Arthur Book 1: Chapters 1-2 Flashcards
knight who struck the Dolorous Stroke
Balyn
brother of Balyn and the one Balyn loved most in the world
Balan
cruel king of N. Wales
King Ryon
the invisible knight
Garlon
king of Castle Carbonek; victim of the Dolorous Stroke
King Pelles
the cup Jesus drank from the Last Supper
Holy Grail
place where Holy Grail resided; place of Dolorous Stroke
Castle Carbonek
to pay off; to compensate for
redeem
expressions of grief; mournings
lamentations
sorrowful
plaintive
“Bury us, I pray you, in the same tomb, and write upon it that here lie two brothers who slew one another by mischance …” Who said this? and to whom?
Balan to the Lady of Castle
capital of Arthur’s kingdom; modern-day Winchester, England
Camelot
king of Briton; father of Arthur
Uther Pendragon
mother of Arthur; unfaithful wife of Gorlois
Igrayne
Land of Mystery; place where Merlin took Arthur as an infant
Avalon
Arthur’s sword with magical scabbard
Excalibur
the name given to the land over which Arthur ruled
Logres (Lów-gris)
killed knights for traveling on a road; nearly killed Arthur, and then began to chase the “Questing Beast”
King Pellinore
a Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the time of the Roman invasion
Britons
Germanic tribe that invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries
Saxons
ornate tent
pavilion
awe; respect
reverence
a ceremony by which a man acknowledged himself the vassal of a lord; special honor
homage
“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?
Merlin to the angry kings and knights
pavilion
ornate tent
reverence
awe; respect
redeem
to pay off; to compensate for
lamentations
expressions of grief; mournings
plaintive
sorrowful
