Who was King Arthur? How was the legend born?

Watch this video and summarize the answer. Click on object.

object>

King Arthur and his court are the topic of our theatre activity this year. Surf the net and find this information, write the answers in English and use your words and relative clauses, do not paste text from other webs:

1. who or what do these names refer to?

a. Merlin

b. Tintagel

c. Avalon

d. Excalibur

e. the lady of the lake

f. Camelot

g. Morgana

h. Mordred

i. Uther Pendragon

j. Guinevere

k. Sir Lancelot

l. sir Ector

2. Did Arthur really exist? Who wrote about him? Find some information about Geoffrey Monmouth and Chrétien de Troyes.

3. Where in England can you see the Round Table? Can you find more information about real places to visit on an Arthuric tour?

On 17th February our “batxillerat” students will enjoy a show in English at our school. We’ll be entertained by an actress called Sophie, from Blue Mango Theatre company, who is a specialist in shows for schools.

The title of the monologue is King Arthur, based of course, on Arthuric Legends… so, she will tell us about the Round Table, the Knights, Excalibur and other popular characters of this story, such as Queen Guinevere, Morgana, Sir Lancelot…

She will be the Lady of the Lake.

I hope you will like it.

The Lady of the Lake guides the audience through this hilarious comedy, from the enchanted creation of Arthur, to Morgana le Fey’s revenge on Camelot. The storyteller magically conjures up a variety of entertaining characters in this magical, dynamic retelling of the classic British Legend. Did you ever wonder how Arthur’s parents met? How did a 16 year old boy become King? And what went on exactly when Lancelot first met Guinevere?