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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.

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|+King Arthur characters

Name

!Other names

!Earliest appearance

!Works featured in

!Description

Accolon

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| Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s

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| Morgan le Fay's love

Aglovale{{dagger}}

| Agloval, Sir Aglovale de Galis

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| The Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis, The Once and Future King

| King Pellinore's eldest son

Agravain{{dagger}}

| Agravaine

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| Lancelot-Grail, Le Morte D'Arthur, The Once and Future King

| Second son of King Lot and Morgause, joins Mordred's rebellion

Amr

| Amhar, Amir, Anir

| Historia Brittonum, {{circa}} 820

| Geraint and Enid

| Son of King Arthur

Andred

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| Le Morte d'Arthur

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| Cousin of Tristram

(King) Arthur{{dagger}}

| Arthur Pendragon

| Y Gododdin, {{circa}} 7th century

| Many

| High King of Britain, ruler of Logres and lord of Camelot

Aurelius Ambrosius

| Ambrosius Aurelianus

|De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae {{circa}} 540s

| Historia Brittonum {{circa}} 820

| Uther Pendragon's brother, High King of Britain before him

Bagdemagus{{dagger}}

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|Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, 1170s

| Meleagant's father and ruler of Gorre

Ban

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|Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century;, The Once and Future King

| Lancelot's father

Balan

| Sir Balan le Savage

| Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s

| Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte D'Arthur

| Brother to Balin

Balin

| Sir Balin le Savage, Knight with Two Swords

| Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s

| Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte D'Arthur

| Brother to Balan, kills the Lady of the Lake and strikes the Dolorous Stroke

Bedivere{{dagger}}

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Bedwyr}}), (French: {{lang|fr|Bédoier}}), Bedevere

| Pa Gur yv y Porthaur, {{circa}} 10th century

| Vita Cadoc, Culhwch and Olwen, Stanzas of the Graves, Welsh Triads, Historia Regum Britanniae, Le Morte d'Arthur, numerous others

| Returns Excalibur to The Lady of the Lake, brother to Sir Lucan

Black Knight

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| King Arthur's grandson through Tom a Lincoln. Another Black Knight is an antagonist figure

Blanchefleur

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|Perceval, the Story of the Grail, {{circa}} 1181

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| Percival's wife, niece to Gornemant

Bors the Elder

|(French: {{lang|fr|Bohort}})

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|Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century; The Once and Future King

| Brother to King Ban, and an ally of Arthur's

Bors the Younger{{dagger}}

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| Son of Bors the Elder, father of Elyan the White

Brangaine

| Brangaene, Brangwane, Brangien

| Tristan, 12th century

| Tristan poems, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur

| Handmaid to Iseult

Bruin

| Sir Bruin Surnamed the Black

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| Unknown Family, One of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table

Breunor le Noir{{dagger}}

| Brunor, La Cote Male Taile

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|Knight who wears his murdered father's coat, brother of Dinadan and Daniel

Brutus of Britain

| Brut, Brute, (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Bryttys}})

| Historia Brittonum, {{circa}} 820

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| First King of Britain, a Trojan

Cador{{dagger}}

| (Latin: {{lang|la|Cadorius}})

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| Historia Regum Britanniae, The Dream of Rhonabwy

| Raised Guinevere as his ward, father to Constantine III of Britain, described in some works as Arthur's cousin

Caelia

| Celia, The Faerie Queene

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|The Faerie Queene, 1590; Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599

| Tom a'Lincoln's lover, mother to the Faerie Knight

Calogrenant{{dagger}}

| Colgrevance, Cynan

|Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s

| Le Morte d'Arthur

| Cousin to Sir Ywain

Caradoc{{dagger}}

| (Latin: {{lang|la|Caractacus}}), (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Caradog Freichfras}}), (French: {{lang|fr|Carados Briefbras}})

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| Perceval, the Story of the Grail, the Mabinogion

| Rebelled against Arthur when he first became king, but later supported him, sometimes two characters—Caradoc the Elder (a king) and Caradoc the Younger (a knight)

Catigern

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Cattegirn}})

