In the comments section of this post, I have put the answers to the comprehension questions for The Story of King Arthur and His Knights pages 44-78. You must have these written in your notebooks by next Thursday, 4/16
HOWEVER, on Monday 4/13 I will be giving you a quiz covering pages 3-78 of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights so you should start studying these questions and answers now in preparation for the quiz.
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Write each answer in a thorough and thoughtful complete sentence.
1. What does King Arthur do to establish peace between himself and King Lot and King Uriens?
Arthur takes their sons and has those sons live with him in his court as hostages of peace so that King Lot and King Uriens will be less likely to attack him. (45)
2. What position does Arthur give Merlin in his court?
He makes Merlin his counselor. (46)
3. What are the names of some of the famous knights in King Arthur’s court?
Sir Gawaine, Sir Gaheris, Sir Ewaine, Sir Galahad, Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram, Sir Percival, and Sir Bors de Ganis are some of the renowned knights who served Arthur’s court. (46)
4. While Arthur and his men are traveling in the forest, who comes to his camp? Describe him.
Sir Myles and his page come to the camp. Sir Myles is seriously wounded and carried by his horse. He is wearing blue and white and his page is very worried about him. (53)
5. What is a knight errant?
A knight errant is a knight that travels seeking to prove his honor and bravery through quests and adventures. (vocabulary list)
6. Describe the apple tree that Sir Myles saw in front of the deserted castle? What is strange about it?
This apple tree is located just beyond the bridge before the castle and it is strange because it is entirely covered with shields, including one shield that has a warning on it.. (55)
7. How does Sir Myles get the sable (black) knight to come out of his castle? What is the warning written on the shield?
He hits the shield. The warning says “Whoever smites this shield does so at his peril” which means that if you hit the shield, you are putting yourself in great danger. (55)
8. Why do Sir Myles and the Black Knight begin to fight?
They begin to fight because Miles hit the shield, and the Black Knight says that because Miles was bold enough to hit the shield, he will take his shield away from him and hang the shield on the tree with the other shields. Miles says that he will not give the Black Knight his shield without a fight, so they fight. (56)
9. After the Black Knight wounds Sir Myles, what does the Black Knight do?
The Black Knight takes his shield, puts it on the tree, and then rides back to his castle without checking to see if Sir Myles needs any help or any treatment for the wounds he received in his contest. He simply leaves him outside to die. (56)
10. When King Arthur hears how Sir Myles was injured and abandoned by the Black Knight, how does he react? Why does he feel this way?
Arthur is absolutely shocked and enraged because he thinks it’s a bad reflection on his Kingdom and on his ability as a king if somebody can so clearly go without following the rules. When the Black Knight left Sir Myles to die, he was breaking the code of chivalry, and this enrages Arthur’s sense of justice and his sense of what is right and wrong. (56, 57)
11. Describe Griflet. What does he want to do? Does King Arthur let him?
Griflet is a young squire in King Arthur’s court. Arthur really loves him. Griflet wants Arthur to make him a knight immediately so that he can go and fight the Black Knight in order to avenge Sir Myles. King Arthur is hesitant to do what he asks, but he finally gives in. (57)
12. What happens to Sir Griflet?
Sir Griflet is seriously wounded by the Black Knight and returns to Arthur’s court barely alive. (58)
13. How did the Black Knight feel about fighting against Sir Griflet?
He did not want to fight Sir Griflet because he can see that Sir Griflet is very young and he knows he is more experienced in battle than Griflet. He warned Griflet to withdraw from the fight. (59)
14. Why does King Arthur decide to find and fight the Black Knight?
He really loved Griflet and he wanted to punish the Black Knight and humble him for all that he had done. (59)
15. When Arthur leaves to go on his quest, how does he feel?
He feels really excited about the fact that he is going on a quest and an adventure. He is filled with joy. (60)
16. What do the three women want Arthur to do with them? Does he agree to this?
They want him to stay and have a feast with them. At first, he doesn’t want to stay, but eventually agrees to stay with them. (61,62)
17. What is the name of the valley that these women own?
The valley was called The Valley of Delight because of its joyousness and all who visit it are greatly pleased. (61)
18. After King Arthur leaves the women, what does he see near the place where the charcoal burners work?
He sees three men covered in soot carrying knives, and these men are chasing an old man. It is clear that this man is in danger of being killed. (63)
19. Who is the old man that Arthur rescues? How does Arthur feel when he realizes who the old man is?
The old man is Merlin. Arthur is really surprised to see Merlin because Arthur has no idea how it could be humanly possible for Merlin to travel that distance when he had just been in Arthur’s court and he was surprised because he didn’t understand why Merlin had come to that place. (63)
20. Why has Merlin come to be with Arthur?
Merlin has come because he knows that Arthur is in great danger and that Arthur will not have anyone to rescue him from his trouble. Merlin wants Arthur to take him with him as he goes on his adventure. (64)
