"of Limours, and he rides away with his wife. Their friend meets them, and lets him come to his castle. The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur is a 1910 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. The book tells of Sir Geraint and his wife Enid, Sir Galahad and how he achieved the Holy Grail, and the death of King Arthur. It is the last of Pyle's Arthurian series. In the story, Sir Geraint, along with Queen Guinevere and her court, woke up"
"Geraint Geraint is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a king of Dumnonia and a valiant warrior. He may have lived during or shortly prior to the reign of the historical Arthur, but some scholars doubt he ever existed. The name of Geraint is a Welsh form of the Latin Gerontius, meaning ""old man"". Geraint's father was said to be Erbin, a herder of sheep, and according to ""Culhwch and Olwen"", he had brothers named Ermind and Dywel. A ""Geraint of the South"" appears at the Battle of Catraeth (circa 600) in the 14th-century poem ""Y Gododdin"", attributed"
"romance and that of Branwen in medieval Welsh legend, lending credence to the theory that the former is ultimately based on the latter. Brangaine Brangaine (variously spelled Brangaene, Brangwane, Brangien, Brangwin, etc.) is the handmaid and confidante of Iseult of Ireland in the Arthurian legend of Tristan and Iseult. She appears in most versions of the story. Brangaine plays essentially the same role in the early poetic versions of Béroul and Thomas of Britain, and their respective German successors Eilhart von Oberge and Gottfried von Strassburg. She is the inadvertent catalyst in the development of the story's central romance: before"
"Lot of Lothian's daughter, which exhibit parallels to the narrative of ""Yvain"". 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 have had a Celtic source). It survives in the White Book of Rhydderch and the Red Book of Hergest, both from the 14th century. The romance concerns the love of Geraint, one of King Arthur's men, and the beautiful Enid."
"position is correct. Geraint ab Erbin is certainly a character in the Welsh Arthurian story of Culhwch and Olwen. Custennin is known from other records, but Lud is not and may be a further mistake. Salomon married Gwen, the daughter of an Irish prince who had settled at Caer-Goch near St David's in Pembrokeshire. Salomon is sometimes identified with one or both known Saints Selevan, of St Levan in Cornwall and Penmon on Anglesey, or with Salwys, the supposed founder the church of Lansallos, also in Cornwall. His memorial could be the Chi-Rho inscribed stone to be seen at St"
"to Arthur on his Mother's side, his father the chief elder of Cornwall. In Robert de Boron's poem ""Merlin"", Igraine's previous husband is an unnamed Duke of Tintagel and it is by him that she becomes the mother of two unnamed daughters. One marries King Lot and by him becomes the mother of Gawain, Mordred, Gaheriet and Guerrehet. A second daughter, also unnamed in some variants but in some named Morgaine, is married to King Nentres of Garlot, who is identified with Budic II of Brittany. According to Robert de Boron, Igraine died before her second husband. A third illegitimate"
"folk saint King Geraint, patron saint of Gerrans, near Falmouth, being buried on Carne Beacon near Veryan. Gerrans celebrates his festival on the second Sunday in August. His feast day is 10 August. Geraint Geraint is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a king of Dumnonia and a valiant warrior. He may have lived during or shortly prior to the reign of the historical Arthur, but some scholars doubt he ever existed. The name of Geraint is a Welsh form of the Latin Gerontius, meaning ""old man"". Geraint's father was said to be Erbin, a herder of sheep,"
"figures in Welsh tradition. The poem ""Y Gododdin"" names Cynon as one of the Britons who fought against the Angles at the disastrous Battle of Catraeth; and is named as one of the four survivors, along with the author of the poem, Aneirin. Aneirin mentions Cynon earlier in his poetry, referring to him: Later works mention Cynon's great love for Morvydd (Morvyth), daughter of Urien Rheged, and he appears in the prose tale ""Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain"", taking the role given to Calogrenant in other versions of the story. Cynon's passion for Morvydd sees him named as"