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| Historia Brittonum, 9th century; Harleian genealogies; Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1134

| Son of Vortigern, fought alongside his brother Vortimer against the Saxons

(King) Cerdic of Wessex

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| Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 9th century

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| First King of Wessex

Claudas

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| Perlesvaus, Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur

| A Frankish King antagonistic to Arthur, has two sons, Dorin and Claudin

Claudin{{dagger}}

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| Lancelot-Grail, Le Morte d'Arthur

| Virtuous son of the Frankish villain Claudas, eventually becomes one of 12 knights to achieve the Holy Grail

(King) Constans son of Constantine

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|Based on the historical figure Constans

| Historia Regum Britanniae

| Son of Constantine II of Britain, older brother to Uther Pendragon

(King) Constantine II of Britain

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|Based on the historical figure Constantine

| Historia Regum Britanniae

| Arthur's grandfather, father to Uther Pendragon, Constans, and Ambrosius Aurelianus

Constantine{{dagger}}

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|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136

| Historia Regum Britanniae, Le Morte d'Arthur

| Arthur's nephew and successor to his throne, Cador's son

Culhwch

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| Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 11th century

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| Cousin of Arthur's in early Welsh legend

(King) Cynric of Wessex

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| Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 9th century

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| Second King of Wessex, son of Cerdic

Dagonet{{dagger}}

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|Idylls of the King

| Arthur's court jester

Daniel von Blumenthal{{dagger}}

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| Daniel von Blumenthal, 1220

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| A Knight of the Round Table found in an early German offshoot of Arthurian legend

Dinadan{{dagger}}

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| Prose Tristan, 1230s

| Prose Tristan, Le Morte D'Arthur

| Son of Sir Brunor the Senior

Dindrane

| (Italian: {{lang|it|Agrestizia}}), (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Danbrann}}), Dindraine, Heliabel

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| Sister (sometimes half-sister) of Percival, plays a large part in many Holy Grail stories

Durnure

| Sir Durnure, Dornar

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| One of Three Sons of King Pellinore, one of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table

Ector{{dagger}}

| Hector, Antor, Ectorius

|Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century

| The Once and Future King, Le Morte d'Arthur

| Raises Arthur according to Merlin's command, father to Sir Kay

Edern ap Nudd

| Edern, son of Nudd, Yder, Yver, Isdernus, Knight of the Sparrowhawk

| Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 1100

|Erec and Enide, Geraint ac Enid, The Dream of Rhonabwy

| Brother of Gwyn ap Nudd, rival to Erec/Geraint, originally a hostile figure, later a member of Arthur's retinue

Elaine of Astolat

| Elaine the White, Elaine the Fair, The Lady of Shalott

| Le Morte d'Arthur, 1470

| The Lady of Shalott

| Daughter of Bernard of Astolat, classic Arthurian figure of unrequited love

Elaine of Benoic

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|Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century

|The Once and Future King

| Wife of King Ban and mother to Lancelot, Evaine's sister

Elaine of Corbenic

| Amite, Helaine, Helizabel

|Perceval, the Story of the Grail {{circa}} 1181

|The Once and Future King; Perceval le Gallois, 1978

| Daughter of the Fisher King, mother of Galahad by Lancelot

Elaine of Garlot

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| Daughter of Gorlois and Igraine, sister to Morgan le Fay and Morgause and a half-sister to King Arthur, wife to King Nentres.

Elaine of Listenoise

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|Le Morte d'Arthur

|Daughter of King Pellinore, lover of Sir Miles of the Laundes

Elaine the Peerless

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|Niece of the Lord of the Fens and wife of Persides the Red of the Castle of Gazevilte

Eliwlod

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| Welsh Triads

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| Nephew to Arthur, son of Madoc, Uther Pendragon's son

Elyan the White{{dagger}}

| (French: {{lang|fr|Helyan le Blanc}})

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| Son of Sir Bors and Claire, King Brandegoris' daughter, helps Lancelot rescue Guinevere and goes into exile with him

Enide

| Enid

|Erec and Enide, {{circa}} 1170

| Idylls of the King, Geraint and Enid

| Erec's wife

Epinogres

| Sir Epinogres

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| Son of King of Umberland, and brother unto Enchantress Vivien, one of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table

Erec{{dagger}}

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|Unclear; first literary appearance as Erec in Erec and Enide, {{circa}} 1170

|see Geraint and Enid

| Son of King Lac and a Knight of the Round Table

Escanor the Handsome

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|Girart

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|King of the White Mountain and nephew of Escanor the large, Gawain defeated him in combat after Escanor tried to abduct Sir Girflct.

