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Arthurian Legend Characters
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Sir Bors
One of the knights who succeeds in the quest for the Holy Grail; known for his endurance, piety, and chastity.
King Arthur
Central character and king in Arthurian legends; renowned for his leadership and his knights' allegiance to the Round Table.
Sir Percival
One of the knights who undertake the quest for the Holy Grail; often depicted as naive and virtuous.
Merlin
A powerful wizard who acts as King Arthur's mentor and advisor; instrumental in Arthur's accession to the throne.
Guinevere
Queen consort of King Arthur; becomes a subject of courtly love and the center of a tragic love triangle.
Mordred
Arthur's illegitimate son who ultimately betrays and fights against Arthur at the Battle of Camlann.
Sir Lancelot
One of the greatest knights of the Round Table, known for his martial skill and his affair with Queen Guinevere.
Sir Galahad
Famed as the purest and most noble knight; achieves the quest for the Holy Grail.
Lady of the Lake
Mystic figure who gives Arthur his sword Excalibur and assists him in various ways throughout the legends.
Nimue
Another name for the Lady of the Lake; in some stories, she replaces Merlin as Arthur's magical advisor.
Sir Kay
Arthur's foster brother and seneschal; known for his acid tongue and questionable values.
King Pellinore
A knight of the Round Table; known for his pursuit of the Questing Beast and his involvement in the beginning of Arthur's reign.
Sir Tristan
Knight of the Round Table; famous for the tragic romance with Iseult, the wife of King Mark of Cornwall.
Sir Ector
Foster father to King Arthur; raises Arthur until Merlin reveals the boy's royal lineage.
Elaine of Corbenic
Mother of Sir Galahad; tricks Lancelot into conceiving Galahad and is associated with the Holy Grail.
Sir Gawain
A knight of the Round Table; central character in the tale of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'.
Sir Palamedes
A Saracen knight of Arthur's court; competes with Tristan for Iseult's love and seeks the Holy Grail.
Morgan le Fay
A powerful enchantress and half-sister of King Arthur; depicted alternately as a foe and a helper to Arthur.
Iseult
A central figure in the legend of Tristan and Iseult; married to King Mark but in love with Sir Tristan.
Sir Bedivere
One of Arthur's trusted knights; last of the knights to serve the king and tasked with returning Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.
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