Educatio Darthur

Educatio Darthur (The Education of Arthur) Arthurian legends depict the lives and customs of fifth century life. T.H. White’s The Once and Future King portrays King Arthur in his boyhood as Wart. The education of Wart relies on the teachings of Merlyn and the six transformations that Wart goes through. The ants teach Wart about war, while the geese teach Wart about peace and cooperation. Immediately after Wart enters the ant colony, he …

…of power, along with qualities and traits of natural leaders. With everything that Wart learns he must choose how he will eventually govern his kingdom. The leaders he visits rule in their own way and each retain and exercise their power through different methods, while they teach Wart valuable lessons in how to rule. T. H. White brought forth this image of an honorable leader using all of Wart's transformations as one boy grows up.