• 'The old order changeth, yielding place to new' is a quotation by - Alfred Tennyson from his poem 'Morte d Arthur'
- The central theme of Le Morte d'Arthur is loyalty and its expression in chivalry.
- Loyalty to the king is the founding element and purpose of a knight's life.
- It opens in the wake of Arthur's final battle, where Arthur lies mortally wounded, and is accompanied by Sir Bedivere.
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson:
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in full Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson of Aldworth and Freshwater.
- Born: August 6, 1809, Somersby, Lincolnshire, England.
- Death: October 6, 1892, Aldworth, Surrey), English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry. He was raised to the peerage in 1884.
Best Works:
- Oenone,
- Ulysses,
- Lotus Eaters,
- Locksley Hall,
- Tears Idle Tears,
- Tithonus,
- The Two Voices,
- The Lady of Shalott,
- Vision of Sin,
- Morte D'Arthur,
- The Falcon,
- In Memoriam,
- Queen Mary (Comedy),
- Harold, etc.
Source: Britannica.com