Escanor the Large

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|Atre, Girart

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|Son of a giant and a witch, brother of Alienor, and uncle of Escanor the Handsome, he shared Gawain's power by which his strength waxed and waned with the sun.

Esclabor{{dagger}}

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| Father of Palamedes, Safir, and Segwarides

Esclados

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|Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s

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| Defended a magical fountain in the Forest of Broceliande, married to Laudine

Evaine

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|Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century

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|Wife of Bors the Elder, mother of Bors the Younger and Lionel, sister of Elaine of Benoic, aunt of Lancelot

Faerie Knight, The

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|Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599

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| Illegitimate son of Tom a'Lincoln and Caelia, the Faerie Queen, half brother to the Black Knight

Feirefiz{{dagger}}

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|Parzival, early 13th century

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| Half-brother to Percival

Fisher King, The

| The Wounded King, Pelles, Pelias

|Perceval, the Story of the Grail, {{circa}} 1181

|Queste del Saint Graal, {{circa}} 1220; Prose Tristan, {{circa}} 1230, The Once and Future King

| Guardian of the Holy Grail, Father of Elaine of Corbenic

Gaheris{{dagger}}

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| Le Morte d'Arthur, The Once and Future King

| Son of King Lot and Morgause, brother to Gawain, Agravaine, and Gareth, and half-brother to Mordred

Galahad{{dagger}}

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| Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century

|Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur, The Once and Future King

| Illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic

Galehault{{dagger}}

|Galehalt, Galehaut

|Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century

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|Former enemy of Arthur who becomes close friends with Lancelot

Galeschin{{dagger}}

|Galeshin

|Vulgate Cycle

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|Son of Elaine of Garlot and King Nentres, nephew of Arthur

Gareth{{dagger}}

| Beaumains

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|Le Morte d'Arthur, Idylls of the King, The Once and Future King

| Also a son of Lot and Morgause, in love with Lyonesse

Gawain{{dagger}}

| (Latin: {{lang|la|Walwanus}}), (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Gwalchmai}}), (Irish: {{lang|ga|Balbhuaidh}})

| Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 11th century

|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

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| One of King Arthur's knights in the Welsh Arthurian legend{{cite web |author=Thomas, Peter Wynn, D. Mark Smith and Diana Luft |year=2007 |publisher=Cardiff University |title=Rhyddiaith Gymraeg 1350-1425 |url=http://www.rhyddiaithganoloesol.caerdydd.ac.uk/en/ms-page.php?ms=Jesus111&page=161v&col=656&line=14&word=geneir |access-date=1 January 2013}} "Welsh Prose" project (search within transcription of the Jesus 111 (Llyfr Coch Hergest) manuscript).

Geraint{{dagger}}

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|Geraint and Enid

| Enid's lover

Gingalain{{dagger}}

| Guinglain, Gingalin, Gliglois, Wigalois, Le Bel Inconnu, Libeaus Desconus{{cite web |last1=The University of York |title=Libeaus Desconus |url=https://www.middleenglishromance.org.uk/mer/39 |website=Database of Middle English Romance}}

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| Le Bel Inconnu

| Gawain's and Blanchemal's son

Gorlois{{dagger}}

| (Old Welsh: {{lang|cy|Gwrlais}})

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| Historia Regum Britanniae

| Igraine's first husband before she married Uther Pendragon, father of Morgause and Morgan le Fay.

