sir lancelot
His first appearance as a main character is in Chrétien de Troyes' poem Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, written in the 12th century. Later, his exploits were expanded upon in the Prose Lancelot, which was further expanded for the vast Lancelot-Grail cycle. There, his and Lady Elaine's son, Galahad, becomes an even more perfect knight and achieves the Holy Grail. …more
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Merlin (arthurian Wizard)
Merlin (Welsh: Myrddin) is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in Arthurian legend and medieval Welsh poetry. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136,...
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Sir Lancelot
Lancelot du Lac (meaning Lancelot of the Lake) is one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He typically features as King Arthurs greatest companion, the lord of Joyous Gard and the greatest swordsman and jouster of the age – un...
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Sir Mordred
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Queen Guinevere
Guinevere was the legendary queen consort of King Arthur. She was most famous for her love affair with Arthurs chief knight Sir Lancelot, which first appears in Chrétien de Troyes Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart. This motif was picked up in a...
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King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD. The details of Arthurs story are mainly composed of folklore a...