My broken heart...

When I realized that I would never fully have my Lancelot I fell into a deep dispair. My heart ached and ached from longing and finally I died of a broken heart. My body sailed on a boat down the Thames river to the court of King Arthur. I had a note with my body telling of how I died of a broken heart. King Arthur burried me in a great tomb.

The end of Isolde the Fair

As the years went on me and my love Tristan eventually fell out of love. I spent my later years with my husband King Mark. However as time went on Tristan was seriously wounded and I was the only one who he could turn to heal him. So I was sent for because no one wanted Tristan to die. The only way he was able to keep himself from dying was to think of my immediate arrival. When I was close to arriving however his wife Isolde of the White hands told Tristan that I had not accepted their plea to help, and at that moment he passed away because he thought I had abandoned him. When I finally arrived my heart sank at the site of my old lover’s death. At that moment I couldn’t take it anymore, and collapsed over him and died. And that is how the final days of my life played out, and then both I and Tristan were buried back in Cornwall. And that is the end of my tail, it might not be as exciting as all you fancy knights, but mine had love, deception, and more love and deception, and hey I'm a queen so I can tell the tail with a little more me time added into it.

a mortal wound..

My nephew Mordred had escaped to Cornwall after I had besieged him at Winchester. After pursuing him, we met once again at Camlann, where Mordred met his death by my sword. However, I had not enough time to escape without wounds. Once I knew my death was near, I ordered Bedivere to throw Excalibur into the lake to return it to the Lady of the Lake. After disobeying me twice, he finally gave up the sword, which was caught by a hand that emerged from the lake. Morgan le Fay then arrived and had taken me away to Avalon where I met my death.

Sadly, I did not live to see the battle of Camlann or the death of my king, Arthur. Before that time, I'd been aiding a friend of mine, and took a grievous blow from a poisoned lance in battle. I knew that the only person that could save me from this poison was Iseult the Fair, my true love. She'd saved me once before from the same poison, when all the other healers had failed. I sent word to her, and remained in the Joyous Gard (formerly the Dolorous Gard), awaiting her arrival. I waited on the verge of death for many days, the thought of my love being the only thing to keep me alive. When I heard that there was a ship on approach, I asked Isode, my wife, what color the sails were, as white sails would mean that Iseult was aboard the ship, and black would mean she was not. Isode, for a reason that I've never understood, told me that the sails were black, even though they were white. My heart broken by the very thought that my true love would abandon me removed my will to live, and I turned to a wall and died. Had I lived, perhaps I could have turned the tide at Camlann, but alas, I was not.

My end at Camlann

I, Sir Mordred, met my untimely demise by the hands of my own father, King Arthur. It was at the Battle of Camlann where Arthur struck me with a fatal blow but not before I managed to fatally wound him. He would walk away from the battle only to die later. As for myself, I was laid to rest on the very battle grounds.

Oh my sweet Arthur...

My Arthur is dead...and I feel responcible for some reason. Oh well, since I am cursed in love I have decided to spend the rest of my life without it. I shall be a nun and devote myself to the only man i can...God. Within his presence I am safe from temptations of love. I sure hope I made the right decision with Lancelot and living apart from eachother. I feel I did it for the best. And if I get lonely, there are a lot of hot priest here...I could teach them a few hyms...if you know what I mean :)

Arthur died...when?

I, Sir. Galahad never made it to the battle of Camlaan, for sadly I died on the grail quest when I forgot what colour was by myself considered favorite and thus was thrown into a firey river by a magical bridge keeper....wait thats not right. Actaully, my death did come after I had witnessed the Grail. As the story goes actually, after seeing the grail Sir Percival, Sir Bors, and myself continued back towards Camelot and on the way we stopped at the city of Sarras. This initially proved to be a bad thing because the king of this land did not like us and placed us into a deep prison for a year. We sustained though due to the vision of the grail so freshly in our minds. After a year the king was on his death bed and called for us to ask for our forgiveness for being ill treated. We forgave hime so and he crowned me his heir to the thrown. After my crown was placed though, I arose early the next day to find a man in the likeness of the bishop encircled by a crowd of angels near the holy vessel. He called me forth and after saying my goodbyes to Sir. Percival and Sir Bors I kneeled down to pray and my soul departed my body and rose to heaven. That is where my life finished and Bors and Percival burried my body.

