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how many men does modred bring to battle

100,000

how many men are going to be on each side

14

how many times does the green knight attempts/ strikes sir gaiwan

3

how many times does King Arthur have to tel sir bedivere to throw excalibur, his sword into the lake

3 times

how many times does the green knight swing the axe

3 times

what time of year is it in Arthur

8th Sunday after easter late spring/ early summer

what happens between modred and Arthur

Arthur grabs his spear and runs towards modred. modred draws his sword and runs towards arthur. modred dies

how does the story of Arthur begin

Arthur has a nightmare - he is on a throne which over turns and drops him into a pit of dragons and snakes that tear him apart

the green knight came to king Arthur's court on

Christmas Day

what weird sound come from around the chapel( green knight)

Gaiwan can hear someone sharpening a blade

who survived on king Arthur's side

King Arthur, sir Lucan, sir bedivere

what was the dream about

a battle against king Arthur's son

lord of the castle

also known as the green knight was decapitated

what happened that caused the battle to begin when morded and king arthur had called truth

an adder bit a knight's foot

what happens when bedivere finally obeys his king and throws his sword into the lake

an arm reaches out of the water, grabs the sword, and brandishes it

the green knight was struck with what

axe

the green knight's head rolls

by each knight

how are gaiwan's prayers awnsered( the green knight story0

castle appears before him.

in the green knight when does it begin and where in the green knight

christmas/New Years at Camelot at the court of king arthur

is sir gaiwan alive or dead? how do you know?

dead, he says that god has sent him from heaven one last time to warn arthur

what does morte'd Arthur mean

death of Arthur

in what direction does gaiwan travel( green knight story)

doesn't know where to go so he simply travels into the forest in search of the green chappel

what was morderd trying to take control of that caused king arthur to come and battle against him

england

how does the initial battle end

everyone is dead except bedivere, Lucan, Arthur, and modred, lucan says that arthur has won since he has 3 men alive and modred only has himself

sir gaiwan's behavior was not following the code of chivilary when he?

flinched and turned away from the strike

what job did the hermit have prior to being a hermit

former archbishop of Canterbury

who inhabits the castle( the green knight)

friendly king, his beautiful wife, old women who is always with the queen,

what is gaiwan's gift on the third day

gaiwan gets a third visit from the queen, 3 kisses, and a magical green girdle, he promises the queen not to tell the king bout girdle. he keeps girdle because it protects him from any harm and any magic

sir gaiwan is disappointed in himself because he

had failed the tests of his chilvary

GREEN KNIGHT shows kindness to sir gaiwan when he tells him

he forgives and he can keep the griddle

what is the consequence the green knight receives from the blow

he. looses his head but does not die. he picks up his head and gets on his horse and reminds gaiwan about their deal

morded inflicted a mortal wound on what part of king arthur's body

his head

what does the green knight reveal about his identity

is actually the king of the castle that gaiwan found in the forest. he green because sorcery of morgan le fay who sent the green knight to frighten gunivere and test arthur's knights

what was Arthur's reaction to his dream

is upset and shaken

describe the chapel in the green knight story

its an old ruin, looks like a cave, a stream running through

what does the knight of King Arthur's court exchange with the lady of the castle

kisses

queen Guinevere

married to King Arthur

lady of the castle

married to the green knight gave sir gawain a green girdle for protection

what especially troubles gaiwan on Christmas Eve ( green knight story)

needs to find a church so he can attend Christmas mass and pray.

when does gaiwan begin his quest( in green knight story)

on all hallows day, November 1

what final instruction does King Arthur leave bedivere with

pray for my soul

what is Arthur's reaction to winning the battle, what does bedivere say and do

says he can't do it doesn't matter if he lives or dies bedivere says " god speed'

what happens when bedivere takes Arthur to the lake

ships carrying kings appear taking Arthur on board

who came in a dream to warn King Arthur not to participate in a battle against morded

sir gaiwan

what injury does Gaiwan receive from the strike

small scratch

what is the green knights challenge, who first accepts the challenge

the "beheading game". he will allow one of Arthur's knights to take a swing at him with the axe he carries but then arthur's knight must allow him to take a blow on him in one year and one day. arthur accepts the challenge because none of the other knights will , gaiwan steps foward to take challenge because the king shouldnt take the challenge

sir gaiwan

the first knight to stand up and take his king's place nephew of king arthur did not exchange the third gift as he was suppose to do

describe the visitor who interrupts the feast

the visitor is giant green man riding a green horse . everything about him is green. carries a holy branch and a battle axe

what happens the second day while the king is hunting

the young queen tempts him again and kisses him two times

what is the attitude of gaiwan's friends to him going on quest ( in green knight)

they all assume he is going to die but they admire his bravery and loyality to the chivlaric code

how were morded and King Arthur related

they were not related

what is the guide's advice to gaiwan while he approaches the grreen chapel

told gaiwan to run away, start his life over in a new land. gaiwan will never survive with green knight. gaiwan refuses to leave because he doenst want to be a coward and break code of chilvary

King Arthur

uncle of sir gaiwan first person to accept the " game" challenge of the green knight

after the battle surveying the carnage, what sad and depressing report does sir lucan deliver to king arthur about what was being done on the battle field

villagers are looting the dead bodies they are killing any knights that are still alive

what is the warning sir gaiwan gives Arthur

warns Arthur not to fight modred the next day or he will loose and die( and so will all his men). he says to send someone to ask for a treaty.

what bargain does the king and gaiwan make? ( green knight)

whatever king makes while hunting gaiwan will get what ever gaiwan makes while staying at home the king will get

while the host hunts what befalls to sir gaiwan

young king in his room flirts with him and gives him a kiss.gaiwan then gives a kiss to the king that night cause that was their bargain but the king doesnt know about the queen and him


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