Arthur Book 1: Chapter 1 Flashcards

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capital of Arthur’s kingdom; modern-day Winchester, England

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Camelot

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2
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king of Briton; father of Arthur

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Uther Pendragon

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3
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mother of Arthur; unfaithful wife of Gorlois

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Igrayne

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4
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Land of Mystery; place where Merlin took Arthur as an infant

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Avalon

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5
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Arthur’s sword with magical scabbard

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Excalibur

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6
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the name given to the land over which Arthur ruled

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Logres (Lów-gris)

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7
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killed knights for traveling on a road; nearly killed Arthur, and then began to chase the “Questing Beast”

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King Pellinore

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8
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a Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the time of the Roman invasion

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Britons

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9
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Germanic tribe that invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries

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Saxons

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10
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ornate tent

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pavilion

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11
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awe; respect

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reverence

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12
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a ceremony by which a man acknowledged himself the vassal of a lord; special honor

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homage

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13
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“A little while after his birth at dark Tintagel, Uther, who hearkened to my words, gave the child into my care, and I bore him to Avalon, the Land of Mystery.” Who said this? and to whom?

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Merlin to the angry kings and knights

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14
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pavilion

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ornate tent

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15
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reverence

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awe; respect

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