Variant of
Addanc, name of a lake monster in Arthurian
legend.
Variant of
Addanc, name of a lake monster in Arthurian
legend.
Variant of Accalon, name of a knight of
the round table.
Variant of
Addanc, name of a lake monster in Arthurian
legend.
Name of a lake monster from Welsh mythology that
King Arthur (or Percival) was later ascribed to have killed. It is variously described as a demon, a dwarf, beaver, or crocodile. It was said to prey upon anyone foolish enough to swim in its lake. The location of the lake in which it dwells also varies: Llyn Barfog, Llyn Llion, Llyn yr Afanc.
Variant of
Addanc, name of a lake monster in Arthurian
legend.
Variant of
Addanc, name of a lake monster in Arthurian
legend.
Variant of Agravain, name of a Knight of the Round
Table.
The most ancient name of Great
Britain, but most often used to refer to England and occasionally to Scotland,
whose name in Gaelic is
Alba, in Welsh Yr
Alban.
Variant of Welsh Angharad,
meaning
more love
Island of apples English name derived from the legendary island
where the body of
King Arthur is said to be buried. The name is probably
related to Celtic abal, or Welsh afal, meaning
apple
Variant of
Addanc, name of a lake monster in Arthurian
legend.
Variant of
Avalon, meaning
island of
apples
Variant of
Avalon, meaning
island of
apples
Father of
Maleagant
the villain who abducts Guinevere.
Location of the sixth
battle of
King Arthur.
Middle English form of French Blancheflour, meaning
white flower
Variant of French Blancheflour,
meaning
white flower
He was a giant and
king of Britain in the Welsh Mabinogion. The son of
Llyr and Penarddun,
and brother of
Branwen, Efnisien, and Manawydan. He was mortally wounded in
battle and ordered that his head should be cut off. According to the Triads, his
head was buried in
London where the White Tower now stands. As long as it
remained there, Britain would be safe from invasion. However, King
Arthur dug up the head, declaring the country would be protected only by his great strength.
There have been attempts to link the still-current practice of keeping ravens at the Tower of
London with this story of
Bran, whose name means
Raven
Fair raven Welsh Arthurian legen name of the daughter of
Llyr in the Mabinogion. Sometimes considered a goddess of love and beauty. The name is composed of the Welsh elements bran
raven and gwen
fair, white
A magical forest
located where a number of Arthurian adventures took place. Broceliande is today
called the
Forest of Paimpont, located near Rennes, France.
Another name for Excalibur.
Another name for Camelot.
Dearly loved Ancient Welsh name derived from the root car,
meaning
love
Variant of Celtic
Cadeyrn,
meaning
battle-lord
In the Matter of Britain,
this is the name of the Sword in the Stone which
Arthur pulled free to become
King of Britain.
Title of a Welsh
story that is probably the earliest Arthurian tale of which there is any written
evidence still existing.
Arthurian legend name from the
German poem Parzival in which she is a messenger of the
Grail who condemns Percival.
Name of the father of
Goreu
in the Culhwch and
Olwen story.
Arthurian legend name of the Grail Maiden and sister of Percival.
She was a major character in many of the Holy Grail
stories.
Name of a whelp of Greid.
Supposed to be the only hound who can hunt Twrch
Trwyth.
Location of the second,
third, fourth and fifth battles of
King Arthur.
Old French form of
Helen, meaning
torch or
moon or more likely
to elope Because most Arthurian legend names are of Celtic origin, some etymologists believe that the name Elaine may originally have derived from a Welsh element meaning
fawn, hind
Sister of Evaine, wife of King
Ban, and mother of Lancelot.
The Grail Maiden Daughter of
Pelles, the
Fisher
King. Sometimes confused with
Elaine the
Peerless. Her
father was prophesied to be the grandfather of the bearer of
the Holy
Grail.
Daughter of Gorlois and
Igraine, sister of
Morgan le
Fay and Morgause, and half-sister of
King
Arthur. She is wife of
King Nentres and mother of Galeshin who later becomes a
Knight of the Round
Table.
Niece of the Lord of the Fens and wife of Persides the Red
of the Castle of Gazevilte.
Variant of Welsh Enid, meaning
purity or
soul
In Culhwch and
Olwen,
Erbin is the father of Ermind, Dywel and Geraint.
Variant of English
Eric, meaning
ever-ruler
Another name for Excalibur.
Arthurian legend name of the insensitive lover of Pelleas.
Variant of
Ettard, name of a lover
of Pelleas.
Variant of
Ettard,
name of a lover of Pelleas.
King Pelles. Last in a line of guardians charged with keeping the Holy Grail. He is wounded in the legs
or groin, causing an impotence that affects the fertility of the land, reducing it to a barren wasteland. Afterward, there is nothing for him to do but fish in the river near his castle Corbenic. Knights from many lands attempt to heal the Fisher
King, but none but
Percival (and later
Galahad and Bors) are able to accomplish the feat. In some versions of the story He has a son named Pellehan or Pellam.
Welsh Arthurian legend name of a Knight of the Round Table, the son of Lancelot
and
Elaine, and the only knight to
find the Holy Grail. The name was invented by the author of La Queste del
Saint Graal and was probably derived from biblical
Gilead,
meaning
mound of testimony
Knight of the Round Table
Welsh
Arthurian legend name of one of the Knights of the Round table, probably
meaning
old
Knight of the Round Table, Sir
Gawain