Arthurian Legends Quiz

Arthurian Romances: A Brief Note

• King Arthur has been a significant figure in English literature since the 6th century.
• The legend of King Arthur has been embellished by many storytellers and poets, incorporating elements of myth, adventure, love, enchantment, and tragedy.
• These stories, part of Arthurian romance, reflect the society of their creation and invite elaborate interpretations.
• Comparing "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Morte d'Arthur" with Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" shows the evolution of the Arthurian myth.
• "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is a narrative concerned with adventure, written in prose or verse.
• The Matter of Britain is the medieval literature and legendary material associated with Great Britain, Brittany, and the legendary kings and heroes, particularly King Arthur.
• Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae" is a central component of the Matter of Britain.
• The Matter of Britain, Matter of France, and Matter of Rome are the three great Western story cycles recalled repeatedly in medieval literature.
• The pseudo-chronicle and chivalric romance works of the Matter of Britain flourished from the 12th to the 16th century.
• The three "matters" were first described in the 12th century by French poet Jean Bodel in his epic "La Chanson des Saisnes."
• "La Chanson des Saisnes" is also known as the "Song of the Saxon."