"Brangaine Brangaine (variously spelled Brangaene, Brangwane, Brangien, Brangwin, etc.) is the handmaid and confidante of Iseult of Ireland in the Arthurian legend of Tristan and Iseult. She appears in most versions of the story. Brangaine plays essentially the same role in the early poetic versions of Béroul and Thomas of Britain, and their respective German successors Eilhart von Oberge and Gottfried von Strassburg. She is the inadvertent catalyst in the development of the story's central romance: before Tristan takes Iseult back to Cornwall to be the wife of his uncle Mark, Iseult's mother (also named Iseult) entrusts Brangaine with a"
"Gawain and Orgeluse express their love for each other, and eventually peace is made between the lady and Guiromelant. Orgeluse marries Gawain while Guiromelant marries the champion's sister. Orgeluse The Haughty Maiden of Logres is a character from Arthurian legend, appearing in Chrétien de Troyes' ""Perceval, the Story of the Grail"" and works based on it. She is left nameless in Chrétien's unfinished romance, but Wolfram von Eschenbach, who reworked the tale for the German epic ""Parzival"", calls her Orgeluse (taken from ""Orgueilleuse"", the French word for ""haughty""). In Chrétien's work, Gawain meets the Haughty Maiden while travelling; she treats"
"Guinevere Guinevere ( ; ; ), often written as Guenevere or Gwenevere, is the wife of King Arthur in Arthurian legend. Guinevere has been portrayed as everything from a villainous and opportunistic traitor to a fatally flawed but noble and virtuous lady. She first appears as ""Guanhumara"" (with many spelling variants in the manuscript tradition) in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ""Historia Regum Britanniae"", a pseudo-historical chronicle of British history written circa 1136. In the later medieval romances, one of the most prominent story arcs is Queen Guinevere's tragic love affair with her husband's chief knight, Lancelot, indirectly causing the death of"
"ruler of Gwent around the 6th century, and was based at Caerwent, the earlier Roman town of ""Venta Silurum"". They interpret his name as a remembrance of the earlier hero Caratacus, implying a continuity of tradition from the pre-Roman culture of the Silures who occupied the same area in what is now south-east Wales, and which is also suggested by other material. Caradoc appears in the Welsh Triads, where he is described as Arthur's chief elder at Celliwig in Cornwall and one of the three knights of the island of Britain; his horse is named as Lluagor (""Host-Splitter""). His wife,"
"Igraine In the Matter of Britain, Igraine () is the mother of King Arthur. She is also known in Latin as Igerna, in Welsh as Eigr (Middle Welsh Eigyr), in French as Ygraine (Old French Ygerne or Igerne), in Thomas Malory's ""Le Morte d'Arthur"" as Ygrayne— often modernized as Igraine or Igreine—and in Wolfram von Eschenbach's ""Parzival"" as Arnive. She becomes the wife of Uther Pendragon, but her first husband was Gorlois; her daughters by Gorlois are Elaine, Morgause and Morgan le Fay. In Geoffrey of Monmouth's ""Historia Regum Britanniae"", Igerna enters the story as the wife of Gorlois, Duke"
"been driven from his kingdom by Hengest's brother, though he continued to harry his enemies severely. However, it was Geoffrey of Monmouth's version of Gawain in the ""Historia Regum Britanniae"", written around 1136, that brought the character to a wider audience. As in the Welsh tradition, Geoffrey's Gualguanus is the son of Arthur's sister, here named Anna, and her husband is Lot, the prince of Lothian and one of Arthur's key suporters. Gualguanus is depicted as a superior warrior and potential heir to the throne until he is tragically struck down by the forces of his traitorous brother Modred at"
"in later romance. Lot chiefly figures as king of Lothian, but in other sources he also rules Orkney and sometimes Norway. He is generally depicted as the husband of Arthur's sister or half-sister, variously named Anna or Morgause. The names and number of his children vary depending on the source, but the later romance tradition gives him the sons Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred. A king of Lothian appears in both early Latin and Welsh sources. An early fragmentary ""Life of St Kentigern"" contains a ""Leudonus"" of ""Leudonia"" as the maternal grandfather of Saint Kentigern, also known as Mungo."
