The two most famous versions of elaines story come from sir thomas malorys le morte darthur and alfred tennysons lyrical ballad the lady. She was given no other name apart from her title as the lady of the lake, yet she was different from niniane. The arthurian ball started rolling when a monk wrote historia brittonum for a welsh king. A survey of the arthurian legend in comics, alan stewart camelot 3000 and beyond. A bibliographic guide to welsh arthurian literature and a gazetteer of arthurian. Now, this sounds a lot easier than it turned out to be so after hours and hours and hours of research, finding links, finding pictures, and putting together the information on the net, i decided to compile it in one place. Elaine, also spelled elayne, character of arthurian legend, first portrayed in le morte darthur 1485 by sir thomas malory in malorys sprawling work, elaine or elayne is the name of five women with overlapping identities.
The best known and most cited of these is elaine le blank, known as the fair maid of astolat. Wellknown versions of her story appear in sir thomas malorys 1485 book le morte. Oct 28, 2019 explore whitneyloralyn1s board lady of shalottelaine of. She marries king nentres of garlot and has a son named galeschin, who becomes a knight of the round table, and a daughter named elaine the younger. She is called nimue, viviane, elaine, niniane, nyneve or. Elaine, character of arthurian legend, first portrayed in le morte. Her roles include giving king arthur his sword, excalibur, taking arthur to camelot after the battle of camlann, raising lancelot after the death of his father, and of enchanting merlin.
Teachign the roles of women in arthurian literature courses. Another lady of the lake, who gave the magical sword, excalibur, to king arthur according to suite du merlin postvulgate, c. However, the extensive number of retellings of her story, seemingly beginning in the thirteenth century novel il novellino by italian author masuccio salernitano, emphasize that her tale. Elaines home, in arthurian legend crossword puzzle clue. So elaine is the other type of woman in arthurian legend there are only two types desirable and therefore evil, or desirable and not yet fully evil in some accounts, she is the mother of galahad, and some also say she was the mother of king ban, another of lancelots sons. Newman, whose new book, elaine of corbenic, is new take on an often overlooked character in arthurian legend. Ya books with arthurian legend a list of young adult books that feature arthurian legend in some form or other. In malorys version of the story in le morte darthur, elaines father hosts sir lancelot for a tournament and during his stay, lancelot unintentionally wins elaines affections. She marries king nentres of garlot and has a son named galeschin, who becomes a knight of the round table, and a daughter named elaine the younger considering the actions of her sisters, she is remarkable in that she is. In the poem, the lady of shalott is for an unknown reason imprisoned in a castle. I personally love the character of elaine and cant wait to read timas book.
My 10yearold daughter absolutely loved it and i enjoyed it as well. Wellknown versions of her story appear in sir thomas malorys 1485 book. An annotated listing of arthurian comic books published in the united states c. By his halfsister margawse, he unknowingly begets mordred who is then lost at sea. Obviously, morgan le fay couldnt be the only magical woman on this list. Apr 07, 2020 arthurian legend refers to the body of works surrounding king arthur and his knights. The lady of the lake, also known as viviane or nimue, is an integral part of arthurian legend. The lady of shalott, also known as elaine of astolat, is one of the most common subjects in arthurianinspired artwork. Rodney parishs arthurian comics list, rodney parrish camelot in four colors. This work, which is also part of the matter of britain, was completed in 1155. Elaine of astolat, also known in some texts as elaine the. Vintage king arthur books 86 antique arthurian ebooks on. Interestingly, the historia regum britanniae does not mention a number of wellknown elements of arthurian legend, arguably the most important being the knights of the round table. Though later legends after the 12th century say that morgawse, elaine or blasine and.
These information included lists or tables of names associate with the myths, places, objects, etc. The lady of shalott sidney harold meteyard the lady of shalott, king arthur legend. The arthurian legend is full of interesting locations, items and people, such as the powerful merlin the enchanter, the beautiful queen guinevere, the traitorous knight lancelot, the mighty sword excalibur, the mysterious lady of the lake, the evil sorceress morgan le fay, the mighty kingdom of camelot, the mysterious island of avalon and many. In malorys sprawling work, elaine or elayne is the name of five women with overlapping identities. Julia margaret cameron brought her unique vision to tennysons idylls of the king and produced the first series of photographic images to accompany the legend. The lady of the lake is a character of arthurian legend.
