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Enid in the Idylls of the King (1913), illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale. Enide (Welsh: Enid) is a character in Arthurian romance. [1] She is married to Erec in Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, [2] and to Geraint in the Welsh romance of Geraint and Enid analogous to Chrétien's version.
Geraint, with his wife Enid, from Idylls of the King (1868) Geraint is most famous as the protagonist in the Welsh tale Geraint and Enid, where he becomes the lover of Enid. Geraint and Enid is one of the three Welsh Romances associated with the Mabinogion. Its story closely parallels the French writer Chrétien de Troyes's Erec and Enide. [3]
Idylls of the King, Geraint and Enid: Erec's wife Epinogres Sir Epinogres First Named in "King Arthur Meets Lady Guinevere" Howard Pyle Son of King of Umberland, and brother unto Enchantress Vivien, one of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table Erec† Unclear; first literary appearance as Erec in Erec and Enide, c. 1170 see Geraint and Enid
The innkeeper, unaware of Enid's trouble, tells the Earl where Geraint and Enid are going. The Earl and his men catches up with them. Geraint overthrows them all. Geraint is thought to be mad because of his continuous adventures which tire Enid. Geraint ends up being wounded by two giants. Another Earl, the Earl of Limours, takes him to his ...
"Enid and Geraint Reconciled", Louis Rhead and George Rhead's illustration for Idylls of the King (1898) Geraint and Enid, also known by the title Geraint, son of Erbin, is analogous to Chrétien de Troyes' 12th-century poem Erec and Enide; some scholars think the two derive from a common lost source, while others believe Geraint is based directly or indirectly on Erec (though Chrétien may ...
The earliest Welsh Arthurian tradition portrays Arthur as having an extensive family network, including his parents Uther Pendragon and Eigyr (Igraine), wife Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere), nephew Gwalchmei (Gawain), brother, and several sons; his maternal lineage is also detailed, linking him to relatives such as his grandfather.
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Idylls of the King, published between 1859 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom.