The Grey King Essay & Project Ideas

This Study Guide consists of approximately 13 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Grey King.

The Grey King Essay & Project Ideas

This Study Guide consists of approximately 13 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Grey King.
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1. Research the situation of other people of Celtic heritage today, the peoples of Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Cornwall, and Britanny (France)?

To what extent are their languages still in use?

2. Merlin is quite possibly the most famous wizard in Western folklore. What was his origin and story?

3. Arthur was not originally a king, but a dux bellorum (battle leader) who was a hero in twelve great battles between the original people of Britain and the invading Saxons. How did he develop into the great king whose conquests take him as far as Rome?

4. Despite the fact that their country was conquered by Edward I, who ruled from 1272-1307, and that it has been independent for only brief periods since, the Welsh remain a different people.

How have they retained their identity?

5. Compare The Dark Is Rising series with other fantasy...

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