Arthur Cumulative Review (Book I - Book II Chapter 4) Flashcards
place where the Holy Grail resides; place of the Dolorous Stroke
Castle Carbonek
king and queen of North Wales; parents of Launcelot
King Pant & Elayne
brother of Balyn; the one Balyn loved most in the world
Balan
Germanic tribe that invaded Britain in the 5th & 6th centuries
Saxons
name of Arthur’s kingdom
Logres
capital of Arthur’s kingdom; modern-day Winchester, England
Camelot
the sword of Arthur
Excalibur
king of Briton; father of Arthur
Uther Pendragon
knight who struck the Dolorous Stroke
Balyn
King Mark’s castle in Cornwall; castle where Igrayne was tricked by Uther
Tintagel
Launcelot’s half-brother
Hector
Knight of the Lake; the Green Knight
Sir Bernlak
sister of Lady Linnet; practices evil magic
Lady Liones
encouraged, nurtured
fostered
to aid, assist, relieve
succour
miserable, woeful
wretched
urgent, fearful
dire
became infected, rotted
festered
King Arthur’s foster father
Sir Ector
Balan does not recognize Balyn because he does not have his own ..
shield
Who does Merlin say will bring about the downfall of Logress?
Guinevere
the knight whose coming to the Round Table signifies one year before the Holy Grail
Percivale
Where will the best knight sit?
Siege Perilous
The Green Knight has come to Arthur’s court to test the Round Table
bravery
The person who sent the Green Knight to Arthur’s court
Nimue
the chapel where Launcelot has to go to save the injured knight
Chapel Perilous
Sir Gareth’s brother
Gawain
the best knight Launcelot has ever jousted with
Tristram
What does Queen Isaud keep to avenge the death of her brother
a sword chip
“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 it and to whom?
Merlin to angry kings and knights
“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 it and to whom?
Balan to Lady of the Castle
“Yet I would that you loved another; for by her very beauty shall come the end of Logres.” Who said it 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 it and to whom?
four armed knights to Gawain
“For though I lack a weapon, yet shall I lack no honor – and if you slay me weaponless, it is you who will be shamed.” Who said it and to whom?
Arthur to Sir Accolon
“I have loved her long, and she me. And I promised to fight and slay whom she would, even though it were Arthur the King.” Who said it and to whom?
Sir Accolon to Arthur
“As for the lace, you hid it but for love of your life – and that is a little sin, and for it I pardon you.” Who said it and to whom?
Sir Bernlak to Gawain
“Merlin has spoken his name to you – and see, that name grows in letters of gold upon the empty siege on the right hand of the Siege Perilous!” Who said it and to whom?
Lady Nimue to Arthur
“When you are a noble knight of noble birth, you shall have my love – but not before!” Who said it and to whom?
Lady Liones to Sir Gareth
“Only Launcelot bowed his head in his hands, and the tears ran between his fingers as he thought of his own love for Guinevere.” Why does Launcelot cry?
Launcelot cries because he knows exactly how Tristram feels.
Land of Mystery; place where Merlin took Arthur as an infant
Avalon
fostered
encouraged, nurtured
succour
to aid, assist, relieve
wretched
miserable, woeful
dire
urgent, fearful
festered
became infected, rotted
