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Book 1 Flashcards

1
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king and queen of N. Wales; parents of Launcelot

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King Pant and Elayne

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Arthur’s knight who loves Morgana le Fay

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Sir Accolon

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3
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husband of Morgana

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King Urience

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4
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son of Morgana and Urience

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Sir Uwaine

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5
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ridiculed; provoked

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taunted

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6
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cowardly

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craven

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7
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purified, absolved, cleansed

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purged

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8
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“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 this? and to whom?

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Arthur to Sir Accolon

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9
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“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 this? and to whom?

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Sir Accolon to Arthur

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10
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magical woman; friend of Merlin’s and King Arthur’s

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Lady Nimue

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11
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nephew of Arthur; brave knight of the round table

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Gawain

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12
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seat, chair

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Siege

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13
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to aid, assist, relieve

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succour

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14
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contrition, remotes, regret

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penance

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15
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“Yet I would that you loved another; for by her very beauty shall come the end of Logres —” Who said this? and to whom?

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Merlin to Arthur

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16
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“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?

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four armed knights to Gawain

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17
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knight who struck the Dolorous Stroke

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Balyn

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18
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brother of Balyn and the one Balyn loved most in the world

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Balan

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19
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cruel king of N. Wales

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King Ryon

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20
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the invisible knight

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Garlon

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21
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king of Castle Carbonek; victim of the Dolorous Stroke

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King Pelles

22
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the cup Jesus drank from the Last Supper

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Holy Grail

23
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place where Holy Grail resided; place of Dolorous Stroke

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Castle Carbonek

24
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to pay off; to compensate for

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redeem

25
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expressions of grief; mournings

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lamentations

26
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sorrowful

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plaintive

27
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“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?

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Balan to the Lady of Castle

28
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capital of Arthur’s kingdom; modern-day Winchester, England

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Camelot

29
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king of Briton; father of Arthur

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Uther Pendragon

30
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mother of Arthur; unfaithful wife of Gorlois

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Igrayne

31
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Land of Mystery; place where Merlin took Arthur as an infant

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Avalon

32
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Arthur’s sword with magical scabbard

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Excalibur

33
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the name given to the land over which Arthur ruled

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Logres (Lów-gris)

34
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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

35
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a Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the time of the Roman invasion

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Britons

36
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Germanic tribe that invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries

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Saxons

37
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ornate tent

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pavilion

38
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awe; respect

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reverence

39
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a ceremony by which a man acknowledged himself the vassal of a lord; special honor

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homage

40
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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

41
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pavilion

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ornate tent

42
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reverence

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awe; respect

43
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redeem

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to pay off; to compensate for

44
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lamentations

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expressions of grief; mournings

45
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plaintive

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sorrowful

46
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Siege

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seat, chair

47
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succour

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to aid, assist, relieve

48
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penance

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contrition, remotes, regret

49
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taunted

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ridiculed; provoked

50
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craven

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cowardly

51
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purged

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purified, absolved, cleansed

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