"asks Arthur's permission to return to Devon. After they arrive home, Geraint is very affectionate and attentive to his wife. He totally neglects his duties as a ruler and a knight, for he is obsessed with the idea that Enid has left a lover behind at the palace. Made suspicious by his jealousy, he stays at Enid's side at all times. Before long, Geraint's reputation begins to suffer. His people secretly scoff at him and jeer that his manliness is gone. Enid also is upset by his new and disgraceful way of life, but she is afraid to criticise him"
"Powys describes ""Porius"" as a romance, because it draws heavily on Arthurian romance as well as the Welsh classic the Mabinogion, parts of which contain Arthurian stories; furthermore it includes both giants and magic. However, Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin), and Nineue, the Lady of the Lake are the major Arthurian characters and King Arthur only has a minor role. There are other Arthurian figures, including Medrawd (Mordred or Modred), Galahaut, and Powys also makes use of the Arthurian name Creiddylad. Creiddylad in the novel is Porius's giantess great-grandmother and as well it is the name Porius gives to the young giantess"
"to Aneirin. Geraint was one of the ""Three Seafarers of the Isle of Britain"" according to the Welsh Triads. The ""Elegy for Geraint"" is a sixth century poem found in the ""Black Book of Carmarthen"", in praise of Geraint, a Dumnonian king, who fell during the conflict with the Saxons. The ""Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"" says: ""Port and his two sons, Bieda and Maegla, came to Britain at the place called Portsmouth, and slew a young Welshman, a very noble man."" Scholars believe that the Llongborth mentioned in the poem is, in fact, the Portsmouth of the Chronicle entry and that Geraint"
"her. The corresponding character of Arthur's sister in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century Latin chronicle ""Historia Regum Britanniae"" is named Anna. In Wolfram von Eschenbach's ""Parzival"", Anna is replaced by Sangive (whom Der Pleier calls Seife), while her parallel in ""Arthour and Merlin"" (late 14th century) is Belisent (Bellicent) and the mother of Gawain's Welsh forerunner, Gwalchmei ap Gwyar, is thought to be Gwyar (a name meaning ""gore""). The earliest known form of Morgause's name is Orcades, given in the First Continuation of Chrétien de Troyes' ""Perceval"" (the former of which was once attributed to Wauchier de Denain and dated c."
"the cycle of Carolingian romances, collectively known as the ""Matter of France."" In the genealogy of the cycle’s legendary heroes, Girart is a son of Doon de Mayence and appears in the various irreconcilable events. Girart fought at the Battle of Fontenay in 841, and doubtless followed Lothair I, his future brother-in-law, to Aix-en-Provence. In 843, he married Bertha, daughter of Lothair I (May 800 - Sep 855) and Ermengarde of Tours (800-851). Hugh II (780-837) was Bertha's grandfather. In 855, Girart became governor of Provence for Lothair's son Charles, nominal king of Provence. His wife Bertha defended Vienne unsuccessfully"
"is listed along with other great men and women of Arthur's court in another, much earlier ""Mabinogion"" tale, ""Culhwch and Olwen"". Possible Irish antecedents to the Tristan legend have received much scholarly attention. An ill-fated ""triantán an ghrá"" or love triangle features into a number of Irish works, most notably in the text called ""Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne"" or ""The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne"". In the story, the aging Fionn mac Cumhaill takes the young princess, Gráinne, to be his wife. At the betrothal ceremony, however, she falls in love with Diarmuid, one of Fionn's most trusted warriors. Gráinne"
"largely because certain aspects of her story must be fleshed out by the modern author. In spite of her iconic doomed romance with Lancelot, a number of modern reinterpretations portray her as being manipulated into her affair with Lancelot, with Arthur being her rightful true love. Others present her love for Lancelot as stemming from a relationship that existed prior to her arranged marriage to Arthur. Guinevere Guinevere ( ; ; ), often written as Guenevere or Gwenevere, is the wife of King Arthur in Arthurian legend. Guinevere has been portrayed as everything from a villainous and opportunistic traitor to"
"in an endless seasonal battle with Gwythyr ap Greidawl for the hand of Creiddylad. The conditions placed on Culhwch by his mother are similar to those placed on Lleu Llaw Gyffes by Arianrhod, and Culhwch's arrival at Arthur's court is reminiscent of the Irish god Lug's arrival at the court of Nuada Airgetlám in ""Cath Maige Tuired"". The hero of ""Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain"", is based on the historical figure Owain mab Urien. He appears as Ywain in later continental tradition. The romance consists of a hero marrying his love, the Lady of the Fountain, but losing"
"accepted by Arthur. It is possible that Gwenhwyfach was once thought of as a darker aspect of Gwenhwyfar. Some modern writers associate Gwenhwyfach with Mordred, presumably due to her association with Camlann; she appears as the traitor's wife in Thomas Love Peacock's novel ""The Misfortunes of Elphin"" (1829), for example. Gwenhwyfach Gwenhwyfach (, , or ; sometimes anglicized to ""Guinevak"") was a sister of Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere) in medieval Welsh Arthurian legend. The tradition surrounding her is preserved in fragmentary form in two Welsh Triads and the ""Mabinogi"" tale of ""Culhwch and Olwen"". This obscure figure is first mentioned in ""Culhwch"","
"Geraint, was a commoner with whom her mother fell in love. Eilonwy is not a historical Welsh name (unlike many others used in the stories), but it turns up in a tale by Glasynys – published in ""Cymru Fu"", or ""The Wales that Was"" (1862-4), and translated from the Welsh by Sir John Rhys in his ""Celtic Folklore"" (1901) – belonging to the daughter of a mermaid named Nefyn ferch Nefydd and her human lover Ifan Morgan. A poem by Talhaiarn also bears the name ""Eilonwy"". It may be based on the literary Welsh (""i.e."" obsolete) word ""eilon"", meaning ""deer,"
"the later Owen Cesarius. Owain is said to be the father of St. Kentigern Garthwys by Denw, the daughter of ""Leuddun"", commonly identified with Lot of Lothian. Over the centuries, the history of Owain known to storytellers faded sufficiently that he was incorporated into Welsh Arthurian legend and stories about him spread to continental Europe. Chrétien's ""Yvain, the Knight of the Lion"" and the related Mabinogion story Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain are devoted to his exploits, and he appears prominently in the Mabinogion tale ""The Dream of Rhonabwy"" and briefly in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ""Historia Regum Britanniae""."
