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These medieval poets, whose works are collected in the Bannatyne Manuscript, are the subject of a poem in which each stanza ends with “Timor mortis conturbat me.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these 16th-century royal court poets from Scotland. William Dunbar wrote a “Lament for” these poets.
ANSWER: makars [or makaris; accept “Lament for the Makaris”]
[10m] Despite not being Scottish, this is the first makar mentioned in “Lament for the Makaris.” This author wrote the poem Parlement of Foules (“fowls”).
ANSWER: Geoffrey Chaucer
[10e] William Dunbar described himself with this word in the title of a poem framed as a “Petition of The Gray Horse.” In a poem by Robert Burns often sung on New Year’s Eve, this word precedes “Lang Syne.”
ANSWER: auld [or old; accept “Auld Lang Syne” or The Petition of The Gray Horse, Auld Dunbar”]
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BirminghamOxford B001010
Imperial ABristol B1001020
Southampton BSouthampton A001010
Southampton BSouthampton A001010
Southampton BCambridge B001010
Southampton BCambridge B001010
Cambridge DDurham B001010
Durham AEdinburgh001010
Imperial BWarwick B001010
Cambridge CLSE B1001020
LSE ASouthampton A0101020
Southampton BSouthampton A001010
Southampton BSouthampton A001010
Southampton BCambridge B001010
Southampton BCambridge B001010
Oxford ATeam 110101030
Bristol AWarwick A0101020