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    husband, she found herself taken a fancy to the young knight, Lancelot. She admired his broken face and found herself falling in love. She loved both Lance and Arthur. She felt

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    Although the Wife of Bath and Queen Guinevere have similar things in common, they differ greatly when it comes to their personalities. The differences between the two are probably because of the different backgrounds they come from. They both seek happiness, but they find happiness in different ways. A reason for their differences is probably because of the different things they went through. They have different stories to tell in which the lives they lived. In the end women are really needy & want

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    Credenhill – The Beautiful Ancient Village in Herefordshire Playing a vital role in military operations from 80 BC until today, Credenhill would seem like a place perfect for war and history buffs. But there is more to this village than its links to armies and battles. It is home to a rich and mesmerising landscape and protected woodlands that make it one of the best places to see autumn colours in Britain. It also boasts of taking part in the history of one of Herefordshire's key industries,

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    tale goes that the one that pulls the sword from the rock is the new king being they lost their king months before. This is my favorite scene because Arthur wasn’t raised with his father that was once the king. He was given to Merlin who gave him to Sir Ector and was raised as a poor man. He never knew that he was the son of the king till he pulled the sword out of the rock. After he pulled the sword the men all around had different outlooks on what it meant, many thought that Arthur should be king

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    play a pivotal role in the work of literature they appear in- so they are usually the main role or a supporting character. Although Lancelot is typically depicted as the strongest and most chivalric of the knights of the round table, past intentions and adultery with Queen Guinevere appear contradict his ideals, and merge him between the line of good and evil. Lancelot is the second pivotal character that appears in the second half of the book; more heavily in the novel's third book ‘The Ill- Made

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    Guinevere and Lancelot’s affair, Guinevere was blamed for everything. King Arthur called her unfaithful, an adulterer, and blamed her for the fall of the Round Table. Although he was not wrong to say these things about Guinevere, he never blamed Lancelot for the way he treated King Arthur, his so called friend. All he ever did was fight him in order to win over Guinevere, but in the end it was still Guinevere’s fault that the whole affair had happened.

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    For Honor is a fighting game developed and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game allows players to play the roles of historical soldiers, including knights, samurai, and vikings within a medieval fantasy setting, controlled using a third-person perspective. Announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015, the game was developed primarily by Ubisoft's studio in Montreal, and released worldwide on February 14, 2017. Reception of the game has been mostly positive

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    these works, the primary reasons for Camelot’s downfall can seen in the relationship of Guinevere and Lancelot, the story surrounding Mordred, and the actions of Arthur himself. One of the primary reasons for Camelot’s downfall is the relationship of Guinevere and Lancelot. In Camelot, the beginning of the affair alone causes issues, with Guinevere’s attempt to entice knights to fight Lancelot creating a rift within the Round Table. While the affair itself may have been ultimately unharmful had

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    In some ways, Arthur would not be Arthur without Guinevere. Her intricate association with King Arthur and his court gives her agency and control. The adulterous love triangle between Lancelot, Guinevere, and Arthur has been demonstrated in multiple variations to lead to dysfunction and usurpation in the kingdom. Tennyson introduces Guinevere in this light, however Arthur’s source of motivation shifts away from her and to his knighthood. His exchange of focus from Queen to knighthood removes the

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    How respectful, strong and loyal are knights? People characterize knights as these three elements, but did they actually possess these traits? Respect, strength, and loyalty are defined by the term chivalry, in which only the noblest of knights showed. In the film Excalibur it informs watchers the life of the great King Arthur. Arthur was one of the strongest, most honest, and bravest of all the knights in the film. His life was a roller coaster, unknowing that the family he grew up with wasn’t really

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