"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 late on a day in which King Arthur is supposed to go hunting. They go to catch up with the"
"and Enid"", of the ""Mabinogion"". Geraint, tributary prince of Devon and one of Arthur's bravest knights, is married to Enid, the only daughter of Yniol. He loves his wife deeply and she responds with equal affection; her only wish is to please him. At this time, the first rumours about Lancelot and Guinevere begin to spread throughout the court, but as yet there is no proof that any romance really exists. Geraint believes the stories and begins to fear that Enid will follow the bad example of her friend, the queen. His worries begin to plague him and he finally"
"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."
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"to the aid of one of his loyal lords, whose castle is besieged by Maleagant. With Merlin's magic, Arthur successfully breaks the siege, but is wounded. He is nursed by the lord's daughter, Guinevere, whom Arthur falls in love with and pledges to marry. Merlin predicts that Guinevere will somehow be the cause of Arthur's downfall. Before the wedding, Arthur's stepsister, Morgane, arrives at Camelot and seduces Arthur by taking on Guinevere's appearance. She becomes pregnant and vows that her child will inherit Arthur's kingdom. Morgane then unites with Maleagant to prevent Arthur's marriage to Guinevere. Some time later, the"
"it is hinted that she was ""willingly"" abducted) by the magician who has enchanted the castle. In the French ""Livre d'Artus"", an incomplete alternate conclusion to the French Vulgate ""Merlin"", it is mentioned that Ygraine dwells hidden in Corbenic, the castle of the Holy Grail. This is apparently a version of the same tradition since in the late Lancelot-Grail, the enchantments of the Grail castle are very similar to and seem to be based on the enchantments found in Chrétien's Castle of Marvels. Igraine In the Matter of Britain, Igraine () is the mother of King Arthur. She is also"
"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,"
"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"
"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"
"""The Weddynge of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell"", as well as the works of Chrétien de Troyes and the prose cycle Lancelot-Grail. Gawain is one of a select number of Round Table members to be referred to as one of the greatest knights and closest companions of King Arthur. He is usually the son of Arthur's sister Morgause (or Anna) and King Lot of Orkney and Lothian, and his brothers or half-brothers are Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred. Gawain is often portrayed as a formidable, courteous, and also a compassionate warrior, fiercely loyal to his king and family. As such"
"Geraint, son of King Erbin of Dumnonia, courts Enid. The couple marry and settle down together, but rumors spread that Geraint has gone soft. Upset about this, Enid cries to herself that she is not a true wife for keeping her husband from his chivalric duties, but Geraint misunderstands her comment to mean she has been unfaithful to him. He makes her join him on a long and dangerous trip and commands her not to speak to him. Enid disregards this command several times to warn her husband of danger. Several adventures follow that prove Enid's love and Geraint's fighting"
"niece of King Arthur. In some versions of the legend, she falls in love with Sir Percival. Other versions cast her as a child of King Lot. Elaine (legend) Elaine is a name shared by several different female characters in Arthurian legend. Elaine of Astolat, also known in some texts as Elaine the Fair or the Fair Maid of Astolat and (as ""The Lady of Shalott"" in Lord Alfred Tennyson's same-titled poem) is a maiden who falls in unrequited love with Sir Lancelot. Elaine of Benoic (or Benwick) is the wife of King Ban and the mother of Lancelot. She"
"Gaheris Gaheris (Old French: Gaheriet or Gaheriez) is a character in the Arthurian legend, a nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table, the third son of Arthur's sister or half-sister Morgause and her husband Lot, King of Orkney and Lothian. He is the younger brother of Gawain and Agravaine, and the older brother of Gareth and half-brother of Mordred. Several of his adventures are narrated in the Lancelot-Grail cycle. In the prose ""Lancelot"", he is described as valiant, agile, handsome, reticent in speech, prone to excess when angered, and possessing a right arm longer than the"
"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"
"to his meeting and marriage with Guinevere. This version of the legend has Guinevere betrothed to Arthur early in his career, while he was garnering support. The following narrative is largely based on the Lancelot-Grail prose cycle. When the great knight Lancelot arrives later, Guinevere is instantly smitten. Following his early rescue of her from Meleagant (in ""Le Morte d'Arthur"" this episode only happens much later on) and his admission into the Round Table, and with Galehaut's assistance, she and Lancelot begin an escalating romantic affair that in the end will lead to Arthur's fall. In the Vulgate version, the"
"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."