21. Describe what the shields on the apple tree look like. Who do all these shields belong to?
All of the shields have different devices on them, which means that they each belonged to a different knight. Some of the shields were clean and in good condition, while others were stained with blood or marred with cuts as if they’d been used in a violent battle. These shields belonged to knights that had been defeated by the Black Knight and they belong to the Black Knight now. (67)
22. When Arthur sees all these shields, what does he think?
He realizes that the Black Knight is a very skillful, strong, and brave knight since he has conquered so many men—he can see that there are around one hundred shields, so that means the Black Knight has defeated around one hundred men. (67)
23. What two things motivate Arthur to challenge the Black Knight to a fight?
Arthur wants to challenge the Black Knight because he knows that if he defeats the Black Knight, he will gain a lot of honor in defeating such a powerful knight and he also wants to fight him to avenge Griflet and to punish the Black Knight for breaking the code of chivalry. (59, 67)
24. Describe the appearance of the Black Knight.
The Black Knight was wearing all black and he is really really big. He had a very grim and intimidating appearance. When he rode out to meet Arthur, he rode out steadily and arrogantly, which is to be expected since he was so confident in his skill as a fighter. (68)
25. Describe the fight between King Arthur and the Black Knight. Are they evenly matched?
When Arthur and the Black Knight fight, it is like two forces of nature clashing—when they hit each other, it sounded like a great thunder and lightning storm. When they hit, their spears were smashed into splinters and they both staggered back because of the force of the impact. They are evenly matched. (69)
26. While Arthur is fighting against the Black Knight, what does he realize about him?
He realizes that the Black Knight is the most powerful and skilled knight that he has ever fought with in his entire life. (70)
27. When their spears break, how does Arthur want the fight to change? Does the Black Knight agree to this? What does the Black Knight give to him?
Arthur wants them to fight on foot with their swords. The Black Knight does not agree to this proposal and has his servants bring out new fresh spears made of ash. (70)
28. What is the outcome of the fight? Who is knocked off his horse first? What happens after that?
When they clash again, their spears break again and then the Black Knight has even more spears brought out for them to use. However, on the third time, only Arthur’s spear is broken while the Black Knight’s spear stays in tact. The Black Knight’s spear pierces through Arthur’s shield and the girths holding Arthur’s saddle on his horse burst, so Arthur is knocked off his horse first. Thankfully, Arthur was able to stay on his feet even though he was knocked off his horse. Because he was hit so hard, Arthur was a little stunned and also very angry. He rushed the Black Knight and grabbed the reins of the Black Knight’s horse. He challenged him to fight against him on foot with a sword, but the Black Knight refused, saying that the battle was over and that he had defeated Arthur—he told him that he must give him his shield. This really angered Arthur, so he made the Black Knight’s horse rear up and so the Black Knight was thrown off his horse. They then drew their swords and started to fight with their swords. (71)
29. Who is hurt the most in the sword fight?
Arthur is hurt the most in the sword fight—the Black Knight hit him on the head and the sword cut through his helmet and cut into his skull. (72)
30. Who is the Black Knight? Why does he want to kill King Arthur?
The Black Knight is actually King Pellinore, the King that had earlier been exiled because he had tried to rebel against Arthur. He wants to kill King Arthur because Arthur had taken all of his wealth, honor, and property away. (73,74)
31. Who keeps Pellinore from killing Arthur?
Merlin keeps Pellinore from killing Arthur. (74)
32. How does Merlin stop King Pellinore from killing Arthur?
He first tries to stop him by telling Pellinore who he is fighting (before then, Pellinore had not known that it was King Arthur), and when Pellinore ignores that, he hits him over the shoulders with his staff and knocks him out. (74)
33. After the fight with Pellinore, where does Merlin take Arthur? Why does he take him there?
Merlin takes him into the forest to a hermitage. He takes him there because the hermit who lives there is known for his holiness and for his great ability to heal those who are wounded and sick—he is known for being a skillful leech, which means that he is a skilled medieval doctor. (75)
34. While Arthur is recovering at the hermitage, who also comes there?
While Arthur is recovering, Lady Guinevere of Cameliard comes with her court. She has come because one of her favorite servants was sick with a fever and she was hoping the hermit would be able to cure him. (76)
35. How does she help heal Arthur?
She gives the hermit a box of precious balsam, and the hermit treats Arthur’s wounds with this salve so that he can heal more quickly. (77)
36. When Arthur sees Lady Guinevere, what does he think about her? What does Guinevere think about Arthur?
When Arthur sees her, he is stunned by her beauty and can’t decide whether she is just a human or an angel that is sent to take care of him. When Guinevere sees him, she realizes that she has never seen any knight who is so noble looking, and she also feels a lot of pity for him since he’s so seriously wounded. (77)
37. After Arthur meets Guinevere, what does he want to change in his life?
After King Arthur met Guinevere, he was not able to get her out of his mind. He wanted to quit being a king and serve only her just as other knights served the ladies they admired. (77,78)
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