Sources: http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1922P19/images/515

Morgan Le Fey's Take over

After my "beloved brother" Arthur fell in battle, I, of course the leader, led eight other sorceresses to take Arthur to the Isle of Avalon. Arthur remains on the Isle until the day he is able to return. After taking my brother to the Isle I once again uptook my aspirations of ruling Arthur's kingdom. I plotted and won. I ruled Arthur's kingdom from afar in secret. I later decided to take over most of the world and I ruled in secret on the Isle of Avalon, which I continue to do so to this day. ;)

Sir Kay's Failure in Death

The last days of my life are somewhat disputed among scholars. Some say that I was mortally wounded during a battle against the Romans; though my death came in a timely fashion after our victory. Others hold that I was present on the fateful day of our Lord Arthur's ultimate demise. In this account, I was slain by the hand of Gwyddawg, who was in turn slain by Arthur in revenge of my death during the battle at Camlann. Regardless of the specifics, I failed in my ultimate duty to protect my king from certain death in his last battle against Mordred.

An end before the end

I am ashamed to say that I was not there the day my lord Arthur fell. I was slain by Lancelot, though admittedly it was by accident pure and true, at the day of the Queen's execution. Lancelot in his blind rage saw me not as foe, though it was my fault for not wearing armor as should I have.

A not so noble end to a not so noble man...

Lucky for me, Sir Balin, I did not have to see the passing of my beloved friend and king because I had been dead for quite sometime before his death. Therefore I will discuss for you my own downfall and eventual death. While I was trying to regain Arthur’s favor, which I had failed to do many times, I found myself in search of Sir Garlot for killing Sir Harleus. I caught up with the swine at a feast being held by King Pellam of Lystenoyse. I killed Sir Garlot but his brother, King Pellam, and his knights came after me. During the ensuing fight I broke my sword and was being chased by King Pellam, when I found a spear. I stabbed him with it, which caused the walls of the castle to collapse and kill everyone but myself and the king. I did not realize it at the time but the spear I had stabbed King Pellam with was the same spear that had pierced the side of Jesus during his crucifixion. I fled the castle ruins and saw that three whole kingdoms had been destroyed because of my actions and people everywhere were killed. I eventually escaped from the horrific scenes only to find a young knight about to kill himself, Sir Garnysh of the Mount, because he could not find the lady he was in love with. After searching for her I eventually found her sleeping with a vile looking knight. I immediately told Sir Garnysh of what I had seen and brought him to the scene. Sir Garnysh immediately killed his lady for betraying him and the knight. Then, to my surprise, he killed himself because he was so heartbroken. I did not realize that the young knight would act in this manner but I could not dwell on it since I knew that I would be blamed for deaths of the three people. I rode for a couple of days until I came to a stone cross with an inscription that warned that no knight should ride alone through this area. I immediately dismissed it and arrived at a castle to a hundred knights and ladies who greeted me with much fanfare. Then I was told that I would have to fight the Knight of the Island because I had rode alone through the area. I was given a new shield since my old won was small and warn, but the new shield had no markings to show who I was, which would soon cause me many problems. I soon was engaged against the Knight of the Island who was wearing red armor. After many hours of fighting, both of us had suffered numerous injuries and lost most of our armor. The red knight fell first and then I immediately after him. I asked him who he was and to my horror he told me he was Sir Balan my brother. We both died a few hours later and were buried together per my request. Unfortunately only my brother’s name was inscribed on the tomb since none of the nobles knew who I was, but Merlin came after the burial was completed and changed the inscription to include my name as well. Merlin also took my enchanted sword and put it in a new scabbard so that only Sir Lancelot and his son Sir Galahad could remove it. It is said that when King Arthur was informed of the fate that had fallen my brother and I that he was very upset and proclaimed that we were the finest knights he had ever known. If only I had known how highly Arthur had felt about me before my death, I may never have ruined my life and killed my brother in the process. For had my brother and me survived we would have been two of the first knights of the Round Table.

Palomides - What will become of me?

I never thought it would happen, but I'm to become Christened in my upcoming baptism. And it's for the least likely of causes. One would think that I would only become baptised for the hand of the lady Isolde, but my reason is rather out of respect for my ex-long-term adversary, a knight who I greatly respect and who forced me to yield in the most exhausting and intense batlle of my life - Sir Tristram. These are the terms of my yielding. Furthermore, now that Arthur is gone, the Questing Beast defeated, and my feud with Tristram is at an end, I've decided to settle down with a few wives as the Duke of Provence, as this was a gift from Sir Lancelot for assisting in rescuing Queen Guinevere. So farewell, noble mythology students from the future!

