The Death of Arthur

by Lacy, Norris J.

• ISBN13: 9781843842309
• ISBN10: 1843842300
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-31
• Publisher: Ds Brewer

Summary

The most comprehensive account of the story of Arthur, the Round Table and the Grail is to be found in the work known as Lancelot-Grail or the Vulgate Cycle. It tells the story of the Arthurian world from the events of the Crucifixion, where the Grail originated, to the death of Lancelot after the destruction of the Round Table. It draws in many different strands, from the pseudo-historical stories about Arthur to the romances of chivalric adventure and the spirtual quest for the Grail. It consists of five works: the longest is Lancelot, a kind of chivalric history of the Round Table, which leads into the quest for the Grail and Arthur's death. The first two books were added later, and provide an account of events through Arthur's marriage and early military victories. Not long after the cycle was completed, another writer retained the first two books of the Vulgate cycle but recast the last three books with a rather different emphasis; this version is known as the Post-Vulgate Cycle, and is one of the main sources used by Sir Thomas Malory.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
The Death of Arthur
Aftermath of Grail Quest; The Tournament at Winchester	p. 3
Suspicion That Lancelot Loves a Woman Other Than Guenevere	p. 13
Return to Camelot; The Queen Convinced of Lancelot's Infidelity	p. 19
Maiden of Escalot Rebuffed by Lancelot; Lancelot Found by Bors	p. 23
Arthur's Discovery of Paintings Depicting Lancelot's Love for the Queen	p. 31
Lancelot Rebuffed by Guenevere; Bors's Reflections on the Perfidy of Women	p. 36
A Knight Poisoned by the Queen; Lancelot Wounded by a Hunter	p. 41
The Queen Accused of Murder; The Body of the Maiden of Escalot Discovered at Camelot	p. 44
Lancelot's Plans to Defend the Queen	p. 50
Lancelot Comes to Court and Defeats Mador	p. 53
Entrapment of Lancelot and the Queen by Agravain	p. 57
The Queen Condemned to Death but Rescued by Lancelot	p. 64
Grief for Gawain's Brothers; Arthur's Declaration of War on Lancelot	p. 68
Battle Between Arthur's Forces and Lancelot's	p. 73
The Pope's Intervention; Lancelot's Decision to Leave Logres	p. 81
Lancelot's Departure from Logres; Arthur's Attack on Lancelot	p. 85
Mordred's Plan; The Queen's Retreat to a Tower	p. 89
Lancelot's Decision to Meet Gawain in Battle	p. 94
The Battle Between Lancelot and Gawain; Explanation of Gawain's Strength	p. 100
Arthur's Battle Against the Romans	p. 106
Arthur's March on Mordred; The Queen's Flight to a Convent	p. 108
Deaths of Gawain and of the Lady of Beloe	p. 113
The Battle of Salisbury Plain	p. 116
The Death of King Arthur	p. 126
Battle with Mordred's Sons; Deaths of the Queen and of Lancelot	p. 130
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