Sir Gawain & The Green Knight

Question 1

Bertilak de Hautdesert

Answer 1

the real name of the Green Knight

Question 2

Green Chapel

Answer 2

home of the Green Knight

Question 3

Gringolet

Answer 3

Gawain sets out atop Gringolet (his noble stead) in search of the Green Chapel. Lines 600-604 of the poem describe Gringolet’s ornate appearance in being readied for the journey

Question 4

Guinevere

Answer 4

was the legendary Queen consort of King Arthur. In tales and folklore, she was said to have had a love affair with Arthur’s chief knight Sir Lancelot

Question 5

Lancelot

Answer 5

was one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He was the most trusted of King Arthur’s knights and played a part in many of Arthur’s victories. Lancelot is best known for his love affair with Arthur’s wife Guinevere and the role he played in the search for the Holy Grail. He is also known as the most loyal friend of Arthur’s nephew, Sir Gawain.

Question 6

Middle English

Answer 6

describes dialects of English in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the three centuries between the late 12th and the late 15th century

Question 7

Mordred

Answer 7

is a character in the Arthurian legend, known as a notorious traitor who fought King Arthur at the Battle of Camlann, where he was killed and Arthur fatally wounded. Tradition varies on his relationship to Arthur, but he is best known today as Arthur’s illegitimate son by his half-sister Morgause

appears in the 9th circle of hell

Question 8

Morgan le Fay

Answer 8

alternatively known as Morgan le Faye, Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other names, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend

She has at least two elder sisters, Elaine and Morgause, the latter of whom is the mother of Gawain and the traitor Mordred

Question 9

Reynard

Answer 9

the clever fox in the 3rd hunting scene of the story