Gawain's Day of Destiny

I must now communicate from beyond the grave. Unfortunately, I died in battle while proudly defending my celebrated uncle, King Arthur. Therefore, I would like to give you a brief account about what occurred between me and my uncle just before I passed away on the battle field. While searching for knights that had been either wounded or killed, Arthur found me inside one of the ships. I had previously suffered a wound at the hands of Sir Launcelot and during battle it had reopened. I admitted to my uncle that “it was my pride and my stubbornness that brought all of this about” (Baines 1962).
You see, I had encouraged my uncle to war against Sir Launcelot, and now I am deeply regretful of my actions because I always knew in my heart that Sir Launcelot was “the greatest and gentlest of knights” (Baines 1962). Because of my wrongful actions I repented my sins to a priest who was summoned to the battle field, and I also wrote an apology letter to Sir Launcelot. It was within this letter that I revealed to him that I was about to die, and that I fully take the blame for my death. I admitted that my “spirit of revenge” (Baines 1962) was the cause of my actions. I asked that he would visit my tomb, pray for me, and as my final request I asked that he “hasten with [his] armies across the sea and give succor to our noble king” (Baines 1962).
As I had predicted, I died at the hour of noon and my king wept for me. He had me buried in the chapel at Dover Castle, which I have included a picture for you to view. To this day, many have visited me, many have noticed the wound on my head, and I will always remember how my uncle made it known to me that Sir Launcelot and I were loved by him above all others.

Sources:
www.castleuk.net/.../ 179/images/dovercastle.jpg
(main source - Le Morte d'Arthur, Rendition by Keith Baines, 1962)

I saw not the day...

I, Sir Percival, was fortunate (or unfortunate depending upon how you think of it) enough not to see my King's life come to an end. Soon after completing the Grail Quest with my fellow knights, Sir Galahad and Sir Bors, I sought a life of peace in the forests. I lived in the forest as a hermit for just over a year before passing from this life unto the next. All this happened before the downfall of Camelot and my noble king, Arthur. I am happy to say I was not alive to see such an awful turn of events befall the Fellowship.

I will miss you Arthur :(

After the battle of Camlann, Merlin accompanyined the wounded Arthur to the Isle of Avalon for his wounds to heal. Other myth tells how Merlin had fallen deeply in love with the Lady of the Lake, he agreed to teach her all his mystical powers. She became so powerful that her magical skills were greater than Merlin's power itself. Determined not to be enslaved by him, she imprisoned the Merlin in a glass tower or a cave . Thus his absence from the Battle of Camlann was ultimately responsible for Arthur's death. Merlin travelled north, after Camlann, to the court of King Gwendoleu of Caer-Guenoleu, north of the Salway, where the locals called him Lailoken. A war broke out between Merlin's Royal master and the three allies, King Riderch Hael of Strathclyde and Kings Peredyr and Gwrgi of Ebrauc . Gwendoleu was killed in the Battle of Arthuret which made Merlin turn mad with grief at the death of his nephew and four brothers. Merlin then fled into the Caledonian Forest where he lived in a mad frenzy for over a year, becoming known as Myrddin Wylt (the Wild). Riderch his brother-in-law found him and brought him to safety in the Strathclyde Court.

Assignment Seven

Hello everyone,

This is the next to last assignment. It is due to be turned in on December 1st. The question is a simple one.

After the battle of Camlann and the death of Arthur, what happens to your character from that point until your "death." If it is not listed anywhere in the mythology, try to come up with a plausible answer for what you think happened to your character.

Good luck and I look forward to the answers.

Note: The shields were part of this semester long blogging experiment/assignment. All of them showed a great deal of work and attention to detail. A few went above and beyond what I would have expected. Those have raised the bar for future classes. Thank you for your hard work and I hope to have them up in Crawford 609 before the end of the semester.

Assignment Six

This assignment is not due until Friday, November 18th.

This next assignment is something new, and does not necessarily require a blog posting. However, it does involve that you develop your childhood talents of fun with scissors, paste and coloured paper. It is a chance to show your more physically creative side and I want you to create a finished design that is done well. This time, you are going to be graded not only on the content, but on the care and effort put into it. It will cost a few dollars to make, probably not more than $10 at most.

I want you to make a shield with the heraldry of your character upon it. The heraldry can be complex or it may be simple, but there is heraldry for all the characters we have chosen, even the female ones. I want you to make a shield, a kite shield out of cardboard/posterboard as the base (find the dimensions of one online) and then decorate the front with coloured paper or poster paint or whatever, using the actual heraldry from Arthurian myth. Make sure you use only the colours that would have been available at the time. This project should not cost a lot of money, but will probably involve a trip to Walmart, Office Depot or Office Max for the supplies. All three usually stock coloured paper and posterboard.

These shields will be used at the end of class for the final project.

If you have any questions, please forward them on to me.

