Knight Elimar’s Last Joust
Version II
Audio Script
Level 0 (introduction)
Lelio:
Hey you! Psst!, don’t take off! I need your help! Please, you must
find Knight Elimar’s suit of armour and his fighting gear! Knight
Timeme has returned and viciously attacked Elimar who lost his
armour and some of his weapons in the battle yesterday. You must
hurry and discover all the missing pieces, before Timeme finds
them and destroys them.
I have already solved the first riddle. Quick, write down the first
password in your booklet on page 0. [short pause] The password is
breastplate. This is one word: b-r-e-a-s-t-p-l-a-t-e. Here, I’ll spell it
one more time: b-r-e-a-s-t-p-l-a-t-e. Now, do you see the gate
behind me? Go there and type in “breastplate.” The gate will open,
and you can go to level 1. There you have to find objects or people
and solve their questions in a crossword puzzle! I know you can do
this! But now, you better hurry! Timeme is close on your heels!
Good luck!
eastplate icon:
Breastplate explanation:
breastplate or cuirass
Congratulations! You found Knight Elimar’s missing breastplate.
Knights wore breastplates to protect their upper body and vital
organs – for example, the heart or the lung – from life-threatening
injuries during battle. Although breastplates covered the entire front
of a knight’s body, they still allowed the knight to be very flexible
and to move quickly while fighting. We also call the breastplates a
cuirass. The Cuirass originally a French word, is spelled “c-u-i-r-as-s.” This term often includes the back piece of a knight’s armour.
Good luck finding the next piece of armour or one of Elimar’s
weapons! 1 Now Don’t forget to turn the page in your booklet
marked level 1.
Level 1
Breastplate 1A:1Breastplate01
Are you here to become a knight? Have you had any proper
training as a squire yet? Before my master, Sir Iwain, became a
famous knight, he had to undergo [pronounce prominently] seven
years of hard training as a squire. As a young squire, my master
already showed his exceptional battling skills. Oh, you don’t know
what a squire is? Well, a squire, [speak slow] s-q-u-i-r-e, is a young
man who is still in training to become a knight. He is a knight’s
apprentice. Anyway, Sir Iwain – or, as some people call him, the
Knight with the Lion – is really famous. Have you heard how he
saved the lion by killing a dragon? The lion became Iwain’s loyal
friend after that fierce battle, they fought many battles together.
Look, I even have a lion emblem on the front. And now we are
helping Knight Elimar. That reminds me: I hope you listened well, I
gave you the answer to the following question: How is a knight’s
apprentice called? Write down the answer to this question in the
crossword puzzle on page 1 on row 1.
Breastplate 1B:2Breastplate01
Hey! Are you that lazy page Hadrian? Look at me, you
missed a spot when polishing! Instead of doing a good job, all you
have in mind is battle training! I don’t mean to disappoint you but
the weapons you are using are not even real! Pages are too young to
train fighting with real weapons, they only use weapons made out of
wood! Really, as a page, you should know how to polish armour,
and I’m telling you, I’m not hard to polish, look how plain I am! No
crests, no coat of arms, none of that knick-knack! Oh, you aren’t
page Hadrian? You just want to help Elimar? Okay, this is the
question for the crossword on page 1 row 2: Out of which material
were the weapons made that pages used to train fighting?
Breastplate 1C:3Breastpalte01
Excuse me, would you mind listening to the chivalric oath?
Yes, I said it right, oath, o-a-t-h. The chivalric oath is the pledge
that a knight has to swear during his knighting ceremony. Squire
Geoffrey will be knighted tomorrow morning but he is so forgetful,
he just can’t remember the oath. I may have to prompt him ... Here,
listen to the knights’ oath: To fear God and maintain His Church /
To serve the liege lord in valour and faith / To protect the weak and
defenceless... Oh, you don’t have time? Well, here is your next
question for the crossword on page 1 row 3: What does a knight has
to swear during the knighting ceremony? What can Squire Geoffrey
not remember? The knights’ chivalric ....?