Gornemant

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|Erec and Enide, {{circa}} 1170

|Perceval, the Story of the Grail

| Percival's mentor

Guiron le Courtois

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| Palamedes, 1235–1240

| Palamedes, Guiron Compilation

| Companion of Meliodas

Green Knight, The

| Bercilak, Bertilak, Bernlak, Bredbeddle

| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 1300s

|The Greene Knight, King Arthur and King Cornwall

| A knight enchanted by Morgan le Fay in order to test Gawain

Griflet{{dagger}}

| Girflet, Jaufre

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| Jaufré

| The son of Do (or Don), cousin to Sir Lucan and Sir Bedivere

Gringolet

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Gwyn Calet}}, {{lang|cy|Ceincaled}})

|Erec and Enide, {{circa}} 1170

| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

| Gawain's horse

Guinevak

| Gwenhwyvach

| Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 11th century

| Welsh Triads, Misfortunes of Elphin

| Guinevere's half-sister

(Queen) Guinevere

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Gwenhwyfar}}), (Latin: {{lang|la|Guanhumara}})

| Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 11th century

| Many

| High Queen of Britain, wife of King Arthur, famous for her affair with Lancelot

Gwyn ap Nudd

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|Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 11th century

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| One of Arthur's knights. Brother of Edern ap Nudd, rival of Gwythyr ap Greidawl, lover of Creiddylad

Hector de Maris{{dagger}}

|Ector de Maris

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| Quest du Saint Graal, Vulgate Cycle, The Once and Future King

| Half-brother of Lancelot, son of King Ban and the Lady de Maris, Sir Bors and Sir Lionel are his cousins

Hengest

| Hengist

|The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 721

| Historia Regum Britanniae

| An Anglo-Saxon king killed by Uther Pendragon, Horsa's brother

Hueil mab Caw

| Huail

| Culhwch and Olwen, {{Circa}} 1110

| Vita Gildae, Welsh Triads

| A Pictish plunderer and chieftain, killed by Arthur, brother to Saint Gildas

Hoel{{dagger}}

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Howel}}, {{lang|cy|Hywel}})

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| The Dream of Rhonabwy, Geraint and Enid

| Son of King Budic of Brittany, father to St. Tudwal

Horsa

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|The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 721

| Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

| Brother to Hengest

Igraine

| (Latin: {{lang|la|Igerna}}), (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Eigyr}}), (French {{lang|fr|Igerne}}), Ygrayne, Arnive.

|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136

|Vulgate Merlin, Le Morte d'Arthur, The Once and Future King

| Mother to King Arthur through an affair with Uther Pendragon, mother of Morgause and Morgan le Fay through her first husband Gorlois

Iseult of Ireland

| Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta

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| Tristan and Iseult

| Wife of Mark of Cornwall and adulterous lover of Sir Tristan

(Queen) Iseult

| Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta

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| Tristan and Iseult

| Iseult of Ireland's mother

Iseult of the White Hands

| Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta

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| Tristan and Iseult

| Daughter of Hoel of Brittany, sister of Sir Kahedin, and wife of Tristan

Joseph of Arimathea

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|{{ill|Joseph d'Arimathie (poem)|lt=Joseph d'Arimathie|fr|Joseph d'Arimathie (roman)}}, 12th century

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| First keeper of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend

Josephus of Arimathea

| Josephe, Josephes

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| Lancelot-Grail cycle, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Prose Tristan, Le Morte D'Arthur

| Son of Joseph of Arimathea

Kay{{dagger}}

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Cai}}), (Latin: {{lang|la|Caius}})

| Pa Gur yv y porthaur, 10th century

| Many

| Foster brother to Arthur, Sir Ector's son

Kahedin

| Kahadin, Kahedrin, Kehenis, Kehidius, possibly (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Kae Hir}})

|Roman de Tristan

| Prose Tristan, Le Morte D'Arthur

| Brother to Iseult, son of King Hoel, had an affair with Brangaine

Lady of the Lake

| Nimue, Viviane, Niniane, Nyneve

| Unclear; a water fay is first mentioned as Lancelot's foster mother in Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, 1170s

| Many

| There are several related characters called the Lady of the Lake—their actions include giving Arthur his sword Excalibur, raising Lancelot and his cousins as foster children, enchanting Merlin, and taking the dying king to Avalon

