Posts Tagged ‘King Arthur’

Film by Children: The Sword in the Stone

Children at West Lea School made this animated version of the King Arthur legend in their Quirky Pictures animation workshop.  It’s a marvelous telling of the tale of how Arthur is able to pull the sword from the stone and become king.  These kids have created a wonderful film that tells its story fearlessly and [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 3 – The Story of Sir Gawaine (Conclusion)

So endeth this volume wherein hath been told, with every circumstance of narration, the history of those Three Worthies who were of the Court of King Arthur. And now, if God will give me the grace to do so, I will some time, at no very great time from this, write the further history of [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 3 – The Story of Sir Gawaine (Chapter 3)

Now, when King Arthur came to the castle, the gateway thereof was immediately opened to him and he entered. And when he had entered, sundry attendants came and conducted him into the hall where he had aforetime been. There he beheld the knight of that castle and a great many people who had come to [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 3 – The Story of Sir Gawaine (Chapter 2)

Now, it befell upon a time some while after this, that King Arthur was at Tintagalon upon certain affairs of state. And Queen Guinevere and her Court and the King’s Court made progression from Camelot unto Carleon, and there they abided until the King should be through his business at Tintagalon and should join them [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 3 – The Story of Sir Gawaine (Chapter 1)

Upon a certain time King Arthur, together with Queen Guinevere and all of his Court, were making progression through that part of his kingdom which was not very near to Camelot. At this time the King journeyed in very great state, and Queen Guinevere had her Court about her, so there were many esquires and [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 2 – The Story of Sir Pelias (Chapter 6)

Now, when the next morning had come, Sir Gawaine summoned his esquire unto him and said, “Fetch hither my armor and case me in it.” And the esquire did so. Then Sir Gawaine said, “Help me unto my horse,” and the esquire did so. And the morning was still very early, with the grass all [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 2 – The Story of Sir Pelias (Chapter 5)

Now, after that wonderful lady had disappeared from their sight in that manner, those three knights stood for a little while altogether astonished, for they wist not how to believe what their eyes had beheld. Then, by and by, Sir Gawaine spake, saying, “Certes, that was a very wonderful thing that happened to us, for [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 2 – The Story of Sir Pelias (Chapter 4)

Now, in the same measure that Queen Guinevere felt high regard for Sir Pellias, in that same degree she felt misliking for Sir Gawaine. For, though Sir Gawaine was said of many to have a silver tongue, and whiles he could upon occasion talk in such a manner as to beguile others unto his will, [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 2 – The Story of Sir Pelias (Chapter 3)

Now, Sir Pellias and his party and the damsel Parcenet and her party travelled onward until after awhile in the afternoon they came unto the utmost boundaries of the forest, where the woodlands ceased altogether and many fields and meadows, with farms and crofts and plantations of trees all a-bloom with tender leaves and fragrant [...]


The Book of Three Worthies: Part 2 – The Story of Sir Pelias (Chapter 2)

Now, after that wonderful happening, they journeyed continuously for a great while. Nor did they pause at any place until they came, about an hour after the prime of the day, to a certain part of the forest where charcoal-burners were plying their trade. Here Sir Pellias commanded that they should draw rein and rest [...]