"the spouses into reconciliation. Lunete In Arthurian legend, Lunete (also known as Luned or Lunet) is a handmaiden and advisor to the Lady of the Fountain (Laudine). It is she who is responsible for convincing Laudine to accept Ywain in marriage. She is described in Chrétien de Troyes' ""Yvain, the Knight of the Lion"" as ""a charming brunette, prudent, clever and polite..."" When Esclados the Red (Laudine's first husband) is mortally wounded and killed by Ywain, he finds himself trapped in Laudine's castle (Castle of Landuc near Brocéliande). Lunete offers him shelter and agrees to aid him in escaping the"
"serves, finds the Sword in the Stone in a church courtyard and pulls it out, thereby proving to the world that he is the rightful heir to the throne of England. Even with this heavenly mandate, Arthur still is forced to defeat many other armies in battle in order to win the throne. 2. Morgause (pg.20) Igraine and Lord Gorlois had had three daughters before Lord Gorlois died. These daughters knew that Arthur was their half-brother. Arthur, though, was unaware. The eldest of the three daughters, Morgause, travelled to Camelot, where Arthur fell in love with her. Merlin prophesied that"
"emotional excesses which make Lancelot almost a figure of fun in Chrétien’s tale. Queen Guenevere — the wife of King Arthur and lover of Lancelot in the Arthurian legend. It was said of Queen Guenevere that everyone who came into her presence was ennobled. King Arthur — If Arthur did, in fact, exist, he was probably the leader of the native people of Britain, at a time when their lands were being invaded and settled by Saxons and other Germanic groups. In this retelling, two motifs are emphasized: magic and a new understanding of love. The first is embodied in"
"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"
"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"
"sere damp fern, night after night you sit Holding the bridle like a man of stone, Dismal, unfriended: what thing comes of it?</poem> Galahad Sir Galahad (; sometimes referred to as Galeas or Galath ), in Arthurian legend, is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail. He is the illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic, and is renowned for his gallantry and purity as the most perfect of all knights. Emerging quite late in the medieval Arthurian tradition, Sir Galahad first appears in the Lancelot–Grail cycle, and"
"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"
"Gráinne Gráinne () is the daughter of Cormac mac Airt in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. She is one of the central figures in the Middle Irish text ""Finn and Gráinne"" and, most famously, in the 17th-century tale ""The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne"", which tells of her betrothal to Fionn mac Cumhaill, leader of the Fianna, and her subsequent elopement with Fionn's warrior Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. In ""The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne"", Gráinne was promised in marriage to Fionn but, repulsed by his age, she forms a relationship with Diarmuid at their betrothal party. At first he"
"Gareth later counsels Lyonesse to report to King Arthur and pretend she does not know where he is; instead, he tells her to announce a tournament of his knights against the Round Table. This allows Gareth to disguise himself and win honor by defeating his brother knights. The heralds eventually acknowledge that he is Sir Gareth right as he strikes down Sir Gawain, his brother, in a joust. The book ends with Gareth rejoining his fellow knights and marrying Lyonesse. At court, Lynette falls in love with another of Gareth's brothers, Gaheris. Lynette and Lyonesse In some versions of Arthurian"
"the names of Gwenhwyfar and Nimue, who later becomes a priestess of Avalon and is used to trick the Merlin into coming with her to the isle to receive punishment for perceived crimes against the Goddess and later drowns herself. Unlike the Elaines in earlier stories, she dies of natural causes later in the book. Elaine of Corbenic Elaine of Corbenic (also known as Amite, Heliaebel, Helaine, Perevida or Helizabel; identified as ""The Grail Maiden"" or ""Grail Bearer""), is a character in the Arthurian legend. She is the daughter of King Pelles and the mother of Galahad by Lancelot. She"
"Laudine Laudine is a character in Chrétien de Troyes's 12th-century romance ""Yvain, or, The Knight with the Lion"" and all of its adaptations, which include the Welsh tale of ""Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain"" and the German epic ""Iwein"" by Hartmann von Aue. Usually known as the Lady of the Fountain, she becomes the wife of the poem's protagonist, Yvain, one of the knights of King Arthur's Round Table, after he kills her husband, but later spurns the knight-errant when he neglects her for heroic adventure, only to take him back in the end. Chrétien calls her """"la"
"Elaine (legend) Elaine is a name shared by several different female characters in Arthurian legend. Elaine of Astolat, also known in some texts as Elaine the Fair or the Fair Maid of Astolat and (as ""The Lady of Shalott"" in Lord Alfred Tennyson's same-titled poem) is a maiden who falls in unrequited love with Sir Lancelot. Elaine of Benoic (or Benwick) is the wife of King Ban and the mother of Lancelot. She is the sister of Evaine, wife of King Bors of Gaunnes and mother of Sir Lionel and Sir Bors. Her husband dies of grief when his enemy"