My Wonderful Life

The Beautiful Morgan le Fey (www.carrigardaart.com/ morgan%20le%20fey.html)


My King , My Master ( http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl)

Merlin the Wizard, this is my birth place. I lived in the cave

Memoirs of Morgan Le Fey

www.kempfer.de/privat/gb/cornwall/cornwall.html
This is a map of my homeland.


www.bergoiata.org/fe/Paysages-divers/10.htm
Here are the remains of the castle I was born in.


www.baxternews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=189928&cp=
(Arthur)
Here's my despicably perfect brother lavishing in the attentions of his beloved. How it disgusts me.


http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl459b/media/guinevere.jpg
(Guinevere)
This is the harlot that has captured the attentions of my brother. I would kill her if I had the opportunity.

Wherever I Roam

My homeland of Orkney is shown below. I was raised here after Arthur made an attempt on my infantile life:

http://www.malcolmrussell.net/islandstour.html

Shown below is Sir Kay fighting with the forest mad man:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/crt/crt29.htm

Below is a picture of my lovely mother. She, unlike my father, cared for me:

http://melanctharose.tripod.com/

The Home of Isolde

My birthplace is the land of Ireland. Here are some pictures of my homeland. Its way down there
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10889

Here is a better picture, of what my home land looked like up close

http://www.flyingdutchmentravel.com/ireland/images/ireland-cliffs.jpg

A picture of Guinevere

http://www.jewelrybyrhonda.com/a_md_g_marriage.jpg


And below is Sir Lancelot slaying a Dragon


http://www.die3sphaere.de/bilder-galerie/cabral/images/sir_lancelot.jpg

Birthplace of Elaine

Here is the beautiful land from where I hail.

http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/myth/myth-gal.html


Here is a picture of Sir Percival without his armor.

http://faculty.smu.edu/bwheeler/kinga/perceval2.gif










Nimue the "Lady of the Lake"

http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=64052

Guenevere's birthplace

This lovely woman is Elain, my rival in the conquest for Lancelot. Frankly I think its finders keepers, but thats just me.



























Here is Sir Palomedes, the brave knight that smiles while riding into battle. For some reason I'm attracted to men who are not afraid of consequences.



This is the castle and landscape in Malory that i remember so much growing up. I used to run and play games out in the field when my father, the king Leodegrance, wasn't looking. How i miss thoes times, considering now im froliking with Lancelot and not with a landscape.

Here you can see a picture of Sir Gawain's mother, Morgause.http://www.cloudmover.net/images/gamcardillos/cardscamelotlegends/pictures/queenmorgause.jpg




As you can see here is a pictire of Sir Gawain.http://www.zmangames.com/products/camelot_legends/gawain_small.jpg



As you can see here, I reside around the Scottish country side, usually around a lake or river. In this picture of me, you can see Merlin is chasing after me as I read his spellbook.http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/gallery/merlinnimue.jpg

Close to Home

http://www.megalithic.org.uk/megp/gallery/gallery/England/Somerset/Camelot.jpg

This is the best pictoral desription of where I grew up with Nimue, right outside of Camelot. She is known as the Lady of the Lake and I did spend time at her lake. However, I spent most of my better days in the Castle of King Arthur, as posted in previous posts.

http://www.illusionsgallery.com/Galahad-L.jpg

This is a picture of my illegitimate son, Galahad, whose mother is Lady Elaine. I slept with her because I thought she was the Gwenivere. Galahad was raised by foster parents and when he was old enough was knighted as Sir Galahad and became part of the Round Table, just like me.

http://www.selinafenech.com/artworks/nimue.jpg

This is a picture of the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, who raised me when I was abandoned as a baby.

Where in the world is Sir Palomides?

Nimue, "Lady of the Lake"

http://d21c.com/selkywolf/celtic/tidesmainpic.jpg














Sir Balin of Northumberland, show with his brother Balan.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/trt/img/021.jpg










My magnificent birthplace in Astlabor.


http://virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/ghayes/images/Dsc00485_Old_Castle_near_Aviemore.jpg

Britain, the home of all of Arthur's knights.

http://www.lombardmaps.com/cat/bonne/britain.jpg

A closer look: by Sir Percival

www.bugbog.com/images/maps/england_wales_map.jpg

Above is a map of my homeland, Wales, and its neighboring lands. It was in the Enchanted Forest here that I grew up away from the world of kings and knights, castles and war. Below is a picture of such a forest, fertile and innocent, untouched by the ways of "civilized" man.

www.johnfarr.dircon.co.uk/photos/Forest.jpg

The following picture is of my fellow knight of the Round Table, Sir Tristram. Fully adorned in armor, Tristram provides an exemplary model of a knight embarking on a quest.

www.camelotintl.com/legend/images/tristram.gif

Ah, the Lady Guinevere, the prize of my king, Arthur. Here is a picture of the two on their wedding day; it is clear why everyone is so fond of her. Her natural beauty is impossible to miss; it is almost spell-binding. Unfortunately we all know what betrayal took place involving her...

www.kingarthursknights.com/.../marriage.jpg

A dark forest, an old rival and my true love....

