le morte d' arthur Flashcards
written by
sir thomas mallory
king arthur’s favorite knight
sir launcelot
king’s wife
Gwynevere
arthur’s son and
sir modred
who is sentenced to burn at the stake
gwynevere
launcelot slays two knights who are brothers of _______
sir gaain
where is launcelot banished
france
where did launcelot’s army settle
benwick
who was appointed king in arthur’s absence
sir modred
how many men did arthur carry with him to france
sixty thousand
what does sir launcelot decide to do in the beginning
send a messenger and ask for peace as he doesn not want to shed blood against his own ruler and to stop the depridation
what does arthur want to do when he receives launcelot’s message
stop the war
what is gawain’s mind towards the war
the war will not stop till he or launcelot is dead
who accepted gawain’s challenge, first
sir bors
who accepted gawain’s challenge, second
sir lyonel
how long did gawain defeat launcelot’s men in challenges
every day for 6 months
what is a courser
a horse trained for battle
who did gawain challenge last
sir launcelot
how did gawain go as the battle progressed
got stronger
what did sir launcelot think of the battle as time passed
that he was battling with a fiend incarnate (devil in human form)
how does sir gawain’s strength go?
strength increased for 3 hours in the morning, reached zenith at noon, wanes again
how long did it take for sir gawain to recover
3 weeks
sir launcelot will never
strike a knight who has fallen. God defend me from such dishonor!
what happened as sir gawain was preparing to challenge sir launcelot for the 3rd time
king arthur received news that mordred was taking over the throne and embarked for britain
what did mordred decide to do during the absence of his dad
usurp the throne, had false letters written that declared arhtur’s death and made parliament read and persuaded the nobility to elect him king
what does the archbishop threaten mordred with
curse with book, spell, candle
what did sir modred promise the brits that made them transfer so readily
peace and festivity
how much men did sir modred take where to battle against arthur
100,000 to dover
who won the battle
arthur
it is gawain’s _____ and ____ that brought all this about
stubbornness and pride
how does gawain die
from the re-opened wound first done by launcelot
what does gawain request for launcelot to do in his death letter
visit my tomb and offer prayer
go across the sea to britain and aid arthur
what day is gawain writing the letter
tenth of may
what time did gawain die
noon
where is gawainburied
chapel at dover castle
where is the wound on gawain
on the head
where does sir mordred offer arthur battle after gawain’s death
baron down
where did mordred flee after the battle at baron down
canterbury
when did arthur have a dream
trinity sunday
what was arthur appareled in during the dream
gold cloth and seated in achair in a pivtored caffold
what warning does gawain give in arthur’s dream
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
during the truce meeting, each man was to be accompanied with how many knights
14
what caused the armies to clash at hte peace meetings
a soldier was bit by a snake and drew his sword to kill it. this caused armies to rush forward
how many men survived
4
what happened between mordred and arthur
arthur speared mordred, mordred cut into arthur’s skull
what does modred ask sir bedivere to do three times
throw his sword, excalibur into the lake
where does arthur go
avalon
where is arthur buried
glastonbury
what is on arthur’s tomb
here lies arthur, the once and future king
