Question
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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