Arthurian Legend Quiz

Who finished the Latin chronicle titled ‘The History of the Kings of Britain’ in 1136?

• Nennius

• Chrétien de Troyes

• Geoffrey of Monmouth

• Robert de Boron

Which French poet composed an anthology of Arthurian tales between the 1170s and 1190s?

• Nennius

• Robert de Boron

• Chrétien de Troyes

• Geoffrey of Monmouth

In which Welsh poem does the main character and story beats seem to resemble Chretien’s Percival, the Story of the Grail?

• Goddodin

• Peredur, son of Efrawg

• How Culhwch won Olwen

• Historia Brittonum

Who is considered to be an earlier version of Sir Gawain in the Welsh poem How Culhwch won Olwen?

• Llenlleog

• Bedwyr

• Cai

• Gwalchmai

In which century did the Britons lose much of what would become England to the Anglo-Saxons?

• 6th century

• 8th century

• 7th century

• 5th century

What is the title Dux Bellorum roughly translated to in English?

• King

• General

• Warrior

• Knight

Which French poet found Merlin’s unexplained magic powers unsuitable for his Christian sensibilities?

• Robert de Boron

• Chrétien de Troyes

• Geoffrey of Monmouth

• Nennius

What did Robert de Boron explain as the origins of the sorcerer Merlin?

• Born as a wizard

• Born as a human

• Born as a biblical demon

• Born as a king

In which century did the anonymously authored Vulgate Cycle expand on the quest for the holy grail?

• 12th century

• 11th century

• 10th century

• 13th century

Who is the mysterious character who appears in the A

• Myrddin Wyllt

• Lancelot

• Perceval

• Gawain