ENGLISH EXAM
Whose name is Harry Bailley? What is the name of the hotel beside The Tabard? What happens to the person that tells the best story? The Host is the judge of who tells the best story, and if they don't participate they will have to?
Host; The Bell; the person wins a dinner at the Tavern (very fancy); pay all of the expenses of the travels
Who was a really good sailor, and had a cargo ship that hauled supplies like kegs of wine, Chaucer say was one of the best sailors he knew, would pour jugs for himself, then pour water back into it so no one would notice he did it and sold them water down wine, was on their first time pilgrimage, and accidentally buys a plow horse that goes 10 miles an hour, had a ship called The Maudelayne and made prisoners walk the plank?
Skipper
Who is the son of the knight, 20 years old, young man, dresses fancy and keeps hair fancy, is a party boy, can do everything they are suppose to know how to do, been in 3 battles, earned respect from the father, wore a coat boarded with bright flowers, has the right to carve meat at the table?
Squire
The more powerful the church became? Who was King Henry II? What was the Pope supposed to rule?
the more corrupt it became; King of England he ruled the whole country; suppose to rule the church
What did the Anglo-Saxons not believe in? Who was their favorite God, and what was he the God of?
Afterlife (an existence after death); Wyrd was the God of fate anything caused by fate could be good or bad ex. disease
Who is a purchasing agent, hired by a Church or a College in charge of supplies, works for a college and for highly educated professors, and can tell how much they have, money, and how much they pay, is illiterate but can handle business better than the people he works for, he keeps all of his info in his head, turned out to be better than the rest of them, very good with his money (frugal)?
Manciple
Who is a Prioress, the head of the convent, had a aristocratic family $$$, 2nd daughter which didn't get a big wedding, speaks tutor French, doesn't give up all things for the church, name is Madam Eglantyne, feeds dog extras instead of the poor, doesn't wear a cross necklace, wears a coral trinket and necklace with green beads, has good manners Chaucer likes her, wears a necklace that says "Love Conquers All" -in Latin?
Nun
To whom is the Wife of Bath speaking in her prologue? What is the irony in the Pardoner's Tale?
Pardoner about her looking for her 6th husband (thinks she's an expert about marriage); the rioters were trying to help each other and find death, but ended up killing each other instead
In the end of her tale, what did the Wife of Bath want Jesus to do? In the Wife of Bath what crime had the knight committed?
She wanted Jesus to kill any man that doesn't let their wives rule them; Raped a maiden
Where was Arthur taken as a baby to live with? Who was Arthur's wife?
Sir Ector; Guenevere
Who works for the Pope, but not considered a Christian person, goes out and delivers summons (piece of paper to return to courts on a date) to the church court, was crooked and would give wine to get by with something, has huge sore on the ace that are infected from being filthy, also black scabby brows with thin beard (not enough medicine in the world to clean up what he had), spoke Latin when he was drunk, but didn't know a word of Latin when he was sober, kind of stupid, but he was a really nice guy, wore green garland around their head and had a one layer cake as a shield?
Summoner
What did the Wife of Bath say about having an ugly wife? Who gave the knight in the Wife of Bath's Tale the correct answer? What was the correct answer?
That having an ugly wife was a great thing, because no one will want her so she won't cheat on you; the old hag, the correct answer is that women want equality over men just like men do (control)
What did the Wife of Bath say about women and secret's? Why did the Wife of Bath hate friars?
That no woman can keep a secret; Friars ran all of the fairies out of the country
Where is the original Magna Carta kept? What is a frame story? Who was the Arthur of the Prologue?
The Canterbury Cathedral in Salisbury; large story made up of a lot of little stories; Geoffrey Chaucer
What did Uther want Merlin to do for him? What was Merlin's plan to help Uther?
Uther wanted Merlin to make him look like the Duke of Cornwall, so he could sleep with Igraine; Merlin was going to transform Uther to look like the Duke of Cornwall, because Merlin was a magician. The real Duke of Cornwall will end up dead due to Uther's forces in war.
Why did the Duke of Cornwall and Igraine abruptly leave the castle of Pendragon? Name the two castles that the Duke of Cornwall owned.
