Arthurian Geneology
Did you know that through out the past 100 years the Arthurian family tree has been translated into hundreds of versions? There is Geoffrey of Monmouth's version which is one of the sources from the family tree of the House of Constantine. Then there is the Vulgate/Post-Vulgate version which comes from the 13th century. Then one of the most famous versions is Sir Thomas Malory's. The last version is Chretien de Troyes' version. These are only four of a dozen versions known to man. The genealogy of King Arthur and his family has changed from one generation to another, the spelling of their names have also changed depending on their language o
He wrote it in Latin but the names are in popular English. This version is a lot like Sir Thomas Malory's version, the difference is manly spelling and the number of his sisters. Their was a lot of confusion in this book, it is said that later on in the book Morgan le Fay replaces Brimesent and is married to King Urien of Gorre (www. The last version is Chretien de Troyes' version which comes from his five Arthurian romances. The Vulgate/Post-Vulgate version comes from a number of 13th century romances. In this version Ygraine and Hoel (Golois) had four daughters: Morgause, Morgan, Brimesent, and an unnamed daughter. In this version Arthur and Morgan le Fay never got together so Mordred was never born. There is no known evidence of how many sisters or half-sisters Arthur had. Chretien was the first to introduce Lancelot into the legend and is responsible for the beginning of the Grail. Geoffrey's version is one of the earlier versions known from history. One of the most famous versions is Sir Thomas Malory's version which comes from a work called Le Morte d'Arthur (1469).
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