Breastplate 1D: 4Breastplate01
Unfair! This is so unfair! Who would have known that
courtly love can be so dangerous? My master, Knight Lancelot, is
madly in love with Lady Guinevere and had nothing better to do
than to pick flowers for her! But – it is embarrassing to even tell this
story – he fell over a molehill and broke his [pronounce
prominently] right hand. Now he can’t fight anymore, he can’t even
hold his sword. What? Are you laughing? This isn’t funny, this is
embarrassing! Leave me alone! Here is your question for the
crossword on page 1, row 4: In which hand did knights normally
hold their sword? What do you think?
Chest 1E: ChestHinge
Hey, don’t come so close!!! I warn you, I will do everything to keep
you away from me! I’m holding Squire Geoffrey’s white garments
for the knighting ceremony. Geoffrey will be dubbed a knight
tomorrow and his garments better stay white. I mean it is a tradition
that one wears white clothes when one is knighted. To dub a knight
is serious business, so go and play somewhere else. Here, this is
your question: What is another word for “to knight somebody”?
One can also say: To ..... a knight. When you know what the word is
we are looking for write it down in the crossword puzzle on page 1,
row 5.
Sword icon:
sword
Sword explanation:
Good job! You found one of Elimar’s weapons. Swords were the
most common type of weapons that knights used in battle. As you
can see, swords have very long blades and are very durable because
they are made out of metal. When in battle, knights used their sword
to cut and thrust. A person who made swords was called a
blacksmith. During the Middle Ages, blacksmiths who forged good
swords were well regarded. Now, turn to page 2 in your booklet and
find more characters and objects on level 2. Hurry, Timeme is
following you quickly!
Level 2
Sword 2A:Level2SwordEblue01
Hello! Are you Alistair? Are you from the blacksmiths’ guild? Oh,
sorry, my mistake. Sure, I can tell you what a guild is. A guild, g-ui-l-d, is a special club for tradespeople. Craftspersons, such as
blacksmiths and bakers, join the blacksmiths’ guild or the bakers’
guild. The guilds tell all their members what prices are fair prices
and who is allowed to call himself a master craftsman. The guilds
make sure that one sells high-quality goods only. Alistair promised
to sharpen my blade. Now, hopefully you listened so you can write
down the answer to the following question in the crossword puzzle
on page 2, row 1: How are the special clubs for tradespeople called
that regulate prices and the quality of goods? Make sure you write
down the answer in plural.
Sword 2B:Level2AswordSilver0
Oh, this is so exciting! Did you know that King Arthur’s famous
sword Excalibur had magical powers? I had heard about this, but I
just found out that Excalibur’s scabbard – you know, that is a sheath
for a sword – also has magical powers: a knight who wears
Excalibur’s scabbard and who gets injured will not lose as much
blood as when not wearing the scabbard. Sometimes the injuries
won’t even bleed at all! The scabbard makes its wearer invincible.
The stories of King Arthur and his Roundtable are so exciting. Do
you want to know more? Oh, right, you are trying to help Knight
Elimar: flip to the crossword puzzle on page 2, row 2: What is
another word for a sheath that is especially used for swords?
Sword 2C:Level2EswordOrange
Wait! Do you know a page who would like to become a squire? We
are looking for a new squire! He must be industrious and
courageous; those are good character traits to have. He must work
hard, take care of my Lord’s horse, polish his weapons, and, of
course, help him putting on his suit of armour. That can be quite
tricky and complicated because some armour parts have a lot of
strings attached. It is rather difficult to figure out where which part
belongs and how to tie them together. Then, after battle, you have to
clean the armour. I have been to many battles, and, look, I still look
like new! Yes, the last few squires we had were quite nice, they did
a good job and I ... Oh, you don’t know anybody? I see, you are just
helping Knight Elimar. Well, this is the question for the crossword
puzzle on page 2, row 3: Who helped a knight to put on his armour?
Sword 2D:Level21GswordSilver
What a great story! I wonder what other adventures the gaunt knight
and his loyal horse experienced. I just would like to know what the
word gaunt means. Excuse me, do you know what “gaunt” means?
[pause] No, I don’t think it has anything to do with the Gaunt family
in Harry Potter: Lord Voldemort’s mother wasn’t a knight, right?!