Uther was trying to seduce Igraine and she was furious; Tintagel and Terrabil
Who came toward the end of 500's and was a monk, and very smart (scholar)? What did Venerable Bede write?
Venerable Bede; Ecclesiastical History was written in Latin no one could read it but monks
What did the Pope do when he thought about the people in England that didn't believe in God? Who went to tell people about God?
Went to England and converted all to paganism (Christianity); Augustine
Who has giant pools where they would bathe, been married 5 times, but is looking for husband number 6, a little deaf because one of her husbands hit her ear with a book and damaged it, thought she was good looking but she was fat with a gap in her teeth and she wore red stockings, garters very tight so she could show her legs off to people, knew all of the love potions to keep your husband happy, went to Jerusalem 3 times by herself and a lot of other places, thought that women should be equal to men and men should submit themselves to their wives and if not men should be killed by Jesus, traveled alone when women weren't suppose to?
Wife of Bath
What does Beowulf do when he hears about Grendel? Who is Wulfgar?
goes to the counsel members and says he can conquer Grendel: with 14 soldiers and he will go to Denmark; One of Hrothgar's servants, he's in charge of anyone who comes to the castle, greets whoever comes and decided if they are worthy.
Magna Carta took place in? Under? Explain King John. Who were the only people who had money during this time and had enough of King John? What did the Aristocrats do about King John? What would happen if King John didn't change?
1215; King John; he was a terrible King, he taxed people so he had money to party, for clothes, and for trips; Aristocrats; wrote 63 things that the King did wrong so that they were gonna make him change; they will get rid of him, (threatened him), and he didn't know if that meant they would kill him or just make him leave; so he agreed to their terms
When did Knights fight until? What was another names for the Crusades? Since they failed to capture Jerusalem from Rome, What was formed?
1270; holy wars; a brotherhood for Knights called chivalry
What challenge did the Green Knight propose to King Arthur? Who accepted the challenge in King Arthur's place?
A beheading game in which one of Arthur's Knights would use the Green Knight's axe to cut off the Green Knights head, and a year and a day later the Green Knight would come back and take a swing at one of Arthur's Knights; Sir Gawain
What is the sailor riding on? What does the sailor talk about while he's on the ship?
A cargo ship; how unhappy the sea makes him, and how he could have a happy life but somehow the sea pulls him back
What are the two themes of the Pardoner's Tales? In the Prologue to the Pardoner's Tales what does the Pardoner admit to?
Avarice is the root of all evil (greed), can't escape death no matter what; Preaching about greed and evil and being like Avarice if he is greedy he can't preach to others about not being greedy.
Who used astronomy and believed that medical work should be followed by the signs of Zodiac, had pharmacist called (apothecaries) that went with him everywhere he went, could diagnose an illness very well, would give patients a sugar pill for the patients who lied about being sick, he would up the profit on these pills (crooked pills), only ate what was good for his body and never over ate, never read the Bible, and in this day you either picked religion or science, wore a red coat so you wouldn't see blood, had a very special love for Gold?
Doctor
Who is a landowner and part of the aristocracy, the poorest part of it, drank a lot so his face was always red, liked wine so much that he would dip bread in bowl of wine for breakfast, a great host who always loved company, and always kept the table set incase someone came by and also had cooks ready to cook anytime, an epicurean which is when everyone should enjoy all good pleasures in life, always had plenty of food and had the best fish in his pond, well liked, city council, house of representatives, and land gentry, compared to St. Julian the perfect host?
Franklin
Who was a beggar for the church (Chaucer describes him as the finest beggar), tell people he could hear their confession and make Pope forgive their sins, for a lot of money, pay off people so they wouldn't take his spot, could sang and played the Hurdy-Gurdy, name was Hubert, faked a lisps to get more money from women because they thought it was cute?
Friar
Explain what the Wife of Bath had to say about the reasons being poor is a good thing.
No one will want to steal anything because you don't have anything worth stealing, you go out and look for a job, you get closer to God because your always praying, and you get to know yourself
Who was the author of the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? What holiday was being celebrated when the Green Knight arrived at King Arthur's castle?
