Characters
Brothers who slew each other by mischance.
Who are Balyn and Balan?
"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."
What does Merlin say to the angry knights and kings about Arthur?
an ornate tent
What is a pavilion?
the capital of Arthur's kingdom
the piece of furniture meant to end the quarreling of the knights as to who would get the best seat
What is the Round Table?
King Arthur's foster father.
Who is Sir Ector?
"Yet I would that you loved another; for by her very beauty shall come the end of Logres."
What does Merlin say to Arthur about Guinevere?
jeered, ridiculed
What is "taunted"?
the name of Arthur's kingdom
What is Logres?
the seat where only the best of all knights may sit at the Round Table
What is the Siege Perilous?
Arthur's knight who loves Morgana le Fay.
Who is Sir Accolon?
"I have loved her long, and she me. And I have promised to fight and slay whom she would, even though it were Arthur the King."
What does Sir Accolon say to King Arthur about Morgana?
cowardly
What is "craven"?
What is Avalon?
a Germanic tribe that invaded Briton in the 5th and 6th centuries
Who are the Saxons?
King and Queen of North Wales and parents of Lancelot.
Who are King Pant and Elayne?
"A knight without mercy is dishonoured: but to kill a fair lady is shame unto the world's end!"
What do four armed knights say to Gawain about slaying the lady?
contrition, remorse
What is penance?
the place where the Holy Grail resides
What is Castle Carbonek?
the knight whose coming to the Round Table signifies one year before the Holy Grail comes to Camelot
Who is Sir Percivale?
Son of Lot and Morgawse, Arthur's nephew.
Who is Sir Gawain?
"For though I lack a weapon, yet shall I lack no honour--and if you slay me weaponless, it is you who will be shamed."
What does King Arthur say to Sir Accolon about their duel?
expressions of grief
What are lamentations?
the place where Arthur woke after his deep sleep upon the boat
What is Sir Damas' castle?
the man who has the quest of the Questing Beast
Who is King Pellinore?