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The Knights of the Round Table (Welsh: Marchogion y Ford Gron, Cornish: Marghekyon an Moos Krenn, Breton: Marc'hegien an Daol Grenn) are the legendary knights of the fellowship of King Arthur that first appeared in the Matter of Britain literature in the mid-12th century. The Knights are an order dedicated to ensuring the peace of Arthur's ...
The Arthurian legend features many characters, including the Knights of the Round Table and members of King Arthur's family. Their names often differ from version to version and from language to language. The following is a list of characters with descriptions.
Sir Kay. In Arthurian legend, Kay / ˈkeɪ / (Welsh: Cai, Middle Welsh Kei or Cei; Latin: Caius; French: Keu; Old French: Kès or Kex) is King Arthur 's foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue and bullying, boorish behaviour, but in earlier ...
Gareth (Welsh: [ˈɡarɛθ]; Old French: Guerehet, Guerrehet) is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is the youngest son of King Lot and Queen Morgause, King Arthur 's half-sister, thus making him Arthur's nephew, as well as brother to Gawain, Agravain and Gaheris, and either a brother or half-brother of Mordred. [note 1] Gareth ...
Celtic Briton. In Arthurian legend, Ywain / ɪˈweɪn /, also known as Yvain and Owain among other spellings (Ewaine, Ivain, Ivan, [1] Iwain, Iwein, Uwain, Uwaine, Ywan, etc.), is a Knight of the Round Table. Tradition often portrays him as the son of King Urien of Gorre and of either the enchantress Modron or the sorceress Morgan le Fay.
Pages. 355. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table is a retelling of the Arthurian legends, principally Thomas Malory 's Le Morte d'Arthur, by Roger Lancelyn Green. It was intended for children. It was first published by Puffin Books in 1953 and has since been reprinted many times. [1] In 2008, it was reissued in the Puffin Classics ...
Dagonet. Dagonet / ˈdæɡənɛt, dæɡəˈnɛt / (also known as Daguenet, Daguenes, Daguenez, Danguenes, and other spellings) is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. His depictions and characterisations variously portray a foolish and cowardly knight, a violently deranged madman, to the now-iconic image of King Arthur 's beloved ...
Lamorak / ˈlæmərək / (or Lamerak, [1] Lamorac (k), Lamorat, Lamerocke, and other spellings) is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. Introduced in the Prose Tristan, Lamorak reappears in later works including the Post-Vulgate Cycle and Thomas Malory 's compilation Le Morte d'Arthur. Malory refers to him as Arthur's third best ...