{"id":14793,"date":"2021-11-02T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=14793"},"modified":"2022-12-03T22:12:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:12:10","slug":"le-morte-darthur-98","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/breton-mythology\/the-dead-darthur-98\/","title":{"rendered":"The death of Arthur"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14793\" class=\"elementor elementor-14793\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4adc0dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4adc0dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7d2437\" data-id=\"d7d2437\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee33d8e elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee33d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/breton-mythology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Breton mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-814f7f9\" data-id=\"814f7f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb9620 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bdb9620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_Morte_d%27Arthur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5a7c9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5a7c9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e8c7f\" data-id=\"28e8c7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3aac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c3aac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>The death of Arthur<\/i>, meaning &quot;The Death of Arthur&quot;, is the compilation of French and English Arthurian novels by Thomas Malory. THE <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/book-libraries\/\">book<\/a> includes Malory&#039;s writings (Gareth&#039;s story) and retells older stories in light of his interpretations. It was written around 1469 when Malory was in prison.<\/p><p>The text is preserved in the so-called Winchester manuscript copied in the decade following Malory&#039;s death in 1471<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> and it was first published in 1485 by William Caxton. Of our time, <i>The death of Arthur<\/i> is one of the English works on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">legend<\/a> best-known Arthurians.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"The death of Arthur\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f0008a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f0008a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7e9062\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/breton-mythology\/the-dead-darthur-98\/#Le-Morte-dArthur-de-Thomas-Malory\" >Le Morte d&#039;Arthur, by Thomas Malory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le-Morte-dArthur-de-Thomas-Malory\"><\/span>Le Morte d&#039;Arthur, by Thomas Malory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb05c6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb05c6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6fd2d8\" data-id=\"a6fd2d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e67d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e67d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The text contains eight different stories:<\/p><ol><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">Fro the Maryage of Kynge Uther unto Kyng Arthure that Regned Aftir Hym and Ded Many Batayles<\/span><\/i> (The birth of King Arthur and the battles he fought)<\/li><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">The Noble Tale Betwyxt Kynge Arthure and Lucius the Emperor of Rome<\/span><\/i> (The war between King Arthur and the Romans)<\/li><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">The Noble Tale of Sir Launcelot Du Lake<\/span><\/i> (The story of Lancelot du Lac)<\/li><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney<\/span><\/i> (Gareth&#039;s story)<\/li><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">The Fyrst and the Secunde Boke of Syr Trystrams de Lyones<\/span><\/i> (The story of Tristan and his adventures, which includes his love affair with Isolde)<\/li><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">The Noble Tale of the Sankgreal<\/span><\/i> (The Quest for the Holy Grail)<\/li><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">Sir Launcelot and Queen Gwenyvere<\/span><\/i> (The love affair between Lancelot du Lac and Queen Guinevere)<\/li><li><i><span class=\"lang-enm\" lang=\"enm\">The Dethe of Arthur<\/span><\/i> (Arthur&#039;s death and the fall of the Round Table)<\/li><\/ol><p>The novel traces the entire history of Arthurian chivalry, from the circumstances of King Arthur&#039;s birth to the destruction of his kingdom and the fall of the Round Table<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/samizdat.qc.ca\/arts\/lit\/malory\/morte_darthur1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is the first part in modern English.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samizdat.qc.ca\/arts\/lit\/malory\/morte_darthur2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is the second part in modern English.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breton Mythology Wiki Le Morte d&#039;Arthur, which means &quot;the death of Arthur&quot;, is the compilation of French and English Arthurian novels \u2026 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