Arthurian Legends Trivia

1. In "The Canterbury Tales" by Chaucer, whose tale is similar to "The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle"?

From Quiz The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle

Answer: The Wife of Bath

In both stories, a man must seek the answer to what women truly desire, in order to save his life. The answer is complete sovereignty in the marriage, and someone must marry an ugly, old woman.

From Quiz Arthurian Lore

Answer: The Round Table

The round table was given to him by King Leodegrance, Guinevere's father. The table is said to be capable of sitting 150 knights.

From Quiz Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Answer: his nephew

He gets to sit next to the Queen and is treated pretty special.

From Quiz Camelot's Men

Answer: Ector & Hector& Sir Ector

King Ector was also the father of one of Arthur's knights, Kay.

From Quiz More Arthurian Legends

Answer: Caliburn

The original Welsh name was Caledfwlch, which was Latinised to Caliburnus (shortened to Caliburn in English) by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century. In turn, this name became Excalibur when the French started writing about the legend. Although most English speakers would be more familiar with the last, it is not the original Anglicised version of the sword's name.

From Quiz Tristan - Knight of the Round Table

Answer: Track of tears

Tristan's mother Elizabeth gave birth to him in a forest crying tracks of tears before promptly dying, thus setting up the tragedy in his life from the start.

From Quiz Gawain

Answer: The Hawk of May

In the Welsh legends, Gwalchmai's (Gawain's) brother is called Gwalchafed, meaning "Falcon of Summer". "Bear Hero" is the closest English translation of the Welsh name for Arthur (Arth Gwr in Welsh), and "Fair Hands" (or Beaumains) was the nickname of Gawain's brother Gareth.

From Quiz Arthurian Legends

Answer: Uther Pendragon

His mother, Igraine, had an affair (generally unwillingly) with him while married to Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall.

From Quiz Justice for King Arthur

Answer: Malory

From Quiz The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle

Answer: 15th Century

The manuscript that survives is from the 16th century, but the story was thought to have originally been from the 15th.

From Quiz Arthurian Lore

Answer: Uther Pendragon

Sir Ector was his guardian, Sir Kay was his "brother", and Sir Thomas Malory wrote "Le Morte d' Arthur".

From Quiz Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Answer: Queen Guinevere

She doesn't exactly say a lot, but she is one of the reasons why the Green Knight comes to Camelot.

From Quiz Camelot's Men

Answer: Ban

Ban was the King of Benwick. His sons Balin and Balan (Lancelot's brother and half-brother) killed each other.

From Quiz More Arthurian Legends

Answer: Joyous Gard

Where he flees to with Guinevere, before Arthur and his Knights go after him.

From Quiz Tristan - Knight of the Round Table

Answer: Cornwall

The Cornish name for Cornwall is Kernow, or Cerniw. Most stories have him hailing from Cornwall. There is, however, a slight dispute as to where Tristan actually comes from. There is a Pictish (Scottish borders area) version of the tale, and Tristan's father was King of an area called Liones/Lyonesse, which seems to have been somewhere in the kingdom of Kernow. It's all a bit confusing.

From Quiz Gawain

Answer: Ceingalad

Ceingalad in English means "Hard Back", and in the English versions of the tales Gawain's horse is called Gringalet. Cabal was the name of Arthur's dog, Twrch Trwyth was a legendary boar Arthur hunted, and Sleipnir was the name of Odin's (from Norse mythology) eight-legged horse.

From Quiz Arthurian Knowledge

Answer: Nimue & Nimueh

Nimue is the correct answer and she did lock him up in the cave for many centuries. Merlyn used his insight and knew long before it happened that she would lock him up.

From Quiz Arthurian Legends

Answer: Gawain

The Green Knight had the opportunity to behead Gawain, but spared him.

From Quiz Justice for King Arthur

Answer: Sir Ector

From Quiz Arthurian Lore

Answer: Sir Galahad

It would usually be considered to be Launcelot, but because of the affair with Guinevere it falls to Galahad, his son.

From Quiz Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Answer: cut off his head

Even though he cut his head off, the Green Knight did not die. Instead he picked it up and climbed on his horse! Very unusual.

From Quiz Camelot's Men

Answer: Galahad

Galahad was said to be the "purest of knights" and was the one who went on the quest for the Holy Grail.

From Quiz More Arthurian Legends

Answer: Bedevere

Arthur had to order him several times though, as he was very reluctant.

From Quiz Tristan - Knight of the Round Table

Answer: Hunting

During the medieval times hunting was a popular pastime and it was believed that Tristan invented the rules of hunting. In the Morte Darthur, Tristan shows off his hunting prowess whilst staying at Lancelot's castle Joyous Guard.

From Quiz Gawain

Answer: He chopped off his head

In the tale "Gawain and the Green Knight", Gawain was challenged to give the Green Knight an injury that would be returned to him in a year's time. Gawain chose to chop off the Green Knight's head, thinking it would kill him, but instead he survived. You will have to read the tale for yourself if you want to find out what happened next.

From Quiz Arthurian Knowledge

Answer: 4

The book consists of four books; 'The Sword in the Stone','The Queen of Air and Darkness', 'The Ill-Made Knight' and 'The Candle in the Wind'. The book of Merlyn, another book written by T.H. White also appears in some versions of the book.

From Quiz Justice for King Arthur

Answer: Uther

From Quiz The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle

Answer: They are siblings.

When King Arthur tells Sir Gromer Somer Joure the correct answer, Sir Gromer Somer Joure curses his sister, Dame Ragnelle.

From Quiz Arthurian Lore

Answer: Sir Galahad

Because he is the purest of the knights, he is able to retrieve the Holy Grail.

From Quiz Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Answer: one year and one day

He then goes off to meet him, after convincing King Arthur that that's what he has to do.

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