1. an excerpt from “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”

2. Vocabulary daunting – frightening, intimidating cumbersome – awkward; hard to manage unperturbed – not troubled or distressed perturbed – troubled or distressed revere - to honor or worship integrity – honor or sincerity sever – to cut off severe – very serious demeaning – lowering one’s dignity; to degrade lanky – tall and thin

3. from Young Arthur

4. grievous 1.painful; serious 2.causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news. 3.flagrant; outrageous; atrocious: a grievous offense against morality. 4.full of or expressing grief; sorrowful: a grievous cry. 5.burdensome or oppressive. 6.causing great pain or suffering: arrested for causing grievous bodily harm to someone in a fight

5. reclaim to demand the return or restoration to get something back Arthur will reclaim his father’s throne.

6. melancholy sadness; depression

7. taskmaster 1.person who sets tasks for others to do, especially difficult or burdensome ones 2. person who enforces another’s work

8. upstart one suddenly risen to wealth or power

9. flinch to pull back from something painful or dangerous

10. dismount to get down or off

11. homage a display of loyalty or respect