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King Arthur
Review the terms from the legend
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04/22/2004

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Merlin
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magician, creator of the Round Table
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inversion
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medieval language technique that reversed normal word order
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Excalibur
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Arthur's famous sword
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illumination
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highly decorated beginning letters often drawn by monks to decorate books
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Joseph of Arimithea
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keeper of the Holy Grail
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Camelot
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the perfect city; Arthur's legendary home
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Avalon
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"Heaven" for Arthur
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chivalry
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code of brave and courteous conduct for knights
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Mordred
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Arthur's son
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Round Table
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gathering place of the knights; represents equality and fairness
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heraldry
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patterns on coats-of-arms, banners, etc. to identify knights
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Guenevere
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Arthur's wife
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T.H. White
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most modern writer of the legend; writer of The Sword in the Stone
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Lady of the Lake
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person who gave Excalibur to Arthur
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Archaic language
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language no longer used in modern
times- "faute" "guid"
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Glastonbury
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place where Arthur and his wife were supposedly buried
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Arthur
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ruler of Camelot
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Launcelot
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the most skilled knight; had an affair with Arthur's wife
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Galahad
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knight who stood for the epitome of gallantry and manners
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Morgan le Fay
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Arthur's half-sister
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Siege Perilous
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empty seat at the Round Table
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heroic tradition
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nobility, justice, loyalty, adventure, physical strength
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Geoffrey of Monmouth
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historian who first wrote about Arthur in History of the Kings of Britain
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Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson
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author of the poetic version of the legend Idylls of the King
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