King Arthur Flashcards
…the emperor will be successful in 43-50 ad.
Claudius
invades Britain in 55/54 bc. Though his attempt to conquer the Celtic peoples living here fails at this time..
Julius Caesar
Caesar does however leave us with his…a vital source of our info about the Celtic peoples living in Gaul.
Commentaries on the Gallic wars
The emperor…builds a wall in the north of England to keep out the invading Picts and scots. 121-127 ad
Hadrian
When the…sack Rome in 410, the Romans decide to abandon Britain.
Visigoths
Large scale Germanic invasions of 449.
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…defeats the Muslim invaders at the battle of tours in 732.
Charles Martel
Carolingian Renaissance of the …century.-Charlemagne
9th
…ends the period of Anglo Saxon rule in Britain (1066) and inaugurates the Norman Line of British kings.
William the conqueror
The duke died without an heir, leaving the …to his position in question.
Succession
The knights decided that the fighter with the greatest…would become duke.
Prowess
Many knights fought and fell…
Ignominiously
Young eamon faced a fierce …,sir ranulf
Adversary
The crowd used angry words to…Eamon.
Abash
Eamons skill and easy victory helped to …his honor
Vindicate
The knights all vowed to support eamon without…
Recompense
They swore…to him as their duke.
Fidelity
If a night belittles someone, he uses words of…
Disparagement
A…knight is one who wanders
Vagrant
A chivalric knight must fight for and …his lady
Exalt
If a knight betrays someone, he must expect…for his actions
Reprisal
Only an..knight would rush into battle unprepared
Intemperate
After months of questing, even the strongest knight is hungry and…
Haggard
Connotation of wondering knight
Errant
Moving from place to place
Itinerant
Haggard: exhausted, ambition, rested, weary
Rested
Intemperate: unruly, cautious, angry, fearful
Cautious
Disparagement: fury, excitement, praise, aggravation
Praise
Exalt: praise, condemn, honor, expire
Condemn
Vagrant: rooted, wandering, lost, confused
Rooted
Nennius
Early 7th century monk, names Arthur the hero at badon hills
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Made Arthur a descendant of Aeneas, first shaper of Arthur legend, first to mention Merlin the magician
Wace
Round table
Chretien de Troyes
High Middle Ages, features love triangle, single hero adventure story, dies before answering holy grail
Sit Thomas Malory
Le morte d’arthur, wrote while in prison, William Caxton published off gutenburgs printing press, wrote during end of Middle Ages and knighthood
Alfred lord Tennyson
Idylls of the king, made Arthur a moral leader
T.H. White
20th century, the once and future king, humorous and modern
The venerable bede
The history of the English church and people
He wrote the most comprehensive history of early Britain- history of the English church and people
The venerable Bede