How many 'fives' are used to describe the symbolism of the Pentangle on Gawain's shield?
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Correct answer: Five sets
The pentangle represents five sets of five: the five senses, five fingers, five wounds of Christ, five joys of Mary, and five knightly virtues (fraunchyse, felawschyp, clannes, cortaysye, and pité).
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