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Sir Erec (Geraint)

Erec was the hero of the Arthurian romance Erec et Enide, written by Chretien de Troyes. The Welsh poem found in the Mabinogion called Gereint and ...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

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 on...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Sir Perceval

The original Grail Knight. The legend of Perceval began with Chretien de Troyes' medieval romance titled Conte du Graal ("Story of the Grail"), whi...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Sir Lancelot

Lancelot of the Lake was the most famous knight of the Round Table. Part of his fame was that he became the lover of Queen Guinevere, the wife of K...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Origin of the Round Table

In this section of Arthurian Legends, the Round Table contains information and some stories of the Knights of the Round Table. I would not even thi...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Igraine

Igraine was the wife of Duke Gorlois of Cornwall (or Hoel of Tintagel), and later Uther Pendragon, the king of Britain. In a lot of cases, Igraine'...

April 2nd, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Arthurian Women

The Knights of the Round Table would have very little adventures if the women had no part in Arthurian literature; they would be incomplete without...

April 2nd, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Hoel

Hoel was the duke of Brittany, also known as Hoel the Great. In some other tales, Hoel was seen as a king of Brittany. Hoel was the son King Boudic...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Cador

Cador was the duke of Cornwall. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Cador was the son of Duke Gorlois of Cornwall and Igraine. In Welsh legend, he w...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Sir Dinadan

Companion of Tristan. Dinadan was a knight of the Round Table, often accompanying Tristan in his adventures in the kingdom of Logres (Britain). In ...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Palemedes

The Saracen Knight and Slayer of the Questing Beast. Palemedes was the son of Esclabor. After the death of King Pellinor, Palemedes inherited the k...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Sir Tristan

Lover of Isolde the Fair. Tristan was the son of Rivalen, lord of Armenye (Mediadus of Leonois in the Prose Tristan, while Malory called Tristan's ...

February 4th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe