6th+Period+Arthurian+Glossary


 * Duke: Daniel: **
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A duke can be either a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of the nobility. The duke is historically the highest ranking, beneath the monarch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_role_of_a_duke_in_the_middle_ages
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 * Earl: Nick: **

An earl is a member of the nobility. The title is Anglo-Saxon, akin to the Scandinavian form jarl, and meant "chieftain" An earl is a member of the british nobility. An earl is a peerage of X place. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nobility#Earls
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/baron?s=t
 * Baron: A baron is a noble who owns land in a king's kingdom. He is responsible for his land and has his own knights. **

A knight is a person granted an honorary title by a monarch for service to the country in military capacity. CITES: [] [] -Kalena
 * Knight: **

2. A // squire // is an apprentice who served a knight on his way to his own knighthood, and in modern times refers to a member of the hierarchy
 * Squire: Tyler **
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 * || 1. A man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, esp. the chief landowner in such an area. ||

cites: dictionary.com, http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-squire.htm

//** Bishop: Sathwik: **//
 * Cathedral: CAMRYN! **
 * A large church, usually in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox, and some Lutheran and Methodist religions, which is the church of the bishop. [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hVNL-fS8_23jna3ajZ8N7j03ijrz860ye9GdWcpoalzyvnVMg-ykRNx6EZi7GUZ9P24cJL865UyHrArGFdMIa38-DHpFHm7JQ_qSVLEyNEk3qFV-2vs]] **
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 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral **
 * http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cathedral **
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Definition: A high ranking official in the Catholic church who governs a diocese, or a similar official in other denominations and religions. Cites: [|en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bishop] http://www.ely.anglican.org/news_events/bishop-retires.html

//** Dark Ages: The dark ages was a time period specifically between 476-800 A.D. right after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this time Europe was regressing. **//

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/151663/Dark-Ages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages



//** Middle Ages: Silma **// //The Middle Ages is the middle period between the decline of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. The Middle Ages are also refereed to as the Dark Age or Medieval Age.// //[]// //[]//


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// The great revival of art, literature, and learning in // // Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending // // to the 17th century, marking the transition from the // // medieval to the modern world. //

Camelot (RILEY):

A camelot is a castle, in which is the site of King Arthurs court.

CITES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Camelot


 * Tintagel: Gaby **

**Definition:** Tintagel is a city on the west coast of Cornwall. It is the reputed birthplace of King Arthur.

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**Cites:** http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Tintagel http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Tintagel


 * Uther Pendragon: Payton **


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Uther Pendragon is a legendary king of Britain and the father of King Arthur. His bioagraphy was also written by //Geoffrey of Monmouth.//


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Logres is the Brittonic territory before the area was taken by the Anglo-Saxons. Logres is the name of King Arthur's realm. The territory roughly corresponds with the borders of England excluding Cornwall. [] []
 * Logres: Silma **//

Cites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon and http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs993a/arthurian/avalon.htm Picture: [|Excaliber at Avalon]
 * Avalon: A legendary island where king Arthur went to heal his wounds after the battle of Camlann and where Excaliber the legendary sword was forged **

The Codes of Chivalry was a moral system which went beyond rules of combat and introduced qualities of a Medieval knights such as honor, bravery, courtesy, and heroic toward women. The Code of Chivalry was the honor code of a knight and an important part of the society who lived during the Medieval times. [][]
 * Chivalry or Codes of Chivalry: Silma **