Accolon -
of Gaul. Morgan le Fay became enamored with him. On a hunting trip with Urien and Arthuur, the three became seperated from their companions. Finding a vessel, the y settled for the night. When Accolon awoke, he was in a field. He was given the sword Excalibur, and told that he must use it in a fight. Finally his opponent arrived and turned out to be Arthur himself.
Neither recognized the other, and so began to fight.It appeared that Accolon would be the victor, for Arthur held but a copy of Excalibur, but at the moment he seemed doomed, the Lady of the Lake appeared and caused the true Excalibur to fall to the ground. Arthur grabbed it and dealt Accolon a mortal blow.
When it was discovered that Morgan le Fay had engineered the whole affair, Arthur swore that Accolon would not be punished, but the poor knight later died of his injuries.
Adragain -
a Knight of the Round Table who, after the death of Arthur, becomes a
hermit.
Aglovale -
Perceval's brother. Father of Moriaen. Aglovale was killed when Lancelot carried off Guinevere.
Agravaine -
The son of Lot and Morgausse. He married Laurel, the neice of Lionors
and Lynette. Knowing of the affair between Lancelot and Gwenhyvar,
he, accompanied by Mordred and twelve other knights, succeeded in
trapping the lovers together in the queen's bedchamber. Lancelot, unarmed, killed Agravaine and the twelve other knights, fighting his way free, leaving only Mordred to tell Arthur of Guinevere's adulterous affair
Aguysans -
The King with a Hundred Knights.
Alon -
a grandnephew of King Arthur.
Angawddm Gofan -
Anwas - Adeiniawg (The Winged).
Anynnawg -
son of Menw ap Teirgwaedd.
Artegall -
count of Guerensis(Warwick), called Artgualchar by Geoffrey of
Monmouth. Spenser says that he was the son of Cador of Cornwall and
that he married Britomart, daughter of king Rience.
Arthur -
King of the Britons, son of Uthyr Pendragon and Ygraine farch Amlawdd.
Atlandor -
son of Naw.
Bagdemagus -
A cousin of Arthur, and the King of Gore. A benign character, but when
Tor was made a KotRT before him, he took umbrage. He was the father
of Melegaunce, whom he prevented from raping Gwenhyvar when his
son had carried her off. During the Quest for the Holy Grail he carried a
special shield with a red cross that was intended for Galahad. For this
he was wounded by a white knight, and was eventually killed by Gawain.
Balan -
brother of Balin.
Balin le Savage -
the Knight with the Two Swords.
Ban -
King of Benwick, Lancelot's father.
Banin -
the Godson of King Ban.
Beaumains -
see Gareth.
Bedwyr -
an important companion to King Arthur; brother of Lucan,son of
Pedrawd, son of Bedivere, founder of Bayeux. His son's name was
Amren and his daughter's Eneuavc. He is mentioned in the earliest
Welsh traditions as one of Arthur's followers. Last survivor of
Arthur's contingent at Badon.
Belleus -
made a Knight by Lancelot after incident in which Lancelot came
upon the pavillion of Belleus and slept there. Belleus returned and
mistaking Lancelot for his lover, embraced him in bed. In surprise and
horror Lancelot arose and wounded Belleus. Afterwards, upon finding
out the truth of the matter, Lancelot made Belleus a Knight of the Round
Table.
Berrant -
le Apres, the King with the Hundred Knights.*
Berth -
son of Cado.
Berwyn -
son of Cyrenyr.
Blamore de Ganis -
the son of Lancelot, brother of Bleoberis, who accused King
Anguish of murder for which he was defeated in a trial of combat by
Tristan; later they became good friends. He and his brother supported
their father in his war with Arthur, Blamore being made Duke of
Limousin. Following Arthur's death Blamore became a hermit.
Bleoberis -
the son of Lancelot, brother of Blamore de Ganis. He and his brother
supported their father in his war with Arthur, Bleoberis being made
Duke of Poitiers. He later went on to join the Holy Crusades
Blyant -
of Gaul.
Borre -
the bastard son of Arthur and Lionors, often identified with Loholt.
Bors de Ganis -
the son of Evaine and Bors, King of Ganis. He was chaste but
the daughter of King Brandegoris fell in love with him. Her nurse, using
an enchanted ring, made him make love to her. Their son was Elyan
the White, who became King of Constantinople. Bors was the third
Grail knight in the Galahad legends who succeeded in their task. He
returned to Arthur,s court and eventually died on Crusade.
