Anglish is English?
Finding some middle (Ages) ground
It's Hard Being Green
Around the Table
Shakespeare-ience
100
It's a long narrative poem written in an elevated style. Beowulf is one such piece of work.
What is an epic poem
100
If it was not for this monarch's actions; there would be no need to have a pilgrimage to Canterbury to see the Shrine of Thomas Beckett.
Who is Henry of Anjou or Henry II
100
The story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the easiest references for this Joseph Campbell concept towards storytelling.
What is The Hero Journey
100
He is King Arthur's father and the the original wielder of Caliburn, the sword of Kings,
Who is Uther Pendragon
100
It is the most famous locale to watch all of William Shakespeare's plays during Elizabethan England.
What is The Globe Theatre
200
Before ruling the Geats for 50 years, Beowulf had to vanquish these two monstrous creatures who were said to be related to Biblical text.
Who are Grendel and his mom
200
Although the word English, stems from the Anglo Saxon culture language (Anglish), we are more familiar with this particular language that was used by Sir Geoffrey Chaucer.
What is middle English
200
Sir Gawain sits next to the queen of Camelot for this familial reason.
What is he is King Arthur's nephew
200
Although against his chief adviser's wishes, Arthur marries her only to become a cuckolded husband because of her infidelity with Arthur's best friend.
Who is the Lady Guinevere
200
Due to it's pleasant nature to the ear, William Shakespeare wrote his sonnets and most of his plays in this style.
What is unrhymed iambic pentameter or blank verse
300
It is the word metaphorical name for something, such as 'whale's road' for the sea or 'candle o' heaven' for the sun.
What is a kenning
300
It is the grouping of Sir Geoffrey Chaucer's audience for whom the Canterbury Tales was written.
What are all levels of society (nobility, clergy and gentry)
300
The pentagram on Gawain's shield represent the 5 virtues of a knight; however it is also called by this name, one that reflects it's deific nature.
What is the never ending knot (representing God as having no beginning and no end)
300
Similar to Peter's denial of Jesus, this knight of King Arthur displays human fallibility when faced with the near death of his king and the extinction of Camelot's flame.
Who is Sir Bedivere, the knight tasked to return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.
300
The play Macbeth is more commonly known by this title, not just for its characters or the monarch for whom the play was carefully designed, but for the superstition that saying the title was 'bad luck'.
What is The Scottish Play
400
So much of the poem of Beowulf is connected toward the Christian mythos of a messiah because the beliefs of the Holy Roman Catholic church were brought over by this influential monk.
Who is St. Augustine of Canterbury
400
Out of the motley cast of characters presented by Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales, he seems to avoid these people; individuals whose position in life cannot be taken on by another.
What are the King, Queen and other high level members of society above the knight.
400
It is the only pagan who does not try to manipulate Arthur, but rather show him the faults of his perfect kingdom through a series of trials for her own nephew.
Who is Morgan le Fey
400
The death of his family members at the hand of Lancelot brought him inconsolable rage however at his death this knight is able to forgive his old friend, and in death he continues to serve - warning the king to wait until help arrives.
Who is Sir Gawain
400
Although Shakespeare's play has Macbeth as the sole killer of King Duncan; the real story places this direct relative of King James I as a major player in the murder to the Scottish monarch.
Who is Banquo
500
It is the running theme found in most of the poems in the Exeter book, such as the Seafarer, the Wanderer and the Wife's Lament.
What is exile journey
500
No greater sense of depravity is seen the pilgrims than when he tells the story of a carpenter, his lovely wife, and the two clerks (students) who are eager to get her into bed.
Who is the Miller
500
These were the items carried by the Green Knight when he entered Camelot during the holidays. They were not meant to represent any malevolence, just a game.
What is a Danish Axe and a sprig of holly
500
Although scholars have agreed that Gawain was to be the true heir of Camelot, this young knight attempt to usurp the throne and take the queen for himself.
Who is Sir Mordred
500
Richard Burbage and William Shakespeare, like most artist of the period needed patronage for their theatrical company. During the reign of the last Tudor, they were known by this familiar title.
What is The Lord Chamberlain's Men - later called the King's Men under the patronage of King James I
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