He was the Grail Knight, the only knight able to sit in the Siege Perilous, a seat at the Round Table where only one knight could sit or they would die. He was pure, courageous, chivalrous, courteous, gentle and kind. He was the son of Elaine of Corbenic and Lancelot, and was the only Knight able to drink from the Holy Grail, the cup that Jesus supposedly drank from at the Last Supper.
The story of the Green Knight is a classic Arthurian romance thus the story has a meaning. Sir Galahad got told by the Knight to hit him with a blow and in a year the knight will hit Sir Galahad with a blow twice as powerful. Sir Galahad in his arrogance cuts the Knight's head clean off, the knight picks up his own head and reminds Sir Galaha of what will happen in the years time. thus it is a story of not making rash choices out of arrogance.
well knights had to be worthy and kind to his majesty Be Loyal; show loyalty *** They really didn't have to do anything to become a knight except be born in the proper class. Historically, knighthood wasn't earned, despite how our modern minds would like that to be. If you were the son a nobleman of the right class, you went through the training, etc and were knighted. No questions about good deeeds asked.
There were at least 50 Knights of the Round Table. The best known were: Sir Kay, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedivere, Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percival, and the brothers Sir Balan and Sir Balin.
this really depends on the time you are asking about, but the modern tale sais the following: when King Arthur marries Guinevere he gets the round table as marriagepresent, which will be the center of his kingdom, and a place where his best and most loyal knights get together. this keeps his kingdom intact. guinevere also is the reason for the end of the kingdom. she begins an affair with Lancelot, the champion of Arthur, and when he finds out he tries to kill guinevere. lancelot saves her, but because he has killed 2 brothers of gawain, another loyal knight of arthur, he goes to war with him. he left guinevere behind with his son (who is also the son of his sister). mordred, the son, tries to marry her, so he can become king. this eventually results in the final battle of Camlann, where arthur beats the opposing army, but gets severely injured, and he gets taken away on a boat with witches. Guinevere made sure he kept his kingdom, but also contrebuted to the decline of it.
the undercurrent of racism, the concept of good and bad, self realization, the control of inner self,
Sir Galahad
Lancelot
The story of the Green Knight is a classic Arthurian romance thus the story has a meaning. Sir Galahad got told by the Knight to hit him with a blow and in a year the knight will hit Sir Galahad with a blow twice as powerful. Sir Galahad in his arrogance cuts the Knight's head clean off, the knight picks up his own head and reminds Sir Galaha of what will happen in the years time. thus it is a story of not making rash choices out of arrogance.
In the tales of King Arthur, Sir Bedivere is the knight who dies while trying to help move the injured king. He is one of Arthur's loyal knights who plays a crucial role in the story.
loyal and awsome
a complex set of ideals demanding that a knight be loyal
Merlin
Sir Lucan is a knight in King Arthur's court in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." He plays a minor role in the poem and is one of the knights present at Camelot when the Green Knight issues his challenge. Sir Lucan is described as brave and loyal, but he is not a central character in the story.
Knights had many different religons, but they were always loyal to their king.
Disloyalty to the king means treason. This usually involves the punishment of death.
Miguel de Cervantes wrote "Don Quixote," which is considered one of the greatest works of Spanish literature. The novel follows the adventures of the delusional knight-errant Don Quixote and his loyal squire, Sancho Panza.
well knights had to be worthy and kind to his majesty Be Loyal; show loyalty *** They really didn't have to do anything to become a knight except be born in the proper class. Historically, knighthood wasn't earned, despite how our modern minds would like that to be. If you were the son a nobleman of the right class, you went through the training, etc and were knighted. No questions about good deeeds asked.