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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.
Family of King Arthur (1 C, 24 P) Knights of the Round Table (2 C, 47 P) M. Merlin (1 C, 18 P) T. Tristan and Iseult (33 P) Pages in category "Arthurian characters"
The Lady of the Lake (French: Dame du Lac, Demoiselle du Lac, Welsh: Arglwyddes y Llyn, Cornish: Arlodhes an Lynn, Breton: Itron al Lenn, Italian: Dama del Lago) is a title used by multiple characters in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur.
As the Arthurian myths were retold, Merlin's prophetic "seer" aspects were sometimes de-emphasized (or even seemingly vanish entirely, as in the fragmentary and more fantastical Livre d'Artus [25]) in favor of portraying him as a wizard and an advisor to the young Arthur, sometimes in the struggle between good and evil sides of his character ...
Two different Red Knights appear in the tale of Gareth in Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.. The first of them is named Sir Perimones and is also known as "The Puce Knight", who, like his three brothers the Black Knight, Sir Partolope the "Green Knight" (distinct from the character in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight), and Sir Persant of Inde "The Blue Knight", is bested by the young Gareth.
Yvain was one of the earliest characters associated with King Arthur. He was also one of the most popular, starring as the eponymous hero in Chrétien de Troyes ' late-12th-century Yvain, the Knight of the Lion and appearing prominently in many later accounts, often accompanied by his fierce pet lion.
Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), alternatively written as Launcelot and other variants, [a] is a popular character in Arthurian legend's chivalric romance tradition. He is typically depicted as King Arthur's close companion and one of the greatest Knights of the Round Table, as well as a secret lover of Arthur's wife, Guinevere.
Balin / ˈ b eɪ l ɪ n / the Savage, also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in the Arthurian legend. Like Galahad , Balin is a late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas Malory in Le Morte d'Arthur , is based upon that told in the continuation of the second book of the Post-Vulgate cycle ...