A crisis caused by the loss of resources led royals to reform the use of these locations in response to the Holznot (“HOLTZ-note”). For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these places that included the ancient Hercynian version. One of these places named for Dean had a portion reserved for royals.
ANSWER: forest [accept Royal Forests; accept Forest of Dean; accept Hercynian Forest]
[10h] Name this adjective. In a later novel, this adjective appears in the descriptive name of a character alternately known as “of the Mirrors” or “of the Grove,” who reveals himself to be Sampson Carrasco while at an inn.
ANSWER: white [or blanch; accept Tirant lo Blanch or Tirant the White; accept Knight of the White Moon]
[10e] Portions of this modern-day country were part of “forest counties,” where Sigismund tried to control deforestation. This country led from Bratislava split from its larger neighbor in the Velvet Divorce.
ANSWER: Slovakia [or Slovensko or Slovak Republic or Slovenská republika; reject “Czechoslovakia” or “Československo”]
[10e] Martorell’s Tirant the White is among the books saved when a library is set on fire by a priest in this novel. The title knight-errant is defeated by the Knight of the White Moon in a duel in this novel by Miguel de Cervantes.
ANSWER: Don Quixote [or The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha; or El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha]
[10h] In nearby Bohemia, this resource could be found at Kutná Hora. This resource was part of a medieval German clamor in the Second Berggeschrey (“BERG-gesh-rye”).
ANSWER: silver [or Ag; or argentum; or silver ore; or silver thalers; or silver dinars; or silver groschen]
[10m] Don Quixote praises Tirant the White as “gracious and easy” in a speech to this character praising the virtue of knight-errants. This character, chiefly referred to by his profession, helps the priest burn down Quixote’s library.
ANSWER: the barber [or Master Nicholas; or Maese Nicolás]
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