Ron, Arthurs lance Re: Arthurian Allusions in "Harry Potter"

[arcum42]

No: HPFGUIDX 46367

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Patricia Morrison <cloakofgold at y...> wrote:
> arcum wrote:
> 
> >I personally believe it'll be Arthur or Ron who does Lucius in. King
> >Arthur did in Lucius, originally, and his lance was named Ron. Of
> >course, I also suspect Percy and Ginny are short for Percival (Sir
> >Percival), and Genevieve (alt form of Guinevere).
> 
<snip the history of king arthur>
> 
> He magically comes into possession of a magical sword that both 
> enables him to defeat his enemies and confirms him as the true Heir.
> (Sorry, never heard of Arthur's lance being called "Ron"...there is 
> an Irish word ron, with an accent aigu over the o, pronounced rone 
> and meaning "seal", like, you know, the marine creature.
>
As far as Ron being Arthur's lance, I saw it in Bullfinch's "The Age
of Chivalry":
"Arthur himself," as Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, "dressed in a 
breastplate worthy of so great a king, places on his head a golden 
helmet engraved with the semblance of a dragon. Over his shoulders he 
throws his shield called Priwen, on which a picture of the Holy Virgin 
constantly recalled her to his memory. Girt with Caliburn, a most 
excellent sword, and fabricated in the isle of Avalon, he graces his 
right hand with the lance named Ron. This was a long and broad spear,
well contrived for slaughter.
<http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/gutenberg/etext04/thgfc10.txt>

I also saw this refernced elsewhere, but can't recall where...
--Arcum