Bradwen - son of Moren Mynawg.
Brandiles -
the son of Sir Gilbert, he did combat with Gawain, who had defeated
his father and two brothers and seduced his sister, Ragnell. The fight
was stopped, however, to be resumed later with the ghostly image of
Ragnell present, along with Guinglain, her son by Gawain. Perhaps
identifiable with Brian des Iles.
Brath -
son of Gwawrddur.
Breunor le Noire -
also Le Cote Male Taile.
Brys -
son of Brysethach.
Cador of Cornwall -
leader in Arthur's army, father of Constantine of Cornwall.
Cadwy -
son of Geraint.*
Calchaf -
a son of Caw.*
Canastyr -
Canllaw (100 Hands).
Carl of Carlisle -
he had been made a giant by a magic spell. He once hosted
Gawain, Kay and Baldwin at his hall, and asked Gawain to break the
spell by cutting off his head. Gawain complied and Carl was restored
to his formal size. Gawain then married his daughter and Arthur made
him Lord of Carlisle and a Knight of the Round Table.
Carnedyr -
son ofGofynion Hen (The Aged).
Carrados -
King of Scotland.
Cas -
son of Saidi.
Cilydd -
Canastyr (100 Grips).
Claris -
he rescued his companion Laris from Tallas, king of Denmark, and
married Lidoine, Lasis' sister.
Clarivaus -
King of Northumberland.
Cliges -
Colgrevaunce -
slain by Lionel, fought the eleven kings.
Constantine -
of Cornwall, son of Cador, king after Arthur's death/removal to
Avalon.
Corfil Berfach -
Cors -
Cant Ewin (100 Claws).
Cradawg -
son of Iaen of Caer Dathal.
Cubert -
son of Daere (The Irishman - possibly Curoi mac Daire?).
Culfanawyd -
son of Gwrion.
Cynchwr -
son of Nes.
Cynddylig -
Cyfarwydd (The Guide).
Cyndrwyn -
a son of Ermid.
Cynedyr -
Wyllt (The Wild).
Cynwal -
son of Caw.
Cynyr Cein -
farfalig (Fair Beard).
Dallaf -
- son of Cimin ap Alun Dyfed ap Saidi ap Gwrion.
Dinadan -
companion of Tristan, brother of Breunor the Black, he saw no purpose
in fighting for the fight itself. He was later killed by Mordred and
Agravain.
Dinas -
the seneschal of King Mark of Cornwall. He thought Tristan ill-
treated by Mark and later became his companion. Dinas accompanied
Lancelot when he ran off with Gwenhyvar and was made Duke of Anjou.
Dodinal -
the son of Belinant and Eglante, he was called 'the Savage' because
he liked to hunt wild game in the forests.
Donard -
Dornar -
a son of King Pellinore and brother of Driant.
Driant -
a son of King Pellinore and brother of Dornar.
Drudwas -
son of Tryffin.
Duach -
son of Gwawrddur (Hunchback).
Dwrst -
Dwnhaeadn (Iron-Fist).
Dwn Diysig -
Unben (Valorous Chieftain).
Dyfnwal -
Moel (the Bald).
Dywel -
a son of Erbin.
Ector -
foster father to Arthur, father of Kay.
Ector de Maris -
brother of Lancelot.
Edern -
son of Nudd.
Eheubryd -
son of Cyfwlch.
Eiddon Fawr-
Frydig (The Magnanimous).
Eidoel -
- son of Ner.
Eilader -
son of Pen Llarcan.
Elidyr -
Cyfarwydd (the Guide).
Eliwod -
son of Madoc ap Uthyr.
Erec -
son of King Lac, married to Enide.
Ermid -
son of Erbin, brother of Geraint.
Esgeir Gulhwch -
Gefyncawn (Reed-cutter).
Evadeam -
he fell under an enchantment and was changed into a dwarf. Gawain
met him after being told that he would assume the shape of the next
person he met; Gawain promptly turned into a dwarf and Evadeam
was restored to his normal size. Later Gawain was restored to his
former self and Evadeam was made a Knight of the Round Table.
Feirefiz -
Parzival's half-brother.
Fercos -
son of Roch (Fergus mac Roth?).
Fergus -
a Cornishman, he was said to have slain the Black Knight, who guarded
a wimple and a horn on an ivory lion.
Fflan -
son of Nwyfre.
Fflewdur -
Flam Wledig (Blazing Lord).