I was born in the depths of the forest near my home, while my mother searched for my father, King Melyodas, who had been bewitched by a local sorceress.











Sir Palomides, a knight of the Round Table. I have faced in several tournaments and personal duels. He is always a great challenge, but I have overcome him at every meeting.













Lady Iseult is the one true love of my life, but tragically, in a moment where I was not myself, I married another. I have never consumated that marriage, and still hold my love for Iseult close to my heart. She wept for many nights over my marriage, and even sent Sir Lancelot to attack me over the matter. I was able to explain the whole situation to him, and he in turn relayed the message back.
















Sources:
http://users.qnet.com/~raven/athrs3.jpg
http://www.dougkovacs.com/samples/Sir%20palomides%20sample.jpg
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/others/images/iseult.jpg

Home sweet Rubble

Castell Dinas Bran or in modern times known as Crow Castle is said to be Castle Corbenic, the home of myself, Sir Galahad, before I was taken off to be a knight in Camelot.


While I, Galahad, have no affiliation with Isolde the Fair, other than that she is the love interest of Sir Tristan, another of the knights of the round table, here she is in a painting of her by the sea. Then again we see her here with Sir Tristan as they set sail to leave Ireland (Isolde's home land) and go back to Cornwall (Sir Tristan's homeland).


















Sources for pictures from left to right, top to bottom.
http://www.castlewales.com/dinas.html
http://www.cpat.org.uk/educate/guides/dinasb/dinasb.htm
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/women.html#Isolde
http://www.johnwilliamwaterhouse.com/paintings/painting1447.aspx

a home, a traitor, and a friend: from King Arthur

The city of Cornwall, England is the place of my birth.

(Photo: www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/images/maps/Cornwall.jpg)

The beautiful view from the walls of my home, Tintagel Castle.(Photo: www.faculty.smu.edu/bwheeler/kinga/tintagel.jpg)

Mordred, my bastard son/nephew to my half-sister, Morgause.

(Photo: http://www.merlyn44.com.br/99_imagens_raiz/hp10_mordred_01.jpg)

Lady Elaine of Corbenic; lover of one of my knights, Sir Lancelot.(Photo: http://www.donatoart.com/paintings/elegy.jpg)

A Glimpse into the Past of Kay

Upon reviewing my outstanding acheivements in my heroic lifetime, I have decided to compile a few momentos for your viewing pleasure. I trust you will appreciate and admire my life as much as I do.

Below is a map of the great country of my birth: Wales

www.map-of-uk.co.uk

I was born in Caer Goch, among the rolling hills of the Welsh countryside.

www.romartraveler.com

My father was a noble man of honor and esteem. He single handedly raised Arthur and myself, an achievement that requires much admiration. He is depicted below, along with myself.

www.kingarthursknights.com

The woman of my ultimate demise: Morgause. Half-sister to Arthur, Morgause gave birth to Mordred, the man who would murder me in a brutal war for Camelot.

melanctharose.tripod.com

Moments to Remember: Gawain

A map of my homeland, the beautiful Britannia, as well as my future home the Orkney Islands...

(Photo Souce: infofila.cz/filatelia/ britania/pictures/uk2.jpg)

Please take a moment to admire the Pristine Beauty of my homeland...

(Photo Source: www.freewebs.com/.../ t3s2-orkney-beach.jpeg)

Lancelot, my fellow knight. The man who killed my brother Gareth. I'm sorry, I can speak no more of this...

(Photo Source: www.churchman.org/ Pictures/tn_lancelot.jpg)

Lastly, the woman responsible for giving The Green Knight his magic, Morgan Le Fey...

(Photo Source: www.raiosdelua.blogger.com.br/ Morgan_Le_Faye.gif)

My Land, My King, My Foe

My home land, the Great Northumberland:

(From a Map of England)

(Photo Source: http://www.ogles.org/History.htm)

The majestic Moors of Northumberland:

(Photo Source: http://www.roughtracks.com/photogallery/01-c2cl/images/Northumberland%20moors%20scene.jpg)

My king, the Great King Arthur:

(Photo Source: http://www.firstfoot.com/scotchmyth/images/King-Arthur-Butler-L.jpg)

My foe, the vile Lady of Avalon, unfortunately with her head still attached:

(Photo Source: http://www.jeshannon.com/pics/avalon.html)

Update for 5th assignment

Note, that because there are differing numbers of male and female characters, there may have to be some overlap in the number of characters used. I would like all the characters to be portrayed at least once in the assignment before duplication begins.