Pearl Poet; Christmas
What is paganism and animism?
paganism -Belief in multiple gods or more than 1 and fate part of the Anglo Saxon religious beliefs. animism -The belief that everything living and other natural objects have spirits, and when they die they move into something else.
What were some of the answers the Knight got when he asked what women wanted the most? Define genteel and gentility
power, money, clothes, jewelry, pleasure; Genteel- means fake with manners noble landowners part of aristocracy, not naturally; Gentility- means you're born wealthy and family has money and land but you have manners and nice to everyone
What are the only sounds he hears on the sea? What did he say the 3 threats of fate are?
the roar of the ocean and seabird, no human sound at all; illness, age, or an enemies sword
Where did the old man say they could find what they wanted? What did the rioters find that made them forget what they had been looking for?
up the road under an oak tree; they found 8 bushels of gold coins
How did the man feel on the sea? Why did he like going on journeys?
very alone, no comfort, very hungry, unhappy, hot; to look for foreigners homes
What is a mail shirt?
what knights and soldiers wear underneath their armor it's made of tiny chain lengths of leather to keep swords and shields from going into the body (made in the shape of a t-shirt)
What did Alfred the Great write/do? What does didactic poetry do? When was the Anglo-Saxon period?
800's, he wanted everything converted into English languages so he wrote his own history book called (Anglo Saxon Chronicle); teach or persuade a lesson (in elegiac poems); 449-1066 AD
What is a mead hall? Who would travel to Mead Halls? What did scops do?
A very important large building in a center community owned and runned by the King. It was used for meetings, battle strategies, scops, and celebrations; Scops; they would travel to mead halls and would tell stories about other tribes (called traveling newspaper)
Explain what an ordeal is and then explain how the Wife of Bath's Tale is an ordeal.
An ordeal is like a deal given from a King or Queen to someone who has committed a crime. The ordeal is a very hard challenge and if the challenge is accomplished then the crime made is forgiven, and if not then your executed on the spot. The ordeal has to be done by 1 year and 1 day. This story consist of a knight who rapped a young maiden and the Queen has offered him an ordeal. The Knights ordeal is to find out what women want the most. He finds an old hag that knows the correct answer, but the only way he can get his answer from her is if he does whatever she ask (any request). She wants him to marry her and at first he is mad and doesn't want to but the Queen made him.
How did King Arthur treat the Green Knight when he arrived? Why did Gawain ask to take King Arthur's place in the challenge?
Arthur invited the Knight to join the feast but the Knight refused then talks about the challenge, very kind and respectful; Gawain takes the challenge because it would be inappropriate for the King to risk himself, and the Knights of the Round table are suppose to take care of the King, and Gawain said that no one will miss him and he's not smart
Describe the Pope and King Henry Ii argument.
Because the Pope thought he should be in charge of everything like the King, and not just the Church. Since the Pope ruled the church he thought he was right under God. King Henry II went to Thomas a Becket to ask what he thought about the idea, and Thomas agreed with the Pope. The King was so mad so he thought of away to get Thomas to change his mind, so he told Thomas he would name him Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas said he would take the offer, but he wasn't talking to the Pope. King was so mad he went back to his knights and told them that he was so mad at Thomas he could kill him (figure of speech). The knights went to Canterbury and killed Thomas, the King was so mad. The King made a memorial stone and made him a saint.
What was the name of King Arthur's kingdom? What did the Green Knight have in each hand?
Camelot; a holly bough (a sign of peace) and a gisarme (a 2 headed axe a tool not a weapon)
What do you call the code of behavior that most knights followed? What plague wiped out 1/3 of the population of Europe?
Chivalry; The Black Death
Another name for the beginning of the Middle Ages? Describe the dark ages.
Dark Ages / Medieval; the beginning of the middle ages when most people couldn't read or write, and people were still becoming educated.
Describe the 3 laws King John was given.
Describe the 1st law of Habeas Corpus. you couldn't hold someone in jail without good cause (indefinite time), sometimes they forgot about them and would just leave them, only stay in prison for 3 days if no proof Describe the 2nd law of Primogeniture. first born son should inherit all of the fathers land, titles, and money when the father dies. if no son the the closest male relative gets everything, and US uses wills but if no will the government decides Describe the 3rd law the right to a trail by a jury of your peers. 12 people determines if someone is guilty, punishment and its anonymous (people your age) no one was above the law, King abides by laws just like the regular people
William of Normandy took a census of what he owned in England and wrote the information in what? In what battle did William of Normandy defeat King Harold? In what year did William of Normandy defeat kind Harold?
