Page 77, l. 22. almonries, or almories, cupboards. (Literally places where alms were distributed; places for broken victuals.)
Page 85, l. 10. made a covenant, made an agreement; undertook.
Page 85, l. 29. couched their spears, put their spears in rest, and levelled them for the charge.
Page 89, l. 13. Camelot is identified by Malory with Winchester, but there is reason to believe that actually it was in Somerset.
Page 90, l. 15. a joust was a trial of strength between two knights.
Page 91, l. 10. token. It was the custom for knights to wear their ladies’ “tokens.”
Page 93, l. 2. Sir Gawaine. Being the King’s nephew, the King took special interest in him.
Page 94, l. 11. mêlée, thick of the fight.
Page 105, l. 10. Sir Brandiles, one of the knights of the Round Table.
Page 109, l. 4. doublet, the upper part of a man’s dress.
Page 119, l. 28. lesses les aller, the old French form of the “Laissez aller” in “Ivanhoe,” meaning “Go!”
Page 132, l. 13. Sir Lionel, Sir Bors’ brother.
Page 133, l. 28. olive, the token of peace.
Page 137, l. 14. bell, book, and candle. This curse was so called because a bell was rung while it was being read from a book, and as soon as it was over a candle was solemnly extinguished. The last part of the ceremony was meant to show more clearly to the offender how completely he was put beyond the grace of the Church.
Page 140, l. 28. tide me death, though death betide me.
Page 142, l. 2. stark, more commonly used with the word stiff (stiff and stark) to denote death.
Page 145, l. 6. alms deeds, deeds of charity.
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