Lamorak{{dagger}}

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| Prose Tristan, {{circa}} 1235

| Lancelot-Grail Cycle, The Once and Future King

| Son of King Pellinore, brother to Tor, Aglovale, Percival, and Dindrane, lover of Morgause

Lancelot{{dagger}}

| Lancelot du Lac, Lancelot of the Lake, Launcelot

|Erec and Enide, {{circa}} 1170

|Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, Lancelot-Grail, The Once and Future King, many others

| Son to King Ban and Elaine, most famous for his affair with Queen Guinevere, Arthur's wife, most prominent Knight of the Round Table

Lanval{{dagger}}

|Landevale, Launfal, Lambewell

|Lanval, late 12th century

| Sir Landevale, Sir Launfal, Sir Lambewell

| A knight of King Arthur's court who falls in love with a fairy

Laudine

| Lady of the Fountain

|Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s

| Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, Iwein

| Sir Ywain's wife

Leodegrance{{dagger}}

| Leondegrance, Leodegraunce

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| Guinevere's father, King of Cameliard in what is now southwest England

Lionel{{dagger}}

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|Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century; The Once and Future King

| Son of King Bors of Gaunnes (or Gaul), brother of Bors the Younger

Lohengrin

|Loherangrin, Lorengel

|Parzival, early 13th century

|Parzival, Lohengrin, Lorengel, Richard Wagner's Lohengrin

|A knight of the Holy Grail, son of Percival

Loholt

|Possibly Llacheu (similar character in Welsh sources)

|Welsh Triads

|Perlesvaus, Vulgate Cycle (as Loholt)

|Illegitimate son of Arthur

Lot

|Loth

|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136

|Le Morte d'Arthur, The Once and Future King

| King of Lothian, father to Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth

Lucan{{dagger}}

| Sir Lucan the Butler

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|Le Morte d'Arthur

|Servant to King Arthur, Bedivere's brother, Griflet's cousin

Lucius

| Lucius Tiberius, Lucius Hiberius

|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136

|Alliterative Morte Arthure, Le Morte d'Arthur,

| A fictional Roman Emperor and antagonist to Arthur

Lunete

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Luned}}), (French: {{lang|fr|Lunete}}, {{lang|fr|Lunet}})

|Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s

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| Handmaiden and advisor to Laudine

Lynette

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|Le Morte d'Arthur, {{circa}} 1470

|Idylls of the King

|Seeks aid from Arthur to rescue her sister Lyonesse, Arthur sends an incognito Gareth, who she berates until he proves his worth

Lyonesse

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|Le Morte d'Arthur, {{circa}} 1470

|Idylls of the King

|Entrapped sister of Lynette, rescued by Gareth, whom she eventually marries

Llamrei

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| Culhwch and Olwen, 11th century

|Culhwch and Olwen, 11th century

| Llamrei was a mare owned by King Arthur

Mabon ap Modron

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|Culhwch and Olwen, 11th century

|Welsh Triads

|Son of Modron, kidnapped at birth, rescued by Culhwch

Madoc

|Madawg

|Book of Taliesin

|Stanzas of the Graves

|Son of Uther Pendragon, brother of Arthur in early Welsh tradition, father of Eliwlod

Maleagant{{dagger}}

|Malagant, Meleagant, perhaps Melwas

|Unclear, a similar character named "Melwas" appears in the 12th century Life of Gildas

|Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur

|Abductor of Guinevere

Manawydan fab Llyr

| Manawyddan

| The Mabinogion

| Culhwch and Olwen (circa 1100)

| Originally a British god; appeared as a knight of Arthur's in Culhwch and Olwen

Mark of Cornwall

| (Latin: {{lang|la|Marcus Cunomorus}}), (Cornish: {{lang|kw|Margh}}), (Welsh: {{lang|cy|March}})

|Possibly based on a historical figure from the 6th century

|Post-Vulgate Cycle, Prose Tristan, Le Morte d'Arthur, Palamedes, The Once and Future King

| Tristan's uncle, husband to Iseult

Meirchion

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| Tristan and Iseult

| Father to Mark of Cornwall

Melehan

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|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136

