Sir Bors

A Grail knight. Bors was the son of King Bors of Gaunes and Evainne. Bors was also the brother of Lionel and cousin of Lancelot and Hector.

Bors once slept with a maiden, and became the father of a son named Helin le Blank. After this, Bors remained chaste for the rest of his life. His chastity and his piety were the reason why Bors was one of the three Grail knights who succeeded in the quest. Galahad restored the Broken Sword that was used to wound Joseph of Arimathea. King Pelles gave this restored sword to Bors.

After bringing the Grail to the city of Sarras. Bors remained in Sarras with Galahad and Perceval until they both died. Bors returned to Camelot with news of the completion of the quest. (See the Quest of the Holy Grail for full story)

When Lancelot came into conflict with Arthur and Gawain, Bors aided his cousin in the rescue of Queen Guinevere, the battle of Joyous Guard, and later in Gaunes, in Gaul (France) when Lancelot was exiled.

After the death of Arthur and the destruction of the Round Table, in the war against Mordred, Mordred's two sons seized power in the kingdom of Logres (Britain). Under the leadership of Lancelot, Bors returned to Logres to defeat Mordred's sons. In the battle Lionel was killed. Lancelot was missing. After defeating Mordred's sons, his cousin Hector set out to find his brother while Bors returned home to Gaunes.

Bors only returned to Britain when he had a vision to come to Joyous Guard. In Joyous Guard, Bors learned from the Archbishop of Canterbury how Lancelot had died and been taken to heaven by angels. Instead of returning to his kingdom (Gaunes), Bors stayed with the Archbishop and gave up secular life for a life at the monastery.

See the La Mort le Roi Artu for the full story.