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35 Cards in this Set
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The Knight
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fought in crusades
true & perfect |
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The Squire
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20 years old
romantic dance, sing, poetry |
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The Yeoman
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wore medal of St. Christopher
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The Prioress
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Madam Englintine
dogs not nunly |
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The Monk
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horses & land
fine fur bald & greasy |
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The Friar
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Hewbert
harp & Hurdy Gurdy knows the taverns finest begger |
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The Merchant
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forking beard
buckled boots motely dressed in debt |
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Oxford Cleric
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reddish hair
student skinny |
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Sergeant of the Law
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lawyer
wary & wise |
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The Franklin
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"free man"
white beard not well educated everyone was welcomed at his table |
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The Guildsman
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middle class
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The Cook
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always worn an apron
crusty sore cooked chicken knew beer |
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The Skipper
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huge
owned barge can't ride a horse |
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The Doctor
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respected
healthy loves gold studied astronomy & astrology made money during Black Plague |
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Wife of Bath
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married 5 guys
fair deaf in one ear large hips |
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The Parson
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holy
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The Plowman
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does anything
lowest ranking |
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The Miller
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red beard
lead the pilgrims out with bag pipes wart on nose told dirty stories |
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The Manciple
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he did things for lawyers
smart but illerate |
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The Reeve
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shaved beard
worked in field didn't like the Miller horse's name is Scot stole money from his Lord |
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The Summoner
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pimples
black scabby eyebrows garlic smell payed messenger |
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The Pardoner
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waxy yellow hair
sang offertory feminite |
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What city did the Pilgrims live in?
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Southwark
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Where are the Pilgrims headed to?
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Canterbury
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Canterbury was...?
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The site of Archbishop Thomas a Becket's murder in 1170.
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When does the Pilgrim's journey start?
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April
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How many stories were the Pilgrims suppose to tell?
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2 on the way there and 2 on the way back.
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What's the Host's name?
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Harry Bailey
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What's the Friar's name?
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Hewbert
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Who suggest that they tell the stories?
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The Host
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Chaucer's wife's name is?
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Phillipa
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What's the main language of The Canterbury Tales?
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Latin
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Chaucer is considered as what..?
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The Father of Old English
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What happened to Chaucer during the 100 Years' War?
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He was captured
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Where is Chancer buried?
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Poet's Corner
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