University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Graduate Research Papers Student Work 2006 Harry Potter: A comparison of the characters, themes, setting and plot with the Arthurian legend Diane L. Engbretson University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©2006 Diane L. Engbretson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp Part of the Education Commons, and the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Engbretson, Diane L., "Harry Potter: A comparison of the characters, themes, setting and plot with the Arthurian legend" (2006). Graduate Research Papers. 10. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/10 This Open Access Graduate Research Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Work at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Research Papers by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Harry Potter: A comparison of the characters, themes, setting and plot with the Arthurian legend Find Additional Related Research in UNI ScholarWorks To find elatedr research in UNI ScholarWorks, go to the collection of School Library Studies Graduate Research Papers written by students in the Division of School Library Studies, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, at the University of Northern Iowa. Abstract The purpose of this study was to attempt to predict if Harry Potter is a re-creation of King Arthur and if the ending of the Potter stories will mirror that of King Arthur. This research focused on one series of King Arthur books written by Howard Pyle and the Harry Potter series written by J.K.