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Legends: Le Mort d’Arthur
The language used for Book 1 of
Malory’s Arthurian legend “Le Mort d’Athur” in the module is archaic and I do
not quite understand it until I get the modern English version of the story
from the internet. So it’s The Legend of King Arthur and it is about the rape
of Igraine by King Uther. Then, King Arthur is born, fostered by Sir Ector,
draws the sword from the stone and his coronation.
The main characters in the legends
are King Arthur, Uther Pendragon, Igraine, Merlin the magician, Sir Ector and
Sir Kay.
Uther
Pendragon and Igraine are King Arthur’s parents. Sir Ector is King Arthur’s
foster father and Sir Kay is Sir Ector’s son and therefore he is King Arthur’s
foster brother. Merlin the magician was the one who magically made Uther assume
the likeness of Igraine’s husband, in disguise, Uther visited Igraine and
became Arthur’s father.
Legends
are valuable in teaching and learning as they are usually structures
chronologically making them easy to follow and understand. Legends also provide
a safe place for students to experience fear, hope and magic. They can be used
to enhance many skills such as listening and oral comprehension (listen to the
story and demonstrate their meaning through texts, pictures or animations),
reading (practice reading aloud, drama or spoken interpretation of text) and writing
(fundamental themes relevant for all kinds of readers).
Some of
the Malaysian legends that I can use in literature classes are like “Legends of
Mahsuri” and “The Origin of Malacca”. Click the links below to check out the
stories.
a)
The
Origin of Malacca
b)
Legends
of Mahsuri
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