Here, let’s look up “gaunt” in the dictionary: it means skinny and
bony. So, I guess the knight I’m reading about must have been
really, really thin.... Thanks for the help! And here is another
question for you: What is another word for gaunt? A tip: there
might be more than one word that has a similar meaning than gaunt
but only one fits the crossword puzzle on page 2, row 4!
Sword 2E:Level2Fsword
Yahoo! What a great day! Tomorrow I’ll be given to Squire
Geoffrey during his knighting ceremony! Finally, I’ll belong to a
real knight and I’ll become as famous as King Arthur’s sword
Excalibur! I’m so excited. Squire Geoffrey won’t need his battle
axe or war hammer anymore, I’m a much better and more effective
weapon in battle anyhow. Although, I admit that a battle axe can be
quite intimidating and very practical. Well, I have to go and get
polished now. So, answer the following question for the crossword
puzzle on page 2, row 5: Name another weapon than the sword that
many knights used in combat! The term we are looking for
describes one object but is made up of two words. Another hint:
today we use a version of this weapon to cut wood to make a fire.
Sword 2F:Missing RML
Let’s see if you can answer this riddle. What is it? “a covering for
the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the
thumb and often extending part way up the arm” [Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary]. And one more time: “a covering for the hand
having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and
often extending part way up the arm.” What is it? Write down the
answer in the crossword on page 2, row 6.
Sword 2G:Level2Gsword3Red
Oh, look at you! So far, you are doing a good job in helping Knight
Elimar, I think you’ve earned a break. I’ll help you out: the answer
for the crossword puzzle on page 2, row 7 is forearms. Write that
down and don’t forget the vowel e after the r and before the a in
forearms!
Dagger 2H:Level2Dagger1
Don’t you dare calling me small! Yes, I’m certainly no sword, but
let me tell you, daggers can be very effective, especially for closecombat situations. Nowadays blacksmiths spend a little less time on
the production of such beautiful weapons as I am. Since armour is
made out of plate metal, blacksmiths are very busy forging
breastplates and so on. I have been around for a long, long time, and
I still remember when some parts of armour were made out of
leather! Answer the following question and write down your answer
in the crossword puzzle on page 2, row 8: Who forges weapons like
swords and daggers and who makes suits of armour? Your answer
must be in the singular!
Gauntlet icon:
gauntlet
Gauntlet explanation:
Well done! You have found Knight Elimar’s gauntlets! A gauntlet
is another type of glove. This piece of armour protects a knight’s
forearms and his hands! A knight really needs his gauntlets in
battle! Now, move on to level 3 and answer all the questions you
will be asked. But this time, you have to find the answers in a word
search puzzle! Remember, the words may be hidden in any
direction:
horizontally,
vertically,
diagonally,
forward,
and
backward. The left-over letters will spell out two words: the word
password and then the actual word that you will have to type in to
enter level 4. Good luck!
Level 3
Gauntlet 3A:
Hold on! I have important news to share. Knight Timeme just threw
down the gauntlet to Knight Elimar! [pause] No, that doesn’t mean
he lost his gloves! No! That is an expression, a figure of speech: it
means that Knight Timeme challenges Knight Elimar, Timeme
wants to battle Elimar! Well, it’s always good to learn new
expressions. I just learned a new meaning of the word “groom”:
yes, when a man gets married, on the wedding day, he is the groom.
But a groom is also someone who takes care of horses, he grooms
them, cleans their stables and so on. Grooms work in every castle!
Can you find the word “groom” in your word search puzzle on page
3?
Gauntlet 3B:
Hello? Have you seen Squire Geoffrey? No? Well, he must be
preparing himself for his vigil tonight. I mean after all, this is quite
the important night for him. Oh, you don’t know what a vigil is? A
vigil is when one stays up all night, prays and prepares oneself for
an important ceremony the next day. So, before Geoffrey can be
knighted tomorrow, he will have to stay up all night and pray. That
is what all squires have to do to get rid of any wrongdoing and
mean, nasty thoughts. I wonder how Geoffrey is feeling right now;
it must be cold in the chapel. Well, answer the following question
and find the answer in the word search puzzle on page 3. Before the
knighting ceremony, a squire had to stay up all night. What was one
of the things he had to do during his vigil?
