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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 ...
Conte du Graal, Lancelot-Grail cycle, Prose Tristan, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Le Morte D'Arthur, The Once and Future King, many short Middle English romances. Another son of Lot and Morgause, father of Gingalain. Geneir Gwystyl. One of King Arthur 's knights in the Welsh Arthurian legend [1] Geraint †.
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 ...
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 ...
The Winchester Round Table is a large tabletop hanging in Winchester Castle and bearing the names of various knights of Arthur's court, was probably created for a Round Table tournament. [18] The table is 5.5 metres (18 ft) in diameter and weighs 1.2 tonnes (2,600 lb). [ 19 ]
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 ...
Agravain [a] (/ ˈ æ. ɡ r ə. v eɪ n /) is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, whose first known appearance is in the works of Chrétien de Troyes.He is the second eldest son of King Lot of Orkney with one of King Arthur's sisters known as Anna or Morgause, thus nephew of King Arthur, and brother to Sir Gawain, Gaheris, and Gareth, as well as half-brother to Mordred.
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 ...