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|Elder son of Mordred

Meliodas

| Meliadus

|Prose Tristan

|Le Morte d'Arthur

|Father to Tristan, Tristan's father was named Rivalen in earlier versions

Menw ap Tairgwaedd

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| Culhwch and Olwen {{circa}} 1100

| Welsh Triads

| Enchanter, member of Arthur's retinue

Merlin

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Myrddin}}), Myrddin Emrys, Merlin Ambrosius, Merlyn

|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136, but derived from earlier Welsh tales

| Many

| Wizard, guide to King Arthur

Modron

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|Culhwch and Olwen, Welsh Triads, 11th century

|Welsh Triads

|Mother of Mabon, in another folktale, she is the mother of Owain (Ywain) and Morvydd by Urien, Possible source for Morgan le Fay

Mordred{{dagger}}

|Modred, (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Medrawd}}, Latin: {{lang|la|Medraut}})

| Annales Cambriae, {{circa}} 970

|Many

|In some literature, Arthur's illegitimate son through Morgause (or Morgan le Fay), kills and is killed by Arthur

Morgan le Fay

|Morgaine, Morgain, Morgana

|Unclear; first mention as Morgan in Vita Merlini, {{circa}} 1150

|Many

| Sorceress, half-sister and sometime antagonist of Arthur, and (in some traditions) mother of Mordred

Morgause

| Anna

|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136

|The Once and Future King, many others

| Arthur's half-sister, wife to King Lot, mother to Gawain, Agravaine, Gaheris, and Gareth, and in some traditions, also the mother of Mordred

Morgan Tud

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| Geraint ac Enid

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| Head physician of Arthur's court

Morholt{{dagger}}

|Marhalt, Morold, Marhaus

| Tristan, 12th century

| Tristan poems, Prose Tristan, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur

| Irish knight, rival of Tristan, uncle of Iseult

Morien{{dagger}}

| Moriaen

|Morien, 13th century

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|Half-Moorish son of Aglovale

Morvydd

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|Welsh Triads, Culhwch and Olwen

|Owain's twin sister

Nimue

| see Lady of the Lake

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Oberon

|Auberon, King of Shadows and Fairies

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|King of the Fairies, sometimes identified as a son of Morgan le Fay

Olwen

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| Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 11th century

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|Daughter of Ysbaddaden, beloved of Culhwch

Orgeluse

|Haughty Maiden of Logres

|Perceval, the Story of the Grail, {{circa}} 1181

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|A wife of Gawain

Owain{{dagger}}

|see Ywain

| Historical figure

| Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain

|Son of Urien

Palamedes{{dagger}}

| Palamede, Palomides

| Prose Tristan, 1230s, Le Morte D'Arthur

|The Once and Future King

|Saracen Knight of the Round Table

Parcenet

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|The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

|A maid from Queen Ettarre's court who helps Sir Pelleas

Pellam

|King Pellam of Listeneise, Pellehan

| see Fisher King

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Pelleas{{dagger}}

| Pellias

| Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s

|Le Morte d'Arthur, Idylls of the King

|A Knight of the Round table in love with Ettarre, later lover of Nimue

Pelles

| see Fisher King

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Pellinore{{dagger}}

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|Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur, The Once and Future King

|King of Listenoise, friend to Arthur, father to many

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| Culhwch ac Olwen, Geraint fab Erbin

| A comic character; one of the gatekeepers at Arthur's court, subservient to Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr. Killed in the hunt for Twrch Trwyth.{{Cite web|title=Culhwch ac Olwen Part Three |series=Celtic Literature Collective|url=http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/culhwch3.html|access-date=2023-01-02|website=www.maryjones.us}}

Petitcrieu

| Petitcreiu, Petitcru, Pticru

| Tristan, 12th century

| Tristan and Iseult

| A magical dog of Tristan and Iseult

Percival{{dagger}}

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Peredur}}) Perceval, Parzifal

|Erec and Enide, {{circa}} 1170

|Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Lancelot-Grail, many

|Achiever of the Holy Grail, King Pellinore's son in some tales

Questing Beast

|Beste Glatisant (Barking Beast)

|Perlesvaus, {{circa}} 1210

| Gerbert's Continuation of Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Post Vulgate Suite du Merlin, Prose Tristan, Le Morte d'Arthur

|A strange beast quested after by many knights associated with Pellinore and Palamedes