Gauntlet 3C:
Excuse me! Can you help Knight Elimar’s boy servant, Page
Hadrian? A page is a young boy who is training for seven years to
become a squire and then later on a knight. As a page, one is
supposed to learn how to read and write. But Hadrian is having
some trouble with reading and writing. His homework is to find out
how to spell the word “page”. Knight Elimar was very kind and
gave Hadrian the following hint: The word “page,” meaning a
knight’s boy servant, is spelled the same way than the word “page,”
meaning a page in a book. Can you find that word in your word
search puzzle on page 3?
Gauntlet 3D:
I can’t believe this! Squire Geoffrey lost his towel on the way to the
bath. He won’t be happy because the bath he has to take to purify,
that is to clean himself, for the knighting ceremony tomorrow, is
cold! Yip, that is what squires have to do before they can become
knights, they need to bath in cold water. Bathing is one of those
traditional requirements that one has to do before one can become a
knight. And before you can go on, you better find the answer to the
following question in your word search puzzle on page 3: What did
a squire have to do before he was allowed to pray all night and
before he was dubbed a knight the next morning?
Gauntlet 3E:
How exciting! I’m Squire Geoffrey’s gauntlet! I’ll do my best to
help Geoffrey to follow all the rules of chivalry. Every knight has to
swear that he will follow the chivalric code of conduct. Geoffrey
will have to be brave, in other words, chivalrous. He will have to act
with honour. That means that he will never run away from an
enemy, never leave a friend behind, and will always protect women
and children. And a chivalrous knight isn’t allowed to hurt or kill
his enemy once the enemy surrenders. I think Knight Elimar was a
good role model because he always followed the code of chivalry!
Will you be chivalrous and help Knight Elimar? Then turn to your
word search puzzle on page 3: What do you call the set of rules that
knights have to follow? I give you a hint: it starts with “c”. It is the
Code of ...?
Female Statue 3F:
Excuse me, do you have by any chance some flaxseeds? I have to
mix up this ointment, a gel made out of flaxseed and dragon blood
to heal Page Hadrian’s injury. He got hit by an arrow during archery
training today. Flaxseed and dragon blood gel works wonders! No?
That is too bad. Well, then I’ll give you a riddle to solve: the
password you are looking for is a part of armour. This part of
armour protects a body part that, when spelled backwards, spells the
word gel. So, look in your word search puzzle on page 3. What
body part is gel spelled backwards? Once you figured this out, put
the word into plural and find it in your word search puzzle on page
3!
Greaves icon:
greave
Greaves explanation:
You are doing a fantastic job! Finally, Knight Elimar has his
greaves back! A greave is the part of armour that protects a knight’s
legs. After all, knights fight better when they are standing up! Like
a gauntlet, a suit of armour has two gauntlets and two greaves.
Now, hurry and finish level 4. This time, you have to solve a
crossword puzzle again! Once you have solved the crossword
puzzle, go to the Cathedral’s doors to enter level 5!
Level 4
Greave 4A:
Please, will you help me? I can’t remember how to spell chivalrous,
the adjective of chivalry. I know how to spell the first two syllables
because one just spells them like chivalry without the –ry at the end.
But I’m not sure about the last syllable. Is it r-o-u-s or r-u-s or r-os? What do you think? Write down the word chivalrous – of course,
correctly spelled – in the crossword puzzle on page 4, column 1.
Greave 4B:
Look at me! I still have pieces of woollen undergarments stuck to
the metal! Someone told me once that in some countries very far
away, people make this really beautiful and smooth material, called
silk. But most of our clothing is made out of wool and linen. And
the clothing isn’t really soft. But I guess it is better to wear some
woollen garments underneath one’s armour. I heard wool doesn’t
rip so easily. Otherwise, one would probably end up with a lot of
bruises. It is also far cheaper to make garments out of wool and
linen. Now, look at the crossword puzzle on page 4. The answer for
the crossword puzzle on page 4, column 2 is the same word that is
missing in the following sentence: The majority of medieval
clothing was made out of linen and ... ?
