King Arthur Essays (Examples)

The Lord Of The Rings And The Role Of The Wizard

… within Gandalf
Merlin’s traits as a mentor are on display in later works by authors, such as Malory, who has Merlin serve as king arthur’s mentor. Geoffrey of Monmouth does not make explicit use of Merlin as a mentor in the early Merlin works, but subsequent authors do, … the early Merlin works, but subsequent authors do, and Merlin is widely perceived in the mythology today as being a mentor of the king. This sense of mentorship can also be seen in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings in the character of Gandalf, who serves as mentor … Gandalf, who serves as mentor for numerous characters—first, for Bilbo, then for Frodo, but also very much for Aragorn, who will be crowned king in the final book of the series.
As Goodrich notes, Merlin is always a good and wise mentor to king arthur, and in Tolkien’s Rings novels, Gandalf plays……