a short, narrative poem, simple in plot,

and intended to be sung

Dealt with subjects that appealed to
the popular imagination: deeds and
battle, relationship between and
supernatural beings, and sometimes
humorous domestic incidence.
A picture of
contemporary English
life by gathering
together a motley
company of people
representing the
different classes of
society and letting each
one tell his/her own
This talks
about protest
against social
injustice and
other evils of
the period
This a compilation of all the
legends and stories About King
Arthur and his Knights of the
Round Table.

A story or a narrative that lies

somewhere between myth and
historical fact and is a story about
human events or actions that has not
been proved nor documented in real
history.
This is a reworking of traditional
tales by Sir Thomas Malory
about the legendary King
Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot,
Merlin and The Knights of The
Round Table.
This is composed of 8 books.
Caxton separated Malory’s 8
books into 21 books,
subdivided into a total of 507
chapters.
SIR THOMAS MALORY
English writer whose identity remains
uncertain but whose name is famous as
that of the author of Le Morte d’Arthur.
SIR THOMAS MALORY
Around 1469-147, he completed Le Morte
d’Arthur
MARY MACLEOD
 (1569-1674)

 Mairi Nighean Alasdair Ruaidh

 A poet who is a major representative of the emergent 17th

century poetical school, which gradually supplanted the
classical Gaelic bards
MARY MACLEOD
 She wrote the book entitled Book of King
Arthur and His Noble Knights depicting the
Arthurian legend from Le Morte D’ Arthur.
 Strife
-very angry or violent
disagreement between two or
more people or groups
 Jousting
-to fight on horseback
with lances
-to engage in a combat with
lances on horseback
 Oath
-a formal and serious
promise to tell the truth or to
do something
 Baron
-a man who is a member of
various ranks of nobility in
other countries
 Duchess

-a wife or a widow of a duke

 He was the son of
King Uther
Pendragon. He was
the rightful heir to
the crown and the
kingdom.
High King of England,
husband of Igraine and
father of Arthur. He
gave his son to Merlin
because of an oath, his
death left the kingdom
in chaos.
A powerful magician
who was King
Arthur’s advisor. He
was the one to gave
Arthur to Sir Ector.
He was Sir Kay’s
Father and King
Arthur’s foster
father who treated
and cherished him
as his own child.
He was King
Arthur’s foster
brother.
Prince Arthur was born
one night and his father
commanded two knights
and two ladies to take the
baby to a poor man.
Who was that
Prince Arthur’s
father?
King Uther
Pendragon, King of
England, was Prince
Arthur’s father.
Who was that
poor man?
The poor man was
Merlin, a mighty
magician, although
they did not know
Why did King Uther
give his newborn
baby to Merlin the
Magician?
Merlin had done a
great service on
condition that the
King should grant
What did Merlin
wish for?
Merlin carried him to
Sir Ector, who named
him Arthur, and
cherished him as his
own child.
What happened two
years later?
King Uther felt sick
and all the barons
were in sorrow.
To whom did the
King bequeath his
kingdom?
“To my son Arthur, I
give God’s blessing and
my own. He will claim
my crown.”
Why didn’t Merlin
want to proclaim
Arthur king yet?
Arthur was still a baby.
There were many
powerful nobles in
England who wanted to
get the kingdom and
What test did Merlin
prepare to show to
the people who the
rightful heir to the
WHOSOEVER
PULLETH THIS
SWORD OUT OF THIS
STONE IS RIGHTLY
WHOSOEVER
PULLETH THIS
SWORD OUT
OF THIS STONE
IS RIGHTLY
KING OF
Did the other lords
wish to be king? Did
they win the sword?
They tried to pull the
sword from the stone
but none of them
could do it.
 Who went to the
tournament when it
began?
Sir Ector came to the
tournament with Sir
Kay and young
Arthur.
What did Sir Kay
beg for Arthur?
 Sir Kay begged
Arthur to fetch his
sword for him.
Did Arthur find Sir
Kay’s sword? What
did he do next?
“I will ride to the
church and take the
sword that sticketh
in the stone, for my
brother shall not be
Did Arthur manage
to take the sword?
Who was crowned
as the new king?
Upon being
crowned King,
what did Arthur
King Arthur swore
that he would be a
good king and would
govern with true
justice all the days of
What character
traits did King
Arthur demand
He charged them
never to do
outrageous deeds
nor murder. Do not
LET’S COMPARE THE
BOOK AND THE
MOVIE
ADAPTATION…
 ARTHUR
ENCOUNTERS A
GIANT…
King Arthur and his
knights arrived in
France and they’ve
known that there’d
been a fearful giant in
King Arthur asked
where the giant was. He
made ready of his horse
and armor. Together
with his two knights,
King Arthur saw a
widow and the dead
Duchess who was
murdered by the giant.
With that, he was more
He met the giant and
they started to fight.
They fought and
wrestled. Arthur struck
the giant with his
The two knights helped
to set him free in the
giant’s grip. He smote
again the giant with his
dagger until it lay
King Arthur had slain
the giant. People
thanked him but then
he answered:
Did you find that King
Arthur’s actions are a
fitting state for a hero?
Why?