Arthur Book 1: Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
magical woman; friend of Merlin’s and King Arthur’s
Lady Nimue
nephew of Arthur; brave knight of the round table
Gawain
seat, chair
Siege
to aid, assist, relieve
succour
contrition, remotes, regret
penance
“Yet I would that you loved another; for by her very beauty shall come the end of Logres —” Who said this? and to whom?
Merlin to Arthur
“A knight without mercy is dishonored: but to kill a fair lady is shame unto the world’s end!” Who said this? and to whom?
four armed knights to Gawain
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)