YOU MUST PORTRAY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS FROM THOSE WHO POSTED BEFORE YOU UNLESS ALL THE CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH ONCE BY THE TIME YOU POST.

Then, no more than two people may use the same male or female character.

Example: Since Merlin and Guinevere have already been done, they can not be used again until all the other characters have been portrayed one other time in one of your classmates' assignments.

Memories of a Knight

Greetings. Today I share with thee a few of my memories.

First, is my homeland. Ah, Orkney, how I long for thy shores once more...


A map of my homeland ((Source: Click here))


One of the beautiful scenic wonders upon my island
((Source: Click here))


And my friend Merlin, a wizard amongst wizards indeed (though I still say the sword is stronger than the flame).


((Source: Click here))


((Source: Click here))


And lastly, the fair lady Guinevere. Ah, indeed she is fair...

((Source: Click here))

Fifth Assignment

This Assignment is due on Friday, November 4th.

So far, I am intrigued by the various different approaches that you have taken to this project. Now, this is a nitty gritty assignment, that will require a little bit of work but not a lot of writing. I want you to find three pictures for the blog that fill the following criteria.

1) A picture that represents that place of your character's birth. It doesn't have to be an actual picture of the place, but it should at least symbolize your homeland or place of birth. It should also be clearly identifiable in location...don't just choose a generic castle. It could be a picture of the Scottish highlands, or of the actual castle that was said to be your birthplace.

2) A picture/drawing that portrays one of the other male characters. You can not use the same picture as anyone else or one that has been used before. In otherwords, make sure you look at the other choices before you post.

3) A picture/drawing that portrays one of the other female characters. Again, the same rules as above apply.

Make sure you provide web citations for all images. Make sure you also clearly identify who the images are. Finally, if two other people have chosen to post a picture of a character you wanted to use, you must choose another character of the appropriate gender. There are plenty to go around. I don't want 16 arthurs and 16 guineveres.

Good luck!

Lancelot's fear

My entire life I have not had the greatest self-confidence. My goal in life was to become someone of value, my fear being that I would amount to nothing. This goes back to my days of being abandoned and raised by the Lady of the Lake. I trained to become a Knight because of her influence and because I knew that becoming a Knight, and eventually becoming part of the Round Table, would allow me to impact the world and make something of myself. Because of my complex, I trained harder than any other Knight and because of that I became one of the best, King Arthur's right hand man. Unfortunately, I betrayed my best friend and had an affair with his wife, which caused me to go mad. I was so ashamed of my actions and my love for the Queen, and my fear of not being a liked and respected person came true, at least in my eyes.

The Morals of Sir Lancelot

As one of the great Knights of the Round Table, I prided myself on my chivalry, nobility, modesty, loyalty, and undying passion for all that I do. However, I am human and I was flawed by the one thing that gets to all men: a beautiful, unavailable woman. As a Knight, I would fight, kill, steal, and lie if need be for the best intentions of the King and Camelot, considering King Arthur was a dear and close friend. I fell in love with his wife, the Queen, and although I committed adultery I feel justified because I was in love. The lust was there, the sparks flew, and I agonized over the fact that I was also in madly and deeply love with my King's wife, not just sleeping with her. We did not tell the King, for I would not consent to break my promise of loyalty to him. I felt extremely guilty for the sins we committed. In the end, my love for the Queen was my ultimate downfall, as I comprimised almost all my morals and everything I stood for.

Sir Palomides and Morality

I encompass all the great and admired traits of noble knights everywhere: honesty, chivalry, strength, bravery, nobility, humility. There are only two closely tied broad conditions under which I will fight, and I never steal or lie. The first is when I am put to shame or accused of a misdeed; anyone with boldness enough to challenge a knight's prowess better be ready to draw swords with him. Some may think I am a violent pagan for my actions like this. As for my romantic views, this ties into the second condition. I have brawled and quarrelled many times over seemingly petty pretenses with the knight Sir Tristram. Why, you may ask? The reason is our mutual love for the fair Princess Isolde of Ireland, although it is rarely the explicit reason for our fighting. This may seem childish, but if you were to lay an eye on this woman, you would be blinded by her beauty (or by my sword putting it out).

I am not a killer :(

Personally, I believe in honor, and the concept of "the greater good". Basically, as long as the action is done for the greater good of the people of Camelot as a whole, and as long as the action is done honorably, the action can be considered acceptable. As an example, if a man eviscerated another man to defend Camelot, it is honorable and for the greater good, so it is acceptable. On the other hand, if a man had promiscuous sex with a woman to save Camelot, it is for the greater good, but it is not honrable, so it is not acceptable. If the action neither effects the honor or the greater good of Camelot, then it also acceptable, such as my love for Nimue.

