2.   King Arthur – A well-known character in literature and legend  Honorable ruler in an age of knights, damsels & dragons  Legend of Arthur is vastly different from the real man (He was a leader of late 5 th century Britain) Time of the Knights 1100-1400

3.   Idealized noble characters  Larger-than-life behavior  Hero’s quest motivated by love, religion, faith, or desire for adventure  Supernatural or magical element  Unusual or exotic settings  Involved hidden or mistaken identity Medieval Romance

4.   Known as one of Arthur's best knights  Chivalrous  Code of conduct for knights  Courageous  Honest  Loyal  Generous to enemies  Protective of women Sir Launcelot

5.   http://youtu.be/lDp9FmhHkwQ http://youtu.be/lDp9FmhHkwQ  http://youtu.be/cosWi0n6kgkhttp://youtu.be/cosWi0n6kgk Medieval Jousting

6.   Sir Launcelot = one of King Arthur’s knights, highly respected, even Queen Gwenyvere loves him more than her husband  Sir Lionel = Sir Launcelot’s nephew  Sir Tarquin = antagonist (bad guy knight)  Morgan le Fay = lady who falls in love with Launcelot Characters

7.   Launcelot sets off in search of adventure and takes Lyonel  They stop to take a nap along the way  Lyonel  captured by Tarquin and thrown in a dungeon  Sir Ector rides off in search of Launcelot Summary

8.   Morgan le Fay (and her 3 other friends) cast a spell on Launcelot and capture him in hopes of winning his love  She tells him he must choose one of the four queens as a lover or he’ll die  Launcelot loves Queen Gwynevere so he chooses death  A King’s daughter offers to help Launcelot escape if he agrees to help her father in a jousting contest