To understand most interpretations of her, it is important to be familiar with tennysons poem, the lady of shalott. She is a sister of morgan le fay and morgause and a halfsister of king arthur. The journey to camelot and millions of other books are. King arthur and his knights a survey of arthurian romance j weston 1899. For lancelot and elaine story, the teacher will need book xviii 18, chapters 9 20, about 10 pages of printed text. His coronation and his first three battles carlion, bedegraine and cameliard. Lady elaine is an excellent middlereader chapter book. A retelling of the arthurian legend from the perspective of queen guineveres fictitious. The modern penguin classics version is currently published in two volumes. The arthurian tale of elaine of astolat, lady of shalott. The lady of shalott arthurian romance of elaine, the fair. See more ideas about the lady of shalott, elaines, arthurian.
May 31, 2015 the lady of shalott reaches camelot after being taken from the river, now deceased. Sep 23, 2019 lord alfred tennysons fourpart poem is based on the arthurian legend of elaine of astolat, who died for that love that surpassed all human understanding. Always loved tennyson and that he wrote so much about the arthurian legend clinched it. Elaine, character of arthurian legend, first portrayed in le morte darthur 1485 by sir thomas malory. She sets the infant lancelot down, and he is taken by the lady of the lake, who raises. It is a lovely little retelling of the king arthur legend with a positive focus on family relationships. Major noted arthurian writers are represented from france, germany and england. The oxford guide to arthurian literature and legend is both a critical history of the arthurian tradition and a reference guide to arthurian works, names, and symbols. Educated by the lady of the lake in her underwater castle, launcelot arrived at. Elaine of astolat also known as elayne of ascolat and other variants of the name, is a figure in arthurian legend.
One of my favorite books dealing with the legend of avalon and the lady of the lake, is the mists of avalon, by marion zimmer bradley. Higham, king arthur, mythmaking and history routledge, 2002, and in n. Mar 18, 2020 i too, am a huge arthurian legend fanatic, and have been ever since i first saw the movie camelot with richard harris, and i was old enough to read a book about king arthur and the knights of the round table. Elaine the fair, the lady of shalott, comes down through arthurian legend with seemingly only one purpose. Wikimedia commons though tragic, elaine s character is often forgotten as a substantial woman in arthurian mythology. The lady of shalott by aly fell okay, so i dont like the lady of shalott, necessarily, but i love medieval stuff and this drawing makes me think of lady. Women of the arthurian legend robbins library digital. Lancelot, one of the greatest knights in arthurian romance. The best known and most cited of these is elaine le blank, known as the fair maid of astolat, who falls in love with lancelot, provokes guineveres jealousy, and. Ya books with arthurian legend 104 books goodreads. I too, am a huge arthurian legend fanatic, and have been ever since i first saw the movie camelot with richard harris, and i was old enough to read a book about king arthur and the knights of the round table. Here, for the first time in a single volume, the author presents the wide range of arthurian literature, from its beginnings to the present day. Take this quizzie and find out in many versions of the legend, mordred is the son or nephew of king arthur.
Ulfius accused her of treason le morte darthur, book i chapter 21. Sir thomas malorys story, originally written as 8 books, was first published by william caxton as 21 books in the year 1485. Wellknown versions of her story appear in sir thomas malorys le morte darthur and alfred, lord tennyson. Dec 15, 2017 i cant pretend to have read literally everything in welsh legends and the matter of britain or even nearly all. I cant pretend to have read literally everything in welsh legends and the matter of britain or even nearly all. List of works based on arthurian legends wikipedia. The oxford guide to arthurian literature and legend alan. In malorys sprawling work, elaine or elayne is the name of five women with overlapping.
Elaine legend news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. After rescuing percivale from the twenty knights at the beginning of book 14, galahad rode into the waste forest, where he had more adventures than are worth trying to summarise presumably including finding the scabbard of the sword of avelion, that merlin had left on the island of the six inch wide iron bridge at the end of book 2. In sir malorys version, the audience meets elaine in the eighteenth book of the novel, directly after the search for the holy grail, or sangreal as. In arthurian legends, elaine is usually portrayed as a woman who loves lancelot, tricks him into spending the night with her, and bears his child. Oct 10, 2014 so elaine is the other type of woman in arthurian legend there are only two types desirable and therefore evil, or desirable and not yet fully evil in some accounts, she is the mother of galahad, and some also say she was the mother of king ban, another of lancelots sons. Regardless of who she mothered, the tragedy of elaine is the same. Elaines home, in arthurian legend is a crossword puzzle clue.