Domesday Book; Battle of Hastings; 1066
What were the priests called? What did priests do?Where would the priest travel to? How often would they go to Stonehenge?
Druids; administered the sacraments, ran individual churches performed sacrifices to the crowd sometimes animals and even humans; To Stonehenge in a town called Salisbury; go a couple times a year to perform sacrifices
Name and explain the 3 kinds of stories of the Middle Ages.
Fabliau x (French word x makes it plural)- French stories always funny short stories, sometimes a little nasty, always about a practical joke that back fires, make fun of priest and women, told by French story tellers called "Jongleur" Exemplum- short story, like an anecdote (short story makes a point and teaches a lesson), like a preacher at church tries to make a point Medieval Romance- the most famous, always talks about knights and chivalry, also about wizards, witches, dragons, and sorcers (supernatural things)
What are 7 things the sailor tells you to do? (with God)
Fear God, to live humbly (very thankful), don't be proud in a prideful way (under control), be firm with your friends, pure in heart, treat all the world as the world deserves (treat everyone how you want to be treated), always seek heaven
Describe Beowulf's fight with Grendel's mom.
Grendel is dead but Grendel's mother is out for revenge. Grendel's mom at some point in the night kills Hrothgar's best friend. Beowulf has on a mail shirt, helmet and sword named Hrunting. Uses same spell as Grendel so swords can't penetrate skin. When he's down there fighting he see a giant sword on the wall. He got the sword he took one big swing and chopped off her head. When he kills her he goes to find Grendel's body. He finds Grendel and brings back Grendel's head
Who did England fall under? What did King Arthur write?
Harold which was the very last Anglo King; The Knights of the Round Table
When Gawain went to find the Green Knight, and he found a castle to stay in, what did the lord of that castle propose as a game? What was the name of the Green Knight?
He will give Gawain whatever he catches while hunting if Gawain gives him whatever he gained during the day at the castle; Bercilak
Who was the King of England at this time? What did William, Duke of Normandy do?
King Harold II (1066); went to war with King Harold because Duke was able to become King of England also, he gathered knights and went to fight on a boat. He promised the knights land if they won, and they did
Whose first, second, and third in the hierarchy? What was a peasant? What was a slave? How long did feudalism last? What ended feudalism?
King is at the top, Vassals (called Thanes) people that helped him, Peasants/Slaves (called Serfs); a free man can move around and get a job; not free and couldn't move until they died or were sold; 12 years; The Black Death
Who was Hrothgar? What is the name of their mead hall?
King of the Danes from Denmark, he was a great warrior, and young men from everywhere wanted to join him; Herot
Who followed chivalry, fought in wars and crusades, many battles and was a hero (15), had a great reputation, very respectful, Chaucer's favorite pilgrim very humble, a holy man, joined a pilgrimage after war before going home to give thanks, religion was very important, never bragged about how great he was or the battles he was in?
Knight
Who had a long beard that went into 2 points (forked), dressed in expensive clothes, big fur hats and boots (flemish beaver hat), claimed to be a business man, so he told people how to invest their money, (but he was in debt really broke no one knew)?
Merchant
Who buys grain mills into grits or corn mill, bad boy and is kind of a bully, a big fellow and loves to wrestle, has fiery red beard and a nose with a wart on the end (tip) with red hair, played the bag pipes, nostrils are black because he never cleaned it, and has horrible breath, was a buffoon (like class clown, told a lot of dirty stories), wore a blue and white coat, and was crooked in his business?
Miller
Who is the head of the monetary, wears a plain brown robe, didn't see the point of having to live boring life, thought he could live the way he wanted and still e good, owned horses, loved to hunt and owned greyhound race dogs, had a gold pin shape that was fancy in a lovers knot with fur, didn't join a brotherhood, was not pale and skinny but was fat and tan, and very independent?