Florence -
son of Gawain.
Gaheris -
son of Gwyar,King of Lot, and Morgause, brother of Gawain,
he discovered his mother in bed with Lamorak and killed her in a
fit of rage, for which he was exiled by Arthur. He and his brother,
Agravain, later hunted down Lamorak and killed him. Gaheris was
slain by Lancelot during Gwenhyvar's rescue.
Gahmuret -
father of Parzival and Feirefiz.
Galahad -
son of Lancelot and Elaine, primary Grail knight in the Galahad legends.
Galahad -
Lancelot's baptismal name.
Galahaut -
the Haut Prince, lord of Surluse, who ruled the District Isles and other
kingdoms, he was the son of Brunor and the giantess, Bagota. He once
invaded Britain. He later befriended Lancelot and through him, Arthur.
When he thought Lancelot dead, he fasted, causing him to fall sick and
die.
Galeron -
a Scot of Galloway, he was knighted even though Arthur had confiscated
his lands.
Gales li Caus -
the husband of Philosophine and father of Perceval.
Galihodin -
a cousin of Galahaut, sub king of Surluse. Galihodin joined
Lancelot when he fled Arthur's court, and was made Duke of Sentoge .
Galihud -
delivered from Turquin by Lancelot, participated in the quest for
Tristram.
Galloch -
Gofyniad (The Hewer).
Garanwen -
son of Cei.
Gareth -
son of Gwyar, King of Lot, brother of Gawain, slain by Lancelot.
Garselit -
the Irishman.
Garwyli -
son of Gwythawg Gwyr.
Gawain -
son of Gwyar, King of Lot, nephew of Arthur.
Gereint -
son of Erbin, brother of Ermid, a Welsh knight who was later idenified
with the french Erec.
Gildas -
son of Caw (St. Gildas?).
Gilla -
Goeshydd (Stag-Shank).
Glewlwyd -
Gafae lfawr (Mighty-Grasp).
Gorasgwrn -
son of Nert.
Gormant -
son of Ricca.
Greid -
son of Eri.
Greidawl -
Gallddofydd (Tamer of Enemies).
Griflet -
le Fise de Dieu.
Gruddlwyn Gor -
(The Dwarf)
Gurnemanz -
uncle of Condwiramurs. Called Gornemant de Goort, he trained
Perceval in the knightly skills and hoped that he would marry his own
daughter, Liaze, but that did not come to pass. He had three sons,
Gurzgi, Lascoyt, and Schentefleurs, all of whom met violent deaths.
Gusg -
son of Achen.
Gwaeddan -
son of Cynfeln.
Gwalchmai -
son of Gwyar (Arthur's Nephew).
Gwalhafad -
son of Gwyar (Arthur's Nephew).
Gwarae -
Gwallt Eurin (Golden Hair)
Gwarthegyd -
son of Caw*.
Gweir -
son of Galellin. Tal Ariant(Silver Brow).
Gweir -
Gwryhyd Enwir (Malicious in Battle).
Gweir -
Gwyn Paladr (Bright Spear).
Gwelfyl -
son of Gwastad.
Gwenwynwyn -
son of Naw, Arthur's Champion in Culhwch.
Gwenwynwyn -
son of Seitfed ap Bedyn.
Gwrddyal -
son of Efrei.
Gwrfan -
Arfwyn (Wild Hair).
Gwrhyr -
Gwarthegfras (Rich in Cattle).
Gwrhyr -
Gwastrad Ieithoedd (Interpreter of Tongues).
Gwyar -
King of Orkney and Lothian. Husband of Morgause, and father of
Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris and Gareth.
Gwyddawg -
son of Menestyr.
Gwydre -
son of Llwydeu.
Gwyn -
son of Esni.
Gwyn -
son of Nwyfre.
Gwyn Eddyfron -
Gwyn Hywar -
Steward of Cornwall.
Gwynad -
son of Caw.
Gwystl -
son of Nwython.
Gwythawg Gwyr -
Gwythyr -
s0n of Greidawl.
Hafaidd -
Unllen (One Mantle).
Helin le Blank -
- son of Bors.
Henwas Adeiniawg -
son of Erim.
Huabwy -
son of Gwryon.
Huarwar -
son of Halwn (The Unsmiling).
Hueil -
son of Caw.
Iddawc -
Cordd Prydain (Churn of Britain).
Ilinot -
son of Arthur.
Ironsides -
called the