Original+Arthurian+Legend

For thousands of years, every generation that heard the tale of Arturius, the brave Celtic warrior, added their own versions or variations to the stories and passed them on to their children. Now that you’ve learned the essential components of Arthurian legend (King Arthur, the knights of the Round Table, Ladies of Avalon and Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin, Chivalry, and the basics of Arthurian romantic relationships), your job is to create your own version or variation of an Arthurian legend.

Now it’s time to put your new knowledge to work and let your imagination run free.

You have a wide variety of options for this assignment. It must be an original creative story; however, you can write a sappy Arthurian romance, a burly masculine battle story, a magical tale, a parody, or anything else that you come up with. No matter your choice, your legend **must** contain at least **5** Arthurian elements, be full of rich, specific word choice, vivid imagery, multiple other literary devices and be 1-2 typed, double-spaced pages in length (12 pt. font). More detailed expectations for the essay are in the below rubric. You will write this independently.



Menu of **Arthurian elements** (choose 5):

-Middle Ages (setting) -code of chivalry or importance of honor, honesty, loyalty, keeping your word, etc. or lessons on how to be a good knight or good person -adventure, action, battles, fights -prophecies, predictions, and/or words from the wiser -supernatural powers, shape-shifting, magic, fantasy, faeries -promises kept and promises broken -challenges or tests of honor, honesty, courage, etc. -romance and love at first sight -disloyalty, betrayal, secrets, lies, jealousy, revenge, backstabbing, conspiracies -Excalibur or the Sword in the Stone -Merlin, Arthur, Morgan, Mordred, Guinevere, Lancelot, all knights of the Round Table, The Lady of the Lake -riddles -overdramatic scenes, extraordinary exaggeration -tragedies