Monk
Who mortally wounded Arthur, and why were they fighting? When Arthur lay dying, what 3 women came to get him on a boat?
Mordred Arthur's son mortally wounded Arthur, and they were fighting because Mordred was the cause of the fall of Camelot; The Queen of North Wales, the Queen of Wasteland, and Morgan le Fay
Who were Arthur's half-sister's? What was the name of Arthur's magical sword, and who gave it to him?
Morgause, Morgan le Fay, Elaine; Excalibur and the Lady of the Lake gave it to him
Who was the student, skinny and horse was skinny also, wore a worn out coat, didn't want to work for the Church, and didn't want a secular job, owned 20 books and not any clothes, would buy books when his friends would give him money to eat or to buy clothes?
Oxford Cleric
Who is a dirt farmer with a little piece of land, grows vegetables (own personal use), the brother of the Parson, just as religious as his brother and is a good neighbor, when someone needs money he will give, pays tithes and gives extra money, and follows everything the Bible would tell him?
Plowman
Who is an overseer of an estate and makes sure the whole place is ran right, has yellow skin due to liver disease, had a thin beard, short cut hair like a bowl cut, in charge of the money to run the estate and knew every penny bought in and out, lived in a Heath he saved the money he made and sometimes had more than the estate so he would have to lend some to keep it running, learned how to build furniture to make extra money, horses name was Scot, the last to ride out of town?
Reeve
Who was a high ranking lawyer, would meet up at St. Paul's Cathedral in England, memorized all laws, cases, and crimes by rote since King Williams, sometimes a judge, appeared to be busier than he claimed with clients and cases, a conveyancer-surveys land, wears a striped coat with silken belt of pinstripe, perfect in is job and no one questions him?
Sergeant at the Law
In the suburb in London called? stayed in a hotel called? How many people traveling to Canterbury Cathedral?
Southwerk; The Tabard; 29 + Chaucer
Describe in detail the deaths of the 3 rioters in the Pardoner's Tale.
The 3 rioters found gold so they all had a specific plan to kill the other, so they wouldn't have to split all of the gold. The first two rioters had a plan that when the third rioter went to the store to buy bread and wine when he got back they were going to play wrestle and stab him with a knife. Not knowing the rioter that went to get bread and wine had his own plan to get all the gold to himself. When he purchased the wine and bread he went and bought poison to put in the wine. When he arrived back at the house the 2 rioters plan worked, so after they killed him that got the wine to celebrate and as they drunk it they both died.
How many times did the Green Knight swing at Gawain's neck? Why did he cut Gawain on the last swing? Why was Gawain ashamed of himself?
The Green Knight swung at Gawain's neck 3 times, and on the last swing he cut Gawain because when the Lady gave Gawain the green sash he didn't give it to the Lord of the castle like he asked, he kept the sash and hid it from him. Gawain is ashamed of himself because he used an object to protect his own life instead of having faith and trusting God, he was ashamed of being a coward and getting tricked by the Green Knight.
Explain Chivalry and tell how it came to be created.
The Knights wanted to form a brotherhood which was chivalry, this word means a code of conduct that the knights lived by. Examples were to be fair on the battlefield, sensitive to women, loyal to God, and just a decent person. They wanted to make something that would rank how people were so they created a hierarchy. The first on the list were the Kings, then the Vassels called Thanes, the peasants and then the slaves. The peasants were free and could travel and find jobs, while slaves weren't free and could only travel if dead or sold. The peasants and the slaves combined are called serfs.
In the end of the Pardoner's Tale, why are the Pardoner and the Host fighting, who breaks them up? Where did the original tale the Pardoner told come from?
The Pardoner tells the Host that he needs to kiss the religious relics, because he sins the most and the Host says no and is very mad. The Knight then breaks them up; Avarice
What is blasphemy? What is an incubus?
Using God's name as an excuse to cover up a crime or to excuse some sin you have committed; a male spirit that comes out at night and gets young girls pregnant
Who is the Forester in charge of hunting etc., dressed all in green, wore a St. Christopher medal, takes care of the hunts/was a good hunter for the Knights, arrows made out of peacock feathers?
