmouth
> The Mabinogion 14th Cen. Anonymous
> The Gododdin (Gododin) 6th Cen. Aneirin
> On the Ruin of Britain 6th Cen. Gildas
>
> Tiernbard ap Gwalchmai
> m.k.a. Cross Reardon
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