Greave 4C:
Hey! Aren’t you helping Knight Elimar? Aren’t you looking for his
suit of armour? Please, listen to me, I want to help: if you won’t be
able to solve all the riddles and if you won’t find all parts of the
armour, then come back: I still own very old mail armour. Years
ago, knights would always wear that type of armour, also called
chain mail. I know it doesn’t seem true but the small metal rings
that are all connected and form the armour are actually quite robust
and they also protect knights in battle, just like the now, more
modern plate armour. So let me know if you and Elimar need the
old mail armour. Just send me a note and write down: Get the mail!
How funny, the word mail, meaning the armour, and the word mail,
meaning letters, parcels, and packages, are spelled the same way!
And this is my question: What type of armour did knights used to
wear before they switched to plate armour? Write down the answer
in the crossword puzzle on page 4, column 3.
Greaves 4D:
Hello, can you help me? I have to solve this riddle: I’m looking for
a word that means: “to pursue for food or in sport, to track with the
intent to capture.” I’m at a loss here. Knight Elimar told me that the
word I’m looking for describes an activity that many knights did in
their spare time. I guess, one does this leisure activity outside, and
dogs often participate as well. I’m told that one goes and looks for
animals and then shoots or captures them. Some people still do this
today! I just can’t think of the word that describes this activity. Do
you know the word? Write down the answer in the crossword
puzzle on page 4, column 4.
Greaves 4E: RML
Excuse me! Would you be interested in serving as Knight Timeme’s
personal herald for tomorrow’s joust?
His herald, Wade, has
fallen ill, and it’s unlikely he will recover soon. Your duties as a
personal herald would involve: announcing Knight Timeme’s name
and explaining his coat of arms, summarizing his adventures and
announcing all the battles that Knight Timeme has won. And, of
course, you have to tell everyone what a fierce and cruel fighter
Knight Timeme is and how skilled he handles his weapons. Indeed,
a knight one has to fear! Would you be interested? Then please sign
here: write down herald, h-e-r-a-l-d, and here ... Oh, well, you could
have mentioned right away that you are a supporter of Knight
Elimar! What a waste of my time! Then I have only one question
for you. Write down the answer in the crossword puzzle on page 4,
column 5: what do you call the person that announces the names of
knights and praises their adventures and bravery at jousts?
Griffin 4F:
Uhhhh, I hate being stuck to this church! It’s so boring! What bad
luck! Listen, tell Knight Elimar that I’m really, really sorry! When
Knight Timeme came to the castle, I just let him in! How was I
supposed to know that it was Timeme! Just like all the other
knights, he was wearing his armour! How is one supposed to
identify anyone who is covered in metal? All the armour makes it
impossible to recognize anyone! I didn’t know that every knight had
his own coat of arms and that a coat of arms is just like a name.
Knight Elimar never told me that coats of arms tell everything about
a knight’s family and that, if I can identify the coat of arms, I know
which knight is behind the armour! It’s really just like a name, you
look at Knight Elimar’s coat of arms and right away you know to
whom you are talking to, because he is the only one that has a coat
of arms with a griffin. But I didn’t know that before! And to my
defence, coats of arms are normally found on the front of shields.
Therefore, I never paid much attention to Knight Timeme’s
breastplate. It never even crossed my mind that the coat of arms
gave him away. But you have heard enough of my whining, now
please answer all of the following questions. So, the first question is
for page 4, column 6: What makes it difficult to recognize knights,
in particular in battle? The second question is for page 4, column 7:
The coat of arms is like what? The third question is for page 4,
column 8: Coats of arms are most often found on the front of what
defensive fighting equipment?
Coatofarms icon:
coat of arms
Coatofarms explanation:
Awesome! You have found Knight Elimar’s coat of arms. During
the Middle Ages, each knight had his own coat of arms, which
looks like a crest or an emblem and is made up of different
ornaments and symbols. The design of the coat of arms often
contains information about a knight’s origins, his family, and
sometimes about his adventures and famous deeds.