Tales of king arthur elaine of astolat the lady of shalott. Arthur is born, fostered by sir ector and draws the sword from the stone. The lady of shalott is steeped in arthurian legend, most notably drawing on the tale of elaine of astolat. An illustration of lady elaine, or more popularly know as the lady of shallot. Work in groups to annotate these timelines by adding non arthurian events with which you may be already familiar e. A woman stood looking out the window, her back to him. It offers a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from their origins in medieval literature to their adaptation in modern literature, arts, film, and popular culture. Caxtons twentyone books of sir thomas malorys le morte darthur. Identified by arthurian romance as elaine, the fair maid of astolat the ballad by alfred lord tennyson portrays the lady of shalott as a mysterious maiden who dwells in a tower, alone and unseen, on an island in the river that flows down to camelot.
Primed by a generation of girls who had not only read but seen anne shirley pretend to be the lady of shallott, it was the book that spawned a thousand teenage feminist awakenings and myriad obsessions with arthurian lore, and my fascination. Like many romantic protogoth teenage girls in the 1990s, i was in love with marion zimmer bradleys arthurian fantasy novel the mists of avalon. The best knight of logres was launcelot of the lake, who was invincible in combat. Its recounted version was in the thcentury italian book donna di scalotta but the poem is an 18th century work. The arthurian tale of elaine of astolat, lady of shalott ancient. This last situation and the quest for the holy grail the vessel used by christ at the last supper and given to joseph of arimathea brought. Wellknown versions of her story appear in sir thomas malorys 1485 book le morte darthur, alfred, lord tennysons mid19thcentury idylls of the king. Merlin, king arthur, gawain, launcelot, geraint, tristram. A student project, that quickly turned into a family project thank you, family. A retelling of the arthurian legend from the perspective of queen guineveres. Works available on victorian website include the text and discussions of many of tennysons poems related to the king arthur legends, including lady of shalott, and several poems from the. Elaine, the lady of shallott by edward reginald frampton, 1920.
Elaine of garlot is the daughter of gorlois, duke of cornwall, and igraine. There is a lot of the stuff, but i dont remember actual dragons turning up as characters. The lady of shalott arthurian romance of elaine, the. Arthurian legend medieval literature laced with truth. Educated by the lady of the lake in her underwater castle, launcelot arrived at the court of king arthur when he was eighteen. Elaine is a name shared by several different female characters in arthurian legend. It is a lovely little retelling of the king arthur legend with a. Lady of the lake simple english wikipedia, the free. She is called nimue, viviane, elaine, niniane, nyneve or nimueh, amongst others. The lady of the lake had cast a spell on the green knight to test the value of king arthurs realm of logres. Arthurian legend forms the centerpiece of the matter of britain, which is the body of medieval literature and legends associated with great britain and brittany. Elaines home, in arthurian legend is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times. Youll note she basically has her fingers in every major storyline pie.
It offers a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from their origins in medieval literature to their adaptation in modern literature, arts, film. Reference on the famous women who appeared in the arthurian legends. The translations of lady charlotte guest, writings of jessie weston, and works of sara teasdale have greatly enriched arthurian lore. Women of the arthurian legend robbins library digital projects. The mists of avalon by marion zimmer bradley, the once and future king by t. This early history book of england and wales mentions arthur, and then geoffrey of monmouth took the stories and added his own flourishes in historia regum britanniae around 16. A bibliographic guide to welsh arthurian literature and a gazetteer of arthurian onomastic and topographic folklore represent detailed. Books 1 9 in volume 1 and books 10 21 in volume 2 exactly 1,000 pages in all, written in middle english but.
When king arthur read elaines letter, he asked lancelot to bury her, thus granting her final request. See more ideas about the lady of shalott, king arthur and pre raphaelite. Work in groups to annotate these timelines by adding nonarthurian events with which you may be already familiar e. Lord alfred tennysons fourpart poem is based on the arthurian legend of elaine of astolat, who died for that love that surpassed all human understanding.
629 70 438 1418 222 401 1364 821 714 507 390 892 135 790 744 1075 1021 920 130 175 44 37 595 1104 1156 825 195 1090 457 1220 891 1141 1498 814 1136 37 555 903 1015 302