My husband suggested this challenge and he even wrote his own response to it. So you'll be reading his and mine.
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Excalibur, the famed sword wielded by King Arthur is a legend of its own. King Arthur’s castle has yet to be found, but relics dating back to the 5th century have been uncovered and I truly believe Camelot, King Arthur, Merlin and Excalibur did in fact exist.
One of the most famous legends passed down from generation to generation talk about Arthur pulling it from a stone. The other has it that the Lady of the Lake gave it to him. In any event, it must have been a mighty sword, but who forged it? When and why was it forged? What happened to it after King Arthur returned it to the Lady of the Lake?
Your challenge is to answer the three questions above.
Your response can be in any form you wish. Poetry might be quit fitting here. Just be sure it's about who, when and why Excalibur was forged and what happened to it after King Arthur gave it back to the Lady of the Lake.
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Keep in mind, this is a monitored group and there are only a couple of rules, which are:
Make sure you put this (WWE, 6/27/12, Excalibur) in your title.
Be sure to tag it with WWE, Gather Writing Essentials, Excalibur. Post to Gather Writing Essential.
I ask that you make your submission(s) by next Tuesday afternoon.
There is a limit of three submissions from each member per day. If you’re extremely prolific, spread out your work and post only three submissions per day.
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Put this challenge statement at the beginning or end of your submission so readers will know what you’re supposed to do and won’t think you’re crazy.
Challenge:
Write in any form you desire about who, when and why Excalibur was forged and what happened to it after King Arthur gave it back to the Lady of the Lake.
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Medieval French poet Chretien de Troyes wrote a long narrative poem about Sir Percival, one of the knights to achieve the quest of the Holy Grail. There is a wonderful movie from the '80s called "Perceval" that is kind of a dramatic reading of the poem with very stylized sets. It's in the original French although there are subtitles. It helps to be familiar with the poem. There's a German version of the Percival story by Wolfram von Aschenbach called "Parsifal." It's the basis for the Wagner opera. All three, Malory, Chretien, and Wolfram have very different takes on the story.
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Maybe you know some true facts as to the origin of Excalibur.
Ah, the mystery that is always debated between my son and my husband. I'm on the fence.
Excellent clue, Pam's Husband.
Question, are you going to join our experiment? I'd love it if you would - it's here.
As usual though, I am still working on my own writing, and won't be able to do this prompt.
I am close to finishing my short story, Duke of Darkness.
But, didn't get much done since I was gone most of the day today. Hopefully, I can work on it tomorrow
Offhand, I can't think of any versions of the Arthur legend that makes Excalibur the sword from the stone. I could be wrong. One of the key events of the last book (we'd call it a chapter) is giving back Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.
Only have time for a quick view to say thanks for voting (or attempting to since I'm not sure it worked for you or not) for my friend.
Only have time for a quick view to say thanks for voting (or attempting to since I'm not sure it worked for you or not) for my friend.