Morals of The King

In order to rule a country rightfully, the king needs morals. As for me, I will not fight unless necessary. I take great pride in my kingdom and my noble knights, for I have even taught them to always show courtesy, mercy, and justice. I fight for my kingdom, but I am not afraid to put my crown aside and fight for what is righteous.
I will not lie or cheat at the expense of ruining my reputation as a great King. In battle, I might steal from my enemies. I once stole a magic cauldron from the King of Annwn that had rejuvenating powers.
I am faithful to my lovely Queen Guinevere, and love her dearly.

The morals of Gwenevere

Ha....morals. My moral codes in life are slim to non-existent. Oh, Im sorry. Its Gwenevere again, here to discuss my moral codes and the morals that I have or should have in life. One thing that I do pride myself on is my image to my people and the comfort knowing my people think im a good and honest queen (Ha!). I believe any woman should look good in public, no matter who they are and what their social status is. A woman's image should be her number one concern. Another moral code that I have in my life is being a good queen to the people (not to my husband). I follow a strict guideline of order in my kingdom (and not necessarily in my house...try not to get those two confused), and i believe in a firm rule, and only through a firm rule can a civilization advance itself. Other morals that I have are....oh yeah....nothing. You'd think that a queen of a great kingdom should have morals like loyalty, dignity, respect, selfless service, integrity, honor, and perseverance, but guess what....I don't! I am very dishonest, especially to my husband, the king, and I just don't care because if I did, I wouldn't be fooling around with Lancelot on the side. The road to hell is paved with bored housewives.

My Covenant: Morgan Le Fey

I start by saying that I acheive my goals. I will stop at nothing short to get whatever I want. I will lie, cheat, steal, murder, and seduce withought any qualms to attain my goals. I enjoy life yet I do not enjoy my own Mortality. Death is one price I am willing to gamble on, but not if it is certain death. I believe I can get anything I want and will use ANY means neccesary to rid myself of obstacles in my way. I will bewitch, lie, cheat, steal, murder, seduce, decieve so beware of the web I weave around myself; for not everyone can see through deciet.

The Moral Code of Sir Kay

It is often said of me that I am one of a cruel nature. However, I am also said to be one of Arthur's most faithful followers and amongst the greatest of warriors. I will kill when need be for my kingdom and my God, or whenever else the mood so strikes me. I have slain many giants, bearded monsters, and the like at my discretion. My moral character is not as strong as my physique, although I often intend not to stray from my calling as a Knight of the Round Table by stealing or cheating. I take light in others' uncomforts, and have often sent other knights on quests that I intended them to fail, thus bringing me into better light. In spite of this, my boastful nature has seemed to backfire on my honor on many occasions. I have been known to stretch the truth on occasion, and am fond of the physical affection of women, be it voluntary or not. Later in my life, I have become the better part of a semi-monogomous marriage with the Princess Andrivete of Northumberland. My wife bore me a daughter and two sons. In respects to my God in Heaven, I am a Christian, though some may have you believe that I am of the Hellbound pursuasion of the Saxons.

Domini, Anno (2005). King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: Sir Kay. http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/kay.asp
Ford, David Nash (2001). Sir Kay:Arthurian Literary Character. http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/kay.html.

Nimue, Merlin, and Magic

Hello all. When I was 16 years of age, I met Merlin. He fell in love with me and I begged him to let me accompany him on journys to learn his magical powers. I did make him promise me that he would not use any of his magical powers to make me lay with him in bed. I became more, and more interested in Merlin's magic and traded my love with him for lessons in magic. As I learned more magic, I became more powerful than Merlin. Eventually, I tired of Merlin and turned one of his own spells against him, sealing him up forever in a cave. After this, I took up being King Authur's advisor and counselor. Being Authur's counselor, I met Sir Pellas, who eventually became my lover and husband.



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Morality Au Mordred

I, Sir Mordred, have a unique set of morals. I do not feel as though my morals are held up by anybody but myself. I feel that it is necessary for me to do whatever I can to acheive what I want. I will stop at nothing for myself. When I wished to extract revenge against my bastardly father, King Arthur, I took the throne while he was away and made love to his wife, Guinevere. I do not feel this to be wrong as it is what I want. Some may call me selfish, let them. I do not squander time on others. If I should choose to cause some dissaray, I will gladly "borrow" another knight's uniform. I always intend to give it back but for the time, I am in need of it. I will lie to save my own hide. There's no purpose in getting into trouble for something that isn't wrong.

