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le morte d' arthur Flashcards

1
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written by

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sir thomas mallory

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king arthur’s favorite knight

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sir launcelot

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king’s wife

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Gwynevere

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arthur’s son and

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sir modred

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5
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who is sentenced to burn at the stake

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gwynevere

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launcelot slays two knights who are brothers of _______

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sir gaain

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where is launcelot banished

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france

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8
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where did launcelot’s army settle

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benwick

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who was appointed king in arthur’s absence

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sir modred

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how many men did arthur carry with him to france

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sixty thousand

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what does sir launcelot decide to do in the beginning

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send a messenger and ask for peace as he doesn not want to shed blood against his own ruler and to stop the depridation

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what does arthur want to do when he receives launcelot’s message

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stop the war

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what is gawain’s mind towards the war

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the war will not stop till he or launcelot is dead

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who accepted gawain’s challenge, first

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sir bors

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who accepted gawain’s challenge, second

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sir lyonel

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how long did gawain defeat launcelot’s men in challenges

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every day for 6 months

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17
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what is a courser

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a horse trained for battle

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18
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who did gawain challenge last

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sir launcelot

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19
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how did gawain go as the battle progressed

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got stronger

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20
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what did sir launcelot think of the battle as time passed

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that he was battling with a fiend incarnate (devil in human form)

21
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how does sir gawain’s strength go?

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strength increased for 3 hours in the morning, reached zenith at noon, wanes again

22
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how long did it take for sir gawain to recover

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3 weeks

23
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sir launcelot will never

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strike a knight who has fallen. God defend me from such dishonor!

24
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what happened as sir gawain was preparing to challenge sir launcelot for the 3rd time

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king arthur received news that mordred was taking over the throne and embarked for britain

25
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what did mordred decide to do during the absence of his dad

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usurp the throne, had false letters written that declared arhtur’s death and made parliament read and persuaded the nobility to elect him king

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what does the archbishop threaten mordred with

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curse with book, spell, candle

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what did sir modred promise the brits that made them transfer so readily

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peace and festivity

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how much men did sir modred take where to battle against arthur

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100,000 to dover

29
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who won the battle

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arthur

30
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it is gawain’s _____ and ____ that brought all this about

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stubbornness and pride

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how does gawain die

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from the re-opened wound first done by launcelot

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what does gawain request for launcelot to do in his death letter

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visit my tomb and offer prayer

go across the sea to britain and aid arthur

33
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what day is gawain writing the letter

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tenth of may

34
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what time did gawain die

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noon

35
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where is gawainburied

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chapel at dover castle

36
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where is the wound on gawain

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on the head

37
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where does sir mordred offer arthur battle after gawain’s death

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baron down

38
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where did mordred flee after the battle at baron down

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canterbury

39
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when did arthur have a dream

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trinity sunday

40
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what was arthur appareled in during the dream

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gold cloth and seated in achair in a pivtored caffold

41
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what warning does gawain give in arthur’s dream

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do not battle mordred tomorrow otherwise you and your men will die.
call a truce for a month on mordred’s terms and then launcelot will be there

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during the truce meeting, each man was to be accompanied with how many knights

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14

43
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what caused the armies to clash at hte peace meetings

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a soldier was bit by a snake and drew his sword to kill it. this caused armies to rush forward

44
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how many men survived

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4

45
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what happened between mordred and arthur

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arthur speared mordred, mordred cut into arthur’s skull

46
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what does modred ask sir bedivere to do three times

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throw his sword, excalibur into the lake

47
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where does arthur go

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avalon

48
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where is arthur buried

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glastonbury

49
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what is on arthur’s tomb

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here lies arthur, the once and future king

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