Yeoman
What is the Seafarer based on? Who is the Seafarer translated by?
a sad mournful looking back on thing, usually about someone who has died; Burton Raffel
What is an epic poem? What is elegiac poetry?
a story in poetry that tells the deeds of an epic hero (brave, young, strong man, adventures); long sad and mournful either about someone who died and you want to get them back, or someone you want a time you can get back.
What is a guild?
an organizations of a group of people who made things and regulated each other, they regulate charge, quality, hours, and money (Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Weaver, Carpet maker)
Who is Higlac? What is the only way Beowulf will fight Grendel?
cousin of Beowulf, and cousin of the King; he only wants him and his men fighting not any of the King's men
In the Pardoner's Tale, who were the 3 men looking for? What are rioter's?
death thought it was a person; drunks anything with alcohol
Describe church during the Middle Ages.
everyone is Roman Catholic, people thought whatever the church told them was the truth, church talked people into doing anything, people were taught the only way to get into Heaven was by doing what the Bible said and what the people of the church told you do to, people saw the church as their law
What are the two punishments if you didn't do what the church told you to? What does excommunicate mean? What does interdict mean?
excommunication and interdict; means to kick out a person from a church or a religious community; none of your family could go to Heaven, and you and your family would get kicked out of the church.
Who is Grendel? What does Grendel do at night?
he is a strong and evil water-monster who lives at the bottom of a haunted pool with his mother, descended from Cain; Snatches up men out of their beds (30), smashed them, and ran away with their bodies
Describe Stonehenge
it has 3 circles of stones that have magical powers, construction took place in2000-1800 BC; took 3,000 years to be completed. The 1st stone is the smallest, made of bluestones only found in Wales, 240 miles from Stonehenge. Each stone weighted 4 tons a piece. They say its a mystery maybe it's magic but possibly the pulley system that moved the stones. The 3rd stone is made up of 25 stones weighted a minimum of 4 tons a piece only 75 miles from Salisbury. They found different things such as bones, animals, humans, tools, dishes, and cups. In 1915, Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge and gave it to his wife as a gift. 3 years later Cecil's wife gave it to England as a historical site (government). Earlier people would study the stars and seasons. When you get in the center of the stones it becomes very quiet and your hair stands up.
The Pope was so thrilled with Augustine what did he do? What did the word Archbishop mean?
made Augustine Archbishop of Canterbury; official of the catholic church
Who wrote Beowulf and when? What describes Beowulf?
no one knows the author, but they think a monk heard the story and wrote it down (7th & 10th century); he has a superior physical strength, highly moral, always fights against evil, he represents light and those he fights is dark.
List 5 things all Anglo-Saxon people have in common. What kind of things did Great Britain have? What did these people love to do? (Anglo-Saxon people)
religion, language, organized government, loved education, very artistic; many Kings and tribes; loved to learn how to do and make things, always wanted to learn something new
What does a character in an epic poem know? What is the most famous epic poem? What is the most famous elegiac poem?
that they could die, but they do it anyways for the tribes (epic hero, honesty, strength); Beowulf & The Seafarer
What went on in the Battle of Hastings? The King (AKA Duke) wrote a census about everything in a book called?
the Duke won and became King (see education, crops, animals); Domesday Book, he used this data to divide the land between the knights
Who was the Hermit? What was written on the tomb of Arthur? What happened to Guenevere?
the hermit was a bishop who was suppose to bury Arthur, and was kicked out of Camelot by Mordred; "Here lies Arthur, the once and future King"; After Arthur died, she left and went to be a nun in Amesbury and lived in a convent
What does the word feudalism mean? Why did they come up with feudalism? What did they create to rank people?
the social, political, and economic system of the middle ages; to organize; a hierarchy
What went on with Urban IV? What were the Turks? What did the pope have an army of? What were the knights called and why?
(1095) he heard that Jerusalem the holy city was taken by the Turks; people from Turkey; Knights had his own army court and police; Papal Knights / anything with at a Pope has
What are the dates of the Middle Ages? What event ended the Middle Ages?
1066-1485; Battle of Boseworth (1485)
How many years does Grendel come to the mead hall? Who is Beowulf?
12 years; A young warrior from Sweden. He is "strongest of the Geats" and "greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in the world." He is the hero of his tribe.