Maiden Morality

Although I am but a fair maiden, if deception is the only way that I can have my Lancelot then that is what I must do. After he saved my life I had my attendant arrange for him to believe that I was Guinevere so that I could sleep with him. Dishonest yes, however I wanted my love so badly I was willing to throw morality away so that I could have him.


http://www.eliki.com/ancient/myth/camelot/lancelot/

My Covenant, My Codes: Gawain

My moral and chivalric code is best represented by my symbolic shield. The pentangle on my shield represents the five virtues of the Knights of the Round Table: friendship, generosity, chastity, courtesy, and piety. More specifically, these five virtues are what I strive to adhere to everyday. My aspirations of behavior include being “faultless in [my] five senses; never to fail in [my] five fingers; to be faithful to the five wounds that Christ received on the cross; to be strengthened by the five joys that the Virgin Mary had in Jesus and to possess brotherly love, courtesy, piety, and chastity” (Internet 2005). It is because of these virtues that no matter what the circumstance is; I must always believe in adhering to the letter of the law. This adherence is due largely to the fact that, unlike some of the fellow knights I serve with, I have often struggled with the concept of being able to accept my sins and absolve myself. This is most evident in the fact that I will continue to do penance for my sins by wearing the green girdle for the rest of my life. This green girdle serves as a reminder to me that I failed to uphold the highest standards of my virtue because at one point I put my faith in an inanimate object rather than in God Almighty.
When concerned with my code about love, romance, and sex, I am just as strict as I am will my other codes. I have a strong commitment to Courtly Love and its rituals in that I have a specific duty to “courtesy,” as well as to engaging in “a complex linguistic convention of love, in which erotic urges are translated into a vocabulary of flirtation with only occasional physical actions (like kissing)” (Johnston 2005). This is as far as I’ll go with a lady, without having her hand in marriage and the greatest test of all is not giving into my most basic natural urges. These high standards are also tied to my virtue of “piety” because I have a devotion of faith to the Mother of God, Mary, which requires me to treat all women with respect.


http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gawain/themes.html
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/introser/gawain.html, Ian Johnston
csis.pace.edu/grendel/ projs2002f/pentagram.jpg

Moral Codes of Isolde the Fair

It’s Isolde the Fair again. A moral code for me is somewhat limited. By being a women and a queen, I have little use for killing, so it’s not really a concern of mine. And I can have everything I want since I am a queen. The only thing I really want is Tristan, and I would lie and sneak around to protect both myself and him from harm. With our love affair being very serious, it would also cause serious punishment if we were ever caught. Thought I try not to lie to either my husband and especially not to god. I may show partial truth like when I was asked if I had every laid on a man, and I fell on Tristan in disguise earlier so I was able to say that I had truthfully in front of god without punishment. I just can’t seem to not sneak around with Tristan, ever since drinking that potion I have been in love with him. And even thought the king loves me and I am his wife, I am too much in love with Tristan. So I guess I hold more of a value on love than marriage. And if we were ever caught I would not betray Tristan. I would do anything to help Tristan, even when he is dying I rushed to him to heal him, but he died before I could get there. But I would never not go to his aid, he means too much to me. So I guess my moral code is that I would do anything to protect Tristan and love is more important than marriage.

To kill or not to kill...

Many of my knightly brethren in King Arthur’s court fight by different codes. Some may fight for God, while others will fight for love. I, on the other hand, fight for neither. My reasons for fighting are very few but very important to me. Firstly, I will fight for revenge. If someone wrongs me, I will make sure he or she pays for it. I showed that the sex of the person who has wronged me does not matter when I beheaded the Lady of Avalon after she wished for my head and caused my mother to be burned to death through her magic. Another reason is for friendship. I will kill a man who has wronged a friend of mine. Much like when I went to kill King Royns of West Britain, King Arthur’s worst enemy, in the hope of regaining Arthur’s friendship after I had beheaded the Lady of Avalon in his court. Also, unlike many of my knightly brethren I will take what I feel I deserve. Although I do not go around stealing every shiny metal item in the world, but if there is something that particularly catches my fancy then I shall have it, as was the case when I got my second sword. After I had unsheathed the sword, which no other knight in the court would even attempt, and even King Arthur could not do, I decided that it was the most beautiful sword I had ever seen and decided to keep it, even though the young noblewoman carrying it demanded I return it. I figured that since I was the only one that could remove it and that since it is was so amazingly beautiful that I might as well keep it, so I did. I will leave you with this closing thought, if you ever wrong me or any of my friends, I will come after you and you will not live after my two swords and I catch you.