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Knights of the Round Table. Follow to learn about the Knights of the Round Table…. Venice Piveronas EDTEC 448 Learning Object . Instructions View the PPT Be sure to take the virtual tour of Hell (see last slide in the slideshow)
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Knights of the Round Table Follow to learn about the Knights of the Round Table…
Venice PiveronasEDTEC 448 Learning Object Instructions View the PPT Be sure to take the virtual tour of Hell (see last slide in the slideshow) Complete the following readings from you Prentice Hall Literature textbook: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Morte d’ Arthur Once you have completed your readings and viewing the PPT you may then begin writing your essay
The emblem of the Knights of the Round Table worn round the necks of all the Knights was given to them by King Arthur as part of the ceremony of their being made a knight • The Order's dominant idea was the love of God, men, and noble deeds • The cross in the emblem was to remind them that they were to live pure and stainless lives, to stive after perfection and thus attain the Holy Grail • The Red Dragon of King Arthur represented their allegiance to the King • The Round Table was illustrative of the Eternity of God, the equality, unity, and comradeship of the Order, and singleness of purpose of all the Knights
Who were the Knights of the Round Table? The Round Table was not only a physical table, but the highest Order of Chivalry at the Court of King Arthur. Its members were supposedly the cream of the British military who followed a strict code of honor and service. Sir Thomas Malory outlines this as: • To never do outrage nor murder • Always to flee treason • To by no means be cruel but to give mercy unto him who asks for mercy • To always do ladies, gentlewomen and widows succor • To never force ladies, gentlewomen or widows • Not to take up battles in wrongful quarrels for love or worldly goods
Giovanni Boccaccio in his "De Casibus Virorum Illustrium" further says that the twelve basic rules of the Knights of the Round Table were: • To never lay down arms • To seek after wonders • When called upon, to defend the rights of the weak with all one's strength • To injure no one • Not to attack one another • To fight for the safety of one's country • To give one's life for one's country • To seek nothing before honour • Never to break faith for any reason • To practice religion most diligently • To grant hospitality to anyone, each according to his ability • Whether in honour or disgrace, to make a report with the greatest fidelity to truth to those who keep the annals
More on the Round Table… • In literature, the Round Table varies in size according to which author is decribing it. The consensus is that it seated 150, with one chair - the Siège Perilous ('danger-seat') - which no-one could occupy safely except for the true Grail-Knight: the knight destined to achieve the Holy Grail • The Grail-Knight - it was said that the Siège Perilous was reserved for Sir Perceval, then later, Sir Galahad - was required to be a hero with the purest heart, who was chaste and a virgin without sins (which disqualified Sir Lancelot from the start).
The breakdown of the seating arrangements is this: • King Laudegraunce brought 100 when he gave the table to King Arthur • Merlin filled up 28 of the vacant seats • King Arthur elected Sir Gawain and Sir Tor • The remaining seats, including the danger-seat, were left for those who might prove worthy
The names of the 25 knights inscribed on the WinchesterRound Table are given as: • King Arthur • Sir Galahad • Sir Lancelot du Lac • Sir Gawain • Sir Percivale • Sir Lionell • Sir Tristram de Lyones • Sir Gareth • Sir Bedivere • Sir Bleoberis • Sir Brunor le NoirLe – La Cote Male Taile • Sir Lucan
The names - continued • Sir Palomedes • Sir Lamorak • Sir Bors de Ganis • Sir Safer • Sir Pelleas • Sir Kay • Sir Ector de Maris • Sir Dagonet • Sir Degore • Sir Guinglain • Sir Alymere • Sir Mordred
The Holy GrailThe Holy Grail, a copper cup or platter used by Jesus at the Last Supper, represents an otherworldly power that even Arthur’s knights are incapable of achieving. To find the Grail requires, in addition to knightly prowess, a purity of mind and soul that seems almost contradictory to the ideals of chivalry. The Holy Grail, therefore, symbolizes all that Arthur has not achieved. This revelation that Arthur’s England is far from a state of grace also marks the beginning of the end of his reign.
The Sangreal is another name for the Holy Grail a legendary sacred vessel associated with divine revelation, whose origins go back to the Last Supper. In Arthurian legend, the Grail quest represented a heroic and mystic adventure attempted by the Knights of the Round Table and was achieved by Sir Bors, Sir Percival, and Sir Galahad.
