The Passing of Arthur

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"The Passing of Arthur" is a narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that recounts the final moments of King Arthur and the end of the Knights of the Round Table.

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The Passing of Arthur canonical 3
Morte d’Arthur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
narrative poem
poem
author Alfred, Lord Tennyson
basedOn Arthurian legend
King Arthur
basedOnAuthor Thomas Malory
basedOnWork Le Morte d’Arthur
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur
containsObject Excalibur
Round Table
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describesEvent breaking of Excalibur
departure of Arthur to Avalon
final battle of King Arthur
featuresCharacter Sir Lancelot
firstPublicationYear 1869
form unrhymed iambic pentameter
frameNarrative King Arthur recounts his last battle to Sir Bedivere
genre Arthurian poetry
Victorian poetry
influencedBy Christian imagery
medieval chivalric tradition
language English
literaryMovement Victorian literature
mainCharacter King Arthur
Queen Guinevere
Sir Bedivere
Sir Modred
linked to: Mordred
meter blank verse
motif dimming of the old order
mystical ship bearing Arthur away
three queens
narrativePerspective third-person narration
partOf Idylls of the King
positionInSeries final idyll of Idylls of the King
setting Battle of Camlan
linked to: Battle of Camlann

Salisbury Plain
shore where Arthur is taken to Avalon
symbol Avalon as symbol of mystery and hope
Excalibur as symbol of divine kingship
mist as symbol of uncertainty and transition
theme betrayal
death
end of an era
faith
heroism
loss
loyalty
transition

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Idylls of the King containsPoem The Passing of Arthur
Guinevere (poem) relatedWork The Passing of Arthur
Tennyson's 1842 Poems collection containsWork Morte d’Arthur
linked to: The Passing of Arthur