History Literature / IdyllsOfTheKing

* DrivenToMadness: Sir Pelleas, complete with MadnessMantra ("I have no sword").

* HolierThanThou: Pellam's understanding of Christianity.

* IronicEcho:
-->The old order changeth, yielding place to the new.

* MistakenForCheating: Enid by Geraint.
** More ironically, Guinevere accuses Lancelot of cheating with Elaine of Astolat.

* SadClown: Dagonet is this by the start of ''The Last Tournament''.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Arthur doesn't hold back on the rebel barons in the first poem.

* TriangRelations: Type 12, although platonic on the male ends. Arthur loves Guinevere and Lancelot. Lancelot loves Guinevere and Arthur. Guinevere loves Lancelot, but not Arthur.

* KillEmAll: The battle at the Red Knight's court on a small scale, followed by Arthur's final battle on a large one.

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: "Gareth and Lynette" ends by saying that Mallory might have paired Gareth with his DistressedDamsel, but Tennyson thinks it's more likely he ended up with the woman he actually spent time with.

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%%* AdaptedOut: Morgaine/Morgause.

* NotSoDifferent: The Red Knight's point about the relationship between his court and King Arthur's. Given what follows, he appears to be correct.

%%* YourCheatingHeart: Lancelot and Guinevere; Tristram and Isolt.

Creator/AlfredLordTennyson's verse narrative ''Idylls of the King'' is inspired by [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian legends]], especially Thomas Malory's ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur''; however, it also draws extensively on the ''Literature/{{Mabinogion}}'' and French traditions. The complete ''Idylls'' consists of 12 poems, plus a dedication to the deceased Prince Albert and an epilogue addressed to UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria. Tennyson, a longtime enthusiast of the Arthurian tales, worked on the collection for decades: the first four poems appeared in 1859, and the last one in 1885. In the complete book, the poems are not in order of writing or publication.

!! Provides examples of:
* AccentuateTheNegative: How Vivien and Modred set to work on other characters.

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Arthur doesn't hold back on the rebel barons in the first poem.

* TheDividual: Balin and Balan, of the syndividual type. Balan is capable of restraining Balin's anger issues. Then, they split up.

* AManIsNotAVirgin: Subverted, sort of. Arthur strongly advocates male chastity and tells Guinevere that he was a virgin before he married her. Similarly, Sir Galahad's purity is linked to his virginity. A number of knights fail to pass this test, though.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Sir Gawain, who dies offstage between "Guinevere" and "The Passing of Arthur."

* AccidentalMurder: Balin and Balan, of each other.
* AdaptedOut: Morgaine/Morgause.
* AnyoneCanDie
* TheAtoner: Guinevere and, if you're paying very close attention, Lancelot.

* ChildByRape: Arthur.
* ConsummateLiar: Vivien, although she's right about Guinevere and Lancelot.
* CoolSword: Excalibur.
* CradlingYourKill: "Balin and Balan".

* DeathByDespair: Elaine of Astolat.

* GirlInTheTower: Lyonors in "Gareth and Lynette."

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Arthur and Galahad.

* KnightInShiningArmour: Most prominently Arthur, Gareth, and Galahad.
* KnightInSourArmor: Lancelot, especially in "Lancelot and Elaine", "The Holy Grail" and "The Last Tournament."

* MerlinAndNimue: Here, Merlin and Vivien.

* PublicDomainCharacter: The entire cast of characters.

* SmugSnake: Modred, Vivien.
* SoleSurvivor: Sir Bedivere.

* WillNotTellALie: Arthur.
* YourCheatingHeart: Lancelot and Guinevere; Tristram and Isolt.

Alfred Lord Tennyson's verse narrative ''Idylls of the King'' is inspired by [[KingArthur Arthurian legends]], especially Thomas Malory's ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur''; however, it also draws extensively on the ''{{Mabinogion}}'' and French traditions. The complete ''Idylls'' consists of 12 poems, plus a dedication to the deceased Prince Albert and an epilogue addressed to [[UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria Queen Victoria]]. Tennyson, a longtime enthusiast of the Arthurian tales, worked on the collection for decades: the first four poems appeared in 1859, and the last one in 1885. (In book form, the poems are not in order of writing or publication.)

* ADayInTheLimelight: Because Tennyson doesn't try to replicate Malory in his entirety, a number of significant characters, like Merlin, appear in no more than one or two poems apiece.

* [[DeadManWriting Dead Woman Writing]]: Elaine leaves a posthumous message for the court in "Lancelot and Elaine".

Alfred Lord Tennyson's verse narrative ''Idylls of the King'' is inspired by [[KingArthur Arthurian legends]], especially Thomas Malory's ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur''; however, it also draws extensively on the ''{{Mabinogion}}'' and French traditions. The complete ''Idylls'' consists of 12 poems, plus a dedication to the deceased Prince Albert and an epilogue addressed to [[QueenVicky Queen Victoria]]. Tennyson, a longtime enthusiast of the Arthurian tales, worked on the collection for decades: the first four poems appeared in 1859, and the last one in 1885. (In book form, the poems are not in order of writing or publication.)

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Thoroughly deconstructed by the end, as physical appearance turns out to be an utterly unreliable way of judging character.

* ChildByRape: Arthur.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Tennyson eliminates Morgaine/Morgause.

* IdiotBall: Carried most noticeably by Merlin, who allows himself to be tricked by Vivien, and Tristram, who hangs around with Isolt even after she warns him that Mark could return at any moment.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Galahad.

* LawfulStupid: As usual, Arthur, who keeps failing to notice the real state of affairs between Lancelot and Guinevere.

* HeroicVow

* BloodOnTheseHands: Invoked twice during "The Last Tournament".

* GrailQuest: Obviously.