Parallels between the Weasleys and King Arthur's family?

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No: HPFGUIDX 31594

Can I say...wow!  Wonderful stuff; and the parallels that can be 
drawn are fascinating!  I had no idea that 'Ginny' is a diminutive 
of "Guinevere."  

> Gawain is the oldest brother. In the earliest reports Gawain is a 
> hero whose adventures parallel that of Arthur and 'Lancelot'. Known 
> as the 'Hawk of May' in the Mabinogion, a man of great strength

This is roughly Bill Weasely ~ gotta be strong to hunt down treasure 
for Gringotts!
 
> The youngest brother is Gareth. Sir Gareth is one of the most 
gentle, 
> good knights of the Round Table. Malory is very fond of him, and 
> gives him one of the happiest, most complete and neatly ended tales 
> in the Morte Darthur. He spends much time elaborating on how 
gentle, 
> modest, and patient a knight he turns out to be, but also how 
> valorous and strong. 
> 
> Gareth represents the youthful ideals of the Round Table--strength, 
> uprightness, devotedness, gentleness, courtesy. Everyone in the 
> Arthurian legend loves Gareth (except, of course, Mordred and Kay).

That's so Ron!  Neat-o!
 
> Lancelot was not related to the brothers, but was 'adopted' by King 
> Arthur into his family. Lancelot's family were said to have been 
> consumed by fire at their castle according to one Grail romance 
> legend, and so Lancelot was cared for by the 'Lady Of The Lake' 
when 
> an infant and taken to live under the lake.

Well, Harry has sort of been adopted into Arthur Weasely's family, 
eh?  And he had to be raised by someone else due to the death of his 
family...though if Petunia Dursley turns out to be soul sister to the 
Lady of the Lake, I'll be reeeeeally surprised....  :-P

> One of his (Lancelot's) greatest adventures was to recover 
Guinevere 
> from 'Meleagant', also known as 'Melwas, Prince of Death'. Reputed 
to 
> have been an evil man, and a terrifying Knight, he 
> captured 'Guinevere' taking her to his own land where she was 
rescued 
> by 'Lancelot'. 

CoS, rescuing Ginny from Tom Riddle from Riddle's turf. :-)  Of 
course, if Ginny and Harry are fated for amour, double the spooky 
parallel!  
 
I like the details of these alignments.  And being a big sucker for 
the Arthurian legends, I also like the, hmm, I guess "atmosphre" cast 
on HP by the comparison.

Mahoney