The Legend of King Arthur

A Theme Page about the legend of King Arthur, suitable for lower-intermediate and intermediate students (A2-B1), year 4-9 in Sweden

Warm-up

The Legendary Myth of King Arthur of England - YouTube

The Legendary Myth of King Arthur of England – YouTube (5:24)https://youtu.be/CaiqIOdCFhgA “King Arthur” project, created by our a senior class students. Enjoy!

 

Songs

CAMELOT - YouTube

CAMELOT – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/A4sulsDydts

Venture back through the mists of time to the glorious lost age of King Arthur, the sorcerer Merlin and the valiant Knights of the Round Table.

The Sword in The Stone (1963) Part 2 - YouTube

The Sword in The Stone (1963) Part 2 – YouTube (2:29)https://youtu.be/HWG0h4sXJ9MA legend is sung of when England was young And knights were brave and bold. Lyrics (yr 6-9)

I'm a Knight (

I’m a Knight (“Friday Night” by Lily Allen) – YouTube (3:04)https://youtu.be/AtCxl9leYQ4We love Lily. And history. A quick overview of the life of a typical European knight during the Middle Ages. – With subtitles (yr 7-9)

 

Vocabulary

Medieval Life Flashcard Game

Medieval Life Flashcard Gamehttp://bogglesworldesl.com/medieval_flashcards.htmThese flashcards contain vocabulary on the theme of medieval ages and knights.(yr 4-6) Knights and Castles Worksheets

 

Lesson Plans

The Legend of King Arthur

The Legend of King Arthurhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Legend-of-King-Arthur-3155407

A short story with lesson activities of King Arthur at lower intermediate English level for English language learners. Available at TeachersPayTeachers for $3. (yr 5-7)

The legend of King Arthur worksheet - Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachers

The legend of King Arthur worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/the_legend_of_king_arthur/past-simple-storytelling/48248

A reading activity of the famous legend. The lesson plan is included: pre-reading activity, reading activity by levels and post-reading activities, also with a song, documentary videos and a film. I hope you find it useful. We will make a project with role plays out of it. – ESL worksheets

King Arthur and Excalibur, a jigsaw legend - English ESL Worksheets

King Arthur and Excalibur, a jigsaw legend – English ESL Worksheetshttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/past-simple-tense/king-arthur-and-excalibur-jigsaw-legend/115463Pupils have to put in order the jigsaw puzzles dealing with the legend of Excalibur and the Lady of the Lake. In this worksheet, they will find other exercises to understand better the story. – ESL worksheets

Knights of Arthur's Round Table: Legend & Overview - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

Knights of Arthur’s Round Table: Legend & Overview – Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.comhttp://study.com/academy/lesson/knights-of-arthurs-round-table-legend-quiz.html#lesson

The Knights of the Round Table were an important component of King Arthur’s legacy at Camelot. Registering required (yr 8-9).

Was King Arthur a Real Person? | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/Was-King-Arthur-a-Real-PersonToday’s royal Wonder of the Day will have you saying, “Good Knight!”

 

Listening

Learn English Through Story | King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table Audiobook - YouTube

Learn English Through Story | King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table Audiobook – YouTube (1:24:49)https://youtu.be/w1JLjQd-Siw

Learn English Through Story | King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table Audiobook (yr 8-9)

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table Archives - Storynory

King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table Archives – Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/category/educational-and-entertaining-stories/knights-of-the-round-table/

The stories of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table are romances set in the mists of time somewhere between the dark ages and the middle ages. – Listen and Read (yr 8-9)

 

Reading

King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone - English ESL Powerpoints

King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone – English ESL Powerpointshttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-powerpoints/grammar/past-simple-tense/king-arthur-and-sword-stone/115348This display summarizes the well-known Arthurian legend of the Sword in the Stone.After that, they can use the matched worksheet (also available on ISL collective) to go further. – ESL worksheets

EBK for Kids: King Arthur's Life-Story

EBK for Kids: King Arthur’s Life-Storyhttp://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/arthur_life.html

Lots of writers have told us Arthur’s story. No-one really knows who he was, but this is what is usually said about him. Separate sentences (yr 6-9)

 

King Arthur - King Arthur's Knights

King Arthur – King Arthur’s Knightshttps://kingarthursknights.com/king-arthur/Who was King Arthur? Was he a real person, King, or Warlord? These questions have been debated and sought after for years and years, but where lies the answers? (yr 9-C2)

Viewing

Level 5-7 The Sword in the Stone | Kids' Classics Readers from Seed Learning - YouTube

Level 5-7 The Sword in the Stone | Kids’ Classics Readers from Seed Learning – YouTube (4:44)https://youtu.be/QCq7Sz774lIThis is an old story from Europe. It’s a story about bad men and a good king (yr 4-5)

The Sword in The Stone (1963) Part 1 - YouTube

The Sword in The Stone (1963) Part 1 – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ZLYkRe2atscThis video starts a playlist of 30 very short clips that compile the whole film. Start from Part 2 (yr 4-6)

The Legends of King Arthur: The Knights of the Round Table | UR Play

The Legends of King Arthur: The Knights of the Round Table | UR Play (8:27)https://urplay.se/program/190293-the-legends-of-king-arthur-the-knights-of-the-round-tableA synopsis of the legends of King Arthur from UR, a Swedish Educational TV. Choose the English subtitles. (yr7-9)

King Arthur is a MYTH - YouTube

King Arthur is a MYTH – YouTube (9:08)https://youtu.be/6Cmxgr03S6MKing Arthur and his Noble Knights of the Round Table is a legendary story everybody had heard of. But was he real? Or was he the concoction of an inventive writer?

King Arthur 2004 Trailer HD | Clive Owen | Keira Knightley - YouTube

King Arthur 2004 Trailer HD | Clive Owen | Keira Knightley – YouTube (2:29)https://youtu.be/4M4D8vyK1mATrailer. A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - Official Trailer [HD] - YouTube

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword – Official Trailer [HD] – YouTube (2:16)https://youtu.be/jIM4-HLtUM0Trailer. Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy action adventure “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” (yr 9-C2)

KING ARTHUR: LIFE AND LEGEND (INCREDIBLE HISTORY DOCUMENTARY) - YouTube

KING ARTHUR: LIFE AND LEGEND (INCREDIBLE HISTORY DOCUMENTARY) – YouTube (1:15:11)https://youtu.be/EGQo3N-3sfEKing Arthur, the mythological figure associated with Camelot, Documentary (yr 8-9)

Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? - Alan Lupack - YouTube

Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? – Alan Lupack – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/RBsY88Lir-A

King Arthur has risen again and again but where do these stories come from, and is there any truth to them? Alan Lupack traces the evolution of King Arthur (yr 8-9)

 

More Materials

King Arthur, the legend of Camelot

King Arthur, the legend of Camelothttp://www.legendofkingarthur.co.uk/

King Arthur, who was he? Was King Arthur a real person or a folk tale? Depending on the source he might be a late Roman, a Celt; a king, a general, or a guerilla warrior fighting the Saxons, the Romans, or even the Picts in the north of England.

Isle of Avalon | Arthurian traditions in Glastonbury

Isle of Avalon | Arthurian traditions in Glastonburyhttp://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/avalon-arthur.html

Arthur was a semi-legendary, semi-historic king or leader of the Britons during the 500s CE. At this time, Britain was in its post-Roman phase – the Romans had left Britain around 410 (yr 9)

 

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