"of his ""Historia Regum Britanniae""). The name is given as Guennuuar in the ""Vita Gildae"", while Gerald of Wales refers to her as '. In the 15th-century Middle Cornish play ""Bewnans Ke"", she was called Gwynnever. A cognate name in Modern English is Jennifer, from Cornish. In one of the Welsh Triads (', no. 56), there are three Gwenhwyfars married to King Arthur. The first is the daughter of Cywryd of Gwent, the second of Gwythyr ap Greidawl, and the third of (G)ogrfan Gawr (""the Giant""). In a variant of another Welsh Triad (', no. 54), only the daughter of"
"of ""gwyddbwyl"", have all been described as identifiably Celtic ingredients which are not otherwise present in Chrétien's story. Goetinck sees in ""Peredur"" a variant on the Celtic theme of the sovereignty goddess, who personifies the country and has to be won sexually by the rightful king or heir to secure peace and prosperity for the kingdom. N. Petrovskaia has recently suggested an alternative interpretation, linking the figure of the Empress with Empress Matilda. This Peredur makes brief cameo appearances elsewhere. The romance ""Geraint and Enid"" includes Peredur son of Efrawg in a list of warriors accompanying Geraint, along with many"
"Angharad Angharad (; ) is a feminine given name in the Welsh language, having a long association with Welsh royalty, history and myth. It translates to English as ""much loved one"". Angharad, also sometimes known as Angharad Golden-Hand, is the lover of Peredur in the Welsh myth cycle ""The Mabinogion"". In some versions of the story, Peredur meets her at King Arthur's court at Caerleon. There have been a number of historical (or semi-historical) Angharads, most notably the daughter of Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd, who married Gruffydd Maelor. Other historical Angharads include: Angharad is the daughter of Rhydderch Hael,"
"away for an education. In a popular tradition from later evolutions of this narrative, Morgan is the youngest of the daughters of Igraine and Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall. In the poem's prose version and its continuations, she has at least two elder sisters (various manuscripts list up to five daughters and some do not mention Morgan being a bastard child): Elaine of Garlot and Morgause, the latter of whom is the mother of Arthur's knights Gawain, Gaheris, Gareth, and Agravain by King Lot of Lothian, and the traitor Mordred by Arthur (in some romances the wife of King Lot"
"the life of Bran ap Brychan. Angharad Angharad (; ) is a feminine given name in the Welsh language, having a long association with Welsh royalty, history and myth. It translates to English as ""much loved one"". Angharad, also sometimes known as Angharad Golden-Hand, is the lover of Peredur in the Welsh myth cycle ""The Mabinogion"". In some versions of the story, Peredur meets her at King Arthur's court at Caerleon. There have been a number of historical (or semi-historical) Angharads, most notably the daughter of Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd, who married Gruffydd Maelor. Other historical Angharads include: Angharad"
"Guiron le Courtois Guiron le Courtois is a character in Arthurian legend, a knight-errant and one of the central figures in the French romance known as ""Palamedes"", with later versions named ""Guiron le Courtois"" and the ""Compilation"" of Rustichello da Pisa. In the course of his adventures he becomes the companion of Danyn the Red, Lord of the Castle of Malaonc, whose wife, the Lady of Malaonc, is the most beautiful woman in Britain. Guiron and the lady fall in love, but the courteous knight remains loyal to his friend Danyn. Later both knights fall in love with the lady"
"accounts. He remains Urien's son in virtually all literature in which he appears, whereas other characters in Arthurian legend based on historical figures, for instance Sir Kay, lost their original familial connections in romance literature. Ywain, the character of the romances, takes his name from Owain mab Urien, a historical figure of the 6th-century kingdom of Rheged at the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. His name was recorded in the bardic tradition of Taliesin and became a legendary character in the Welsh Triads, where his father, sister, horse and personal bard are all acclaimed but his wife Penarwan"