Describe Beowulf 50+ years later and his last battle with a dragon.
Beowulf becomes King 50+ years of Sweden. A fire breathing dragon hidden jewels were stolen, and he is burning down stuff so Beowulf is gonna have to kill him. Beowulf is 70 years old. He would fight him barehanded but he has powers, and burning hot poison from tongue and breathes fire. The dragon made Beowulf's shield melt, and his sword broke while he thought his men would all come help but no they ran away, while there was only on left (Wiglaf). Beowulf's sword (Nagling) went into the dragon but it broke, and then the dragon runs towards Beowulf and the dragons tusks go into Beowulf's neck slowly killing him from the poison. Beowulf says he can die @ peace because he has lived a good life, loyal, and God knows he never killed a member of his own family He wants to see the treasures that his tribe is going to receive before he dies. Beowulf tells Wiglaf to take what he leaves and to lead his people and help them. Beowulf wanted to have the brave Geats build a tomb, when the funeral flames burn him. To build it where he was @ the water's edge. And to call it Beowulf's Tower. Beowulf give Wiglaf his golden necklace, his gold-covered helmet, rings, mail shirt, and ordered him to use them well. It took the Geats 10 days to build the tower. They end up putting the treasures with Beowulf. 12 of the bravest Geats rode horses around the tower, telling stories of the King's greatness, his glory, and praising him for his heroic deeds.
Describe Beowulf's first fight with Grendol.
Beowulf gonna fight barehanded. They start to fight and Grendel chews up the 1st soldier then moves to the next Beowulf then reaches for his claw and bends it backwards. Grendel put a spell on all swords that wouldn't penetrate his skin. Beowulf twisted his arms so much his shoulders ripped out. He knew Grendel would bleed out, and he then hung his claw in the mead hall over the raptors. Hrothgar promised Beowulf he would treat Beowulf as his own son, decorate with golden tapestries for a feast, rewarded by armor, horses, and weapon if he won.
What was this war called? What ended the Middle Ages? Who was the War of Roses between (two families)? What was the symbol of the York's? What was the symbol of the Lancaster's? How long did the War of Roses last? Who won the War of Roses? What was the last and final Battle that ended the Middle Ages? What was the new family name? What did Henry do to keep the York family from trying to fight him?
Civil War between families whole war (War of Roses) and the final battle (Battle of Boseworth) The York's and The Lancaster's King Richard III; White Rose Henry II; Red Rose 30 years Henry Battle of Boseworth (1485) Tudor When Henry became King he married one of the York girls
Who was a really good cook, and knew everything about ale (could taste it and he would tell you what it was and where it came from), had a sore on his knee that oozed white stuff (blancmange-white sauce people were scared to try because of his white ooze), could make chicken out of almost anything?
Cook
What is another name for the Holy Wars? What city were the Holy Wars fought in?
Crusades; Jerusalem
What happened that made the old hag turn into the beautiful woman in the end of the Tale? What is the irony in the Wife of Bath's Tale?
The old hag asked the Knight what he wanted either an ugly old wife or a young beautiful wife well he didn't care so she decided to become young and beautiful; The knights interactions with women were always about what he wanted, but to save his own life he has to find out what women want the most.
Who was the author of Le Morte d'Arthur? Why did the author write this story?
Thomas Malory; he wrote this story because he didn't want to end knighthood
Who was the friend of Henry II that was murdered by accident? Who was the Pope that began the Holy Wars?
Thomas a Becket; Pope Urban IV
How a boy becomes a knight.
To become a knight, your parents need to have money to buy a horse, armor, and weapon. At the age of 7 a boy can go and live with a knight, and the knight teaches him how to sang, dance, read, write, good manners, and how to sword fight. When a boy turns 14, he is considered a squire pretty much like a slave. A squire takes care of the horses, makes sure the weapons and armor are cleaned and prepares meals. If they want to continue being a squire they can, but if they do something heroic like save the knight or something brave then the Knight can have a ceremony called Dubbing and make the squire a knight. During this kind of ceremony, the person becoming a knight has to make a vow, it usually has something to do with a sword. When you become a knight you receive the title Sir, if it is a woman knight they are called Dames.
