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October 3, 2013 The Mi le !ges "ere a ti#e o$ "on er an enchant#ent. %hether it "as "ith the s&ste# o$ #anners, #'sic, or stories, there "as al"a&s so#ething ha((ening. %ith e)er& tale, e)er& song, an e)er& action, the Mi le !ges ha)e the sa#e li)el& in$l'ences in it all. The& all $lo" together. The !rth'rian *egen is a strong (art in the Mi le !ges. Each Gri((ing stor& has signi$icance. One stor& is that o$ +'een G'ine)ere. There are #an& (ortra&als o$ the ,'een that all co#e together to create one incre ible character. %ith e)er& stor&, there is a i$$erent G'ine)ere. E)en the s(elling can )ar&. The ,'een-s na#e in T. %hite-s The Once an /'t're 0ing is s(elt 1G'ene)er2. %hile in Mallor&-s stor&, her na#e is s(elt 1G'ine)ere2. 3ot onl& has her s(elling i$$ere , b't her in)ol)e#ent "ith the 0ing as "ell. 4o#e stories clai# that she i 5 i not ha)e an a$$air "ith 4ir *ancelot. 1%hile so#e stories i$$er on so#e s'b6ects, the& all agree that she "as st'nningl& bea'ti$'l an esirable.2 7King Arthurs Knights8 The 4tor& o$

her chil hoo $a#il& li$e oes not ha)e onl& one si e. 1!ccor ing to Mallor&, the ,'een "as a'ghter o$ 0ing *eogrance o$ Ca#eliar e. 9't, the %elsh tra ition sa&s that her $ather "as Gogr)an 7or Oc)ran8.2 7Queen Guinevere8 %hoe)er her $ather #a& be, her $ather ga)e !rth'r, as a "e ing gi$t, a ro'n table (er$ect $or the :ing-s co'rt. !nother $a#il& #isconce(tion, $or G'ine)ere is her relationshi( "ith her sister, i$ she has one. 1In co#(liance "ith the /rench legen , she has a t"in sister na#e ;G'ine)ere the /alse.-2 7Queen Guinevere8 14o#e stories

a& that G'ine)ere an her t"in, G'ine)ere the /alse, s"itche (laces. *ea)ing G'ine)ere the /alse "ith !rth'r an the tr'e G'ine)ere to be "ith her tr'e lo)e.2 7Queen Guinevere8 13o #atter "ho G'ine)ere is, she is seen as a s&#bol o$ so)ereignt& in Englan .2 7Queen Guinevere8 M'sic has been aro'n since the beginning o$ ti#e. M'sic ta:es all i$$erent sha(es an i$$erent $or#s. 1<'ring the #i le ages, the #'sic see#e to be either sec'lar or

sacre .2 7Stanford8 1The& "ere i)i e , b& sec'lar being ('rel& $or entertain#ent, an sacre "as that $or Go .2 7Stanford8 Most sec'lar #'sic "as (asse o"n orall&. One co##on t&(e o$

#'sic "as a (lain chant. ! (lain chant is consists o$ one note being s'ng in 'nison "ith no har#on&. 1It "as not 'ntil aro'n the 12th cent'r&, at the Cathe ral o$ 3otre <a#e, "here so#e sacre co#(osers 'se the sa#e note b't in an octa)e higher5lo"er.2 7Stanford8 The )er& $irst har#on& "as born. 19eca'se o$ this, #an& ne" $or#s o$ sacre #'sic e#erge . The i ea o$ har#on& s(rea to the sec'lar #'sic. Erasing the lines bet"een the #'sicall& traine an 'ntraine .2 7Stanford8 Me ie)al #'sic i not onl& contain )ocalization, b't instr'#ental as "ell.2 7Middle-Ages8 1The three t&(es o$ #'sical instr'#ents that the& #a e "ere "in , string, an (erc'ssion.2 7Middle-Ages8 !n "ith that, the& "ere able to #a:e bea'ti$'l #'sic. In the !rth'rian legen , 0ing !rth'r set '( a s&ste# o$ #anners calle 1chi)alr&2. .e stri)e to (ro)e that #ight is not right. .e ta'ght his :nights ho" to act an treat others. !ltho'gh the co e e=ists #orall&, 1there is no a'thentic Co e o$ Chi)alr&.2 7Medieval Life and Times8 1There are #an& boo:s "ritten on the s'b6ect s'ch as, Chi)alr& b& *eon Ga'tier, The !ct o$ Co'rtl& *o)e b& !n res Co(ellan's, etc. The& all contain r'les abo't ho" to li)e one-s li$e. !ll o$ the# are i$$erent, b't still along the sa#e lines.2 7Freeshell8 3ot all the r'les ca#e $ro# boo:s. 1>oe#s an other (ieces o$ literat're "ere 'se , as "ell. One e(ic (oe# calle ,

;The 4ong o$ ?olan - "as 'se to escribe the betra&al o$ Co'nt ?olan an the .an o$
Ganelon.2 7Medieval Life and Times8 1The Chi)alric @irt'es o$ the Co e o$ Chi)alr& "ere also escribe in the 14th cent'r& b& the <':e o$ 9'rg'n &.2 7Medieval Life and Times8 !ll 'ring the Mi le !ges, there "ere #an& things in$l'encing the c'lt're. M'sic "as thri)ing, #anners "ere being establishe , an legen s o$ 0ing !rth'r "ere i#(acting ail& li$e. O)er all, the societ& "as not onl& i)erse, b't glo"ing "ith cheer, 6o&, an har#on&.

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