Le Mort d'Arthur

Summary-
The first few pages of Le Mort D'Arthur describe the legend of King Arthur and how it began. In these pages it also describes the changes of the legend and who they were made by. It then goes into the legend of King Arthur by Thomas Malory. Merlin arranges for the upbringing of King Uther's first son, Arthur. Arthur lives out his childhood with Sir Ector and his son Kay. When Uther dies Britain goes into chaos until a sword is placed into a stone with the with the inscription “Whoso pulleth oute this swerd of this stone and anvyld is rightwys kynge borne of all Brytaygne”. Arthur pulls the sword from the stone and is named king of Britain. Arthur fights a number of battles to prove that he is the rightful king of Britain. Arthur then marries Gwynevere and establishes the twelve knights of the round table. Sir Launcelot and Sir Lyonel leave for an adventure when Sir Lyonel gets captured by sir Tarquin. Sir Tarquin then captures Sir Ector while Sir Launcelot was captured by four Queens. He refuses to choose one of the queens and he escapes by agreeing to help King Bagdemagus. He defeats all of Knights in the tournament and continues on his way to find adventure. He defeats many knights and frees many knights in captivity. Launcelot returns to Camelot to become the most famous knight at King Arthur's court. Arthur then went to fight Sir Launcelot. While he was away, Sir Modred faked the death of King Arthur. Arthur and Modred fight. Sir Gawain dies and Arthur and Modred plan to sign a peace treaty the next day. At the signing, a soldier raises his sword and the armies attack. Sir Modred is killed by King Arthur and King Arthur is wounded in the head. King Arthur is then sent across the water.

Vocabulary-
Words I did not know the meaning of:
Prerogative- an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
Royal Seneschal- person in charge of a royal household in medieval times. The royal seneschal held a position of consideration power and responsibility.
Copse- Grove of trees
Ninescore- one hundred eighty
Barony- Nobles of the lowest rank
Scaffold- A temporary or movable platform for workers to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground.
Vouchsafed- to grant as a privilege or special favor
Words I found interesting:
Whoso
Pulleth
Oute
Swerd
Anvyld
Rightwys
Kynge
Brytaygne

Reactions-
I liked this packet and found that it was easy to read and understand. There were a select few words that I did not know the meaning of but the packet gave most of those definitions for me so I did not have to look them up. I found this packet very informative and I hope that it will not spoil the story Once and Future King. The plot and characters were both fairly easy to follow and made the packet enjoyable to read.