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What is a Breton lai?
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a short narrative poem in verse that gives mythological history of the Britons. Usually features knights and kings.
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Marie de France composed "Lanval" in this century
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12th
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Marie de France was probably writing in the court of
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Henry II
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This was probably Marie de France's patron
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William Marshal
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Lanval is lonely and depressed at the beginning of the tale because:
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Arthur is not giving him the benefits that a patron should give, and the other knights dislike him
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Lanval encounters whom when he first goes riding?
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Two of the fairy queen's maidens
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The fairy queen makes Lanval promise what?
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To keep her a secret
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Guenivere tells Arthur that Lanval is guilty of these two things
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1. Taking advantage of her
2. Disrespecting her |
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Arthur is most angry at Lanval for doing this to his queen
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Disrespecting her by saying there is a woman more beautiful than her. This was an insult to Arthur's power.
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This character stands surety for Lanval when he is on trial
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Gawain
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Primogeniture is:
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The movement of wealth and land from the father to the eldest son to keep things within the family
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Patronage is:
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Social system where patrons supported lesser clients by providing them with financial support, goods, or influence. It was an alternative to patrimony.
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This social institution preserves and protects primogeniture
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Marriage
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The Queen tells Lanval this
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That he likes little boys
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Lanval would be released from trial if:
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He produced proof of the woman who was more beautiful than the Queen
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How many maidens came before the fairy queen came for Lanval?
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Four
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The Fairy Queen had this on her wrist when she came to get Lanval
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A sparrow hawk
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This animal followed the Fairy Queen when she rode her horse in to retrieve Lanval
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A greyhound
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Did Lanval get on the horse behind or in front of his fairy queen?
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Behind her
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The Fairy Queen and Lanval rode off to this destination at the end of the lai
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Avalun
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