Only for 5 levels.
Instructions end:
Good luck for level 5! You have to find the answers in a word
search puzzle again! Remember, the words may be hidden in any
direction:
horizontally,
vertically,
diagonally,
forward,
and
backward. The left-over letters will spell out two words: the word
password and then the actual word that you will have to type in to
reach the end of the game. Once you solved the password on level
5, just type it in. It doesn’t matter where you stand but look for the
secret exit to appear somewhere in the cathedral. Leave the
cathedral through this exit to reach the end of the game!
Level 5
Stained glass window 5A: Here, have a good look at this stained glass window. It reminds me
of crusades. Crusades were religious and warlike campaigns that
Christian Europeans fought during the Middle Ages. The people
who went on crusades were called crusaders and their goal was to
capture the Holy Land from Muslims; there were actually nine
major crusades, in which Christians and non-Christians fought each
other. The book Gesta Francorum, for example, gives a detailed
account of the First Crusade. Somehow, this stained glass window
just reminds me of the long treks of crusaders travelling throughout
Europe. Often, they carried all their supplies and food along with
them. Well, it is time to find the answer to the following question in
your word search puzzle on page 5: How do you call the battle
campaigns during the Middle Ages in which Christian knights
fought against non-Christians?
Monk 5B:
Listen to this wonderful description of a chivalrous knight in old
English:
A knight there was, and that a worthy man,
That fro the tyme that he first bigan
To riden out, he loved chivalrie,
Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisie.
Sometimes I wonder if I could have followed the code of chivalry. I
mean, as a monk, I also have to follow a code of conduct, and it is
often very difficult and challenging to live in monasteries. Life in
monasteries is very regulated, one has to get up early to pray and
then to fulfil one’s duties, like working in the monastery’s garden.
If one wants to become a monk, one must also undergo training, just
as pages and squires train to become a knight. Oh, I know we don’t
have time! Find the answer to the following question in the word
search puzzle on page 5: Where do monks live and work? One tip:
the answer will be in singular!
Canada Coat of Arms 5C: Ah, did you think that all customs and traditions from the Middle
Ages no longer matter? Well, let me tell you that that is not true!
For example, look at me. Do you know what I am? Yes, I’m the
coat of arms of Canada, the big image in the middle. And some of
the provincial and territorial flags that are grouped around me also
contain coat of arms. So, today, we still use coat of arms, even if
you won’t find them on breastplates or shields. They even have a
similar purpose: If you can recognize Canada’s coat of arms, you
know something is Canadian. It’s like naming something Canada.
Anyhow, here is the next clue: In order to entertain themselves,
nobles and knights organized great feasts. These feasts featured a
lot of food and minstrels who sung about other famous knights’
adventures. Another word for feast is fete, f-e-t-e. If you rearrange
the letters in the word fete, you can make a new word that describes
a part of the body. What it is? Find the new word in the word search
puzzle on page 5.
Painting 5D:
Look at you! You are doing great! If you keep up the good work,
you might become a knight yourself one day! Have a look at your
word search puzzle on page 5. Try to find the two words tapered
point. You are wondering what that is? Well, the armour you are
looking for, a type of shoe, had this feature. This type of shoe often
has a sharp tip, which is called tapered point. This is another thing
from the Middle Ages that you can still find today: have a look at
your Mom’s shoe collection, perhaps she has some shoes that have
such a feature.
Sabaton icon:
sabaton
Sabaton explanation:
Congratulations! You have found Knight Elimar’s sabatons.
Sabatons are a type of shoe and knights used to wear them in battle.
They are also made out of steel.
For Level 5 only
Instructions Exit:
Hurry, find the secret exit! Leave the cathedral through this exit to
reach the end of the game!
End of Game (Level 6/10)
Helmet:
Awesome! You found the last piece of Knight Elimar’s armour, his
helmet. In order to win any kind of joust, a knight must of course
wear a helmet. Luckily, most of them have a visor so knights can
open their helmets after the battle. Now, go and find Elimar!
Elimar:RML
Thank you very much! You found all the missing pieces of my
armour. I believe Now I can face Knight Timeme in a final joust.