Mito Arturiano Transpassando o Tempo: A representação de Arthur em diferentes épocas através dos escritos de Nennius e Geoffrey de Monmouth

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the works written by Nennius and Geoffrey de Monmouth and their respective representations. Through the works, the authors portrayed medieval aspects and concepts related to Arthur, referring to religiosity, the military order, the king and political disputes. Although the authors write at different times, both demonstrate influences and interests linked to the Arthurian myth, in the sense of changing according to society, as well as the social environment changing through the arthurian imagination. We locate the years in which the works were made, what remained and what was modified until the mid-13th century. We identified the importance of such works for medieval society, especially Brittany, adopting Arthur's symbolism to its own history, meaning in the Middle Ages a Christian and popular representative. The narratives analyzed as an instrument of social representation, elaborated by the Welsh authors and part of the Arthurian cycle, are: History of the Britons (800) and The History of the Kings of Britain (1130-1136). Such productions have important elements for the medieval, such as the religious question, the knightly behavior and the monarch model.