(Lady) Ragnell

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|Sir Gawain's wife, in some legends mother of Percival

Red Knight

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|Perceval, the Story of the Grail, {{circa}} 1181

|Le Morte d'Arthur

|Appears in many tales, usually as an antagonist

Rience

|Ritho, Ryence, Ryons, and Rion

|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136

| Lancelot-Grail, Post Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur

|King defeated by Arthur

Safir{{dagger}}

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|Le Morte d'Arthur, Prose Tristan

|Son to Esclabor, brother of Segwarides and Palamedes

Sagramore{{dagger}}

|Sagramor

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|Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Prose Tristan, Le Morte d'Arthur

|Ubiquitous Knight of the Round Table; various stories and origins are given for him

Segurant

| Sigurant, Seguarant, Sigurant

| Segurant, the Knight of the Dragon, late 13th century.

| Prophecies of Merlin

| Knight of the Isle of Not-Knowing, son of Hector the Brown, Dragon slayer,

Segwarides{{dagger}}

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|Le Morte d'Arthur, Prose Tristan

|Son of Esclabor, brother of Safir and Palamedes

Taliesin

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|Historical figure

| The Welsh Triads, Story of Taliesin, Alfred, Idylls of the King

|Bard to King Arthur, oldest known Welsh poet

Tom a Lincoln{{dagger}}

| The Red Rose Knight

|Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599; possibly mentioned in Robert Greene's Farewell to Folly, 1591

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| Illegitimate son of King Arthur through Angelica

Tom Thumb

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|Discovery of Witchcraft

|The History of Tom Thumb, Tom Thumb, The Tragedy of Tragedies

|A tiny creation of Merlin, later becomes Arthur's court dwarf and an honorary knight

Tor{{dagger}}

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|Le Morte d'Arthur

|Son of King Ars, adopted by Pellinore

Tristan{{dagger}}

| (Latin/Brythonic: {{lang|la|Drustanus}}), (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Drystan}}), (Portuguese: {{lang|pt|Tristão}}), (Spanish: {{lang|es|Tristán}}), Tristran, Tristram

|Roman de Tristan

|"Roman de Tristan", the two "Folies Tristans", "Chevrefeuil", Prose Tristan, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur

|Son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (or Meliodas), Iseult's lover

Urien{{dagger}}

|Uriens

| Historical figure

|Welsh Triads

|Father of Ywain (Owain mab Urien), husband of Morgan le Fay

Uther Pendragon

| (French: {{lang|fr|Uter Pendragon}}), (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Wthyr Bendragon}}, {{lang|cy|Uthr Bendragon}}, {{lang|cy|Uthyr Pendraeg}})

| Pa Gur yv y Porthaur?, {{circa}} 10th century

|Historia Regum Britanniae, {{circa}} 1136; Welsh Triads; The Once and Future King

|Arthur's father

Vortigern

| (Latin: {{lang|la|Urtigernus}}), Guorthigirn, Vortiger, Vortigen, Gwrtheyrn

| Probably a historical figure, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 721

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| King of Britain whose decisions assisted the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain

Vortimer

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|Historia Brittonum, c. 820

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|Son of Vortigern

Ysbaddaden

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|Culhwch and Olwen, {{circa}} 11th century

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|A giant and antagonist

Ywain{{dagger}}

| (Welsh: {{lang|cy|Owain}}), Yvain, Ewain, Uwain

| Based on the historical figure Owain mab Urien

|Historia Brittonum, Yvain, the Knight of the Lion

|Urien's son, Morvydd's brother

Ywain the Bastard{{dagger}}

|Ywain the Adventurous

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|Urien's illegitimate son through a seneschal, accidentally killed by Gawain

:{{dagger}} Indicates a Knight of the Round Table.

See also

References

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{{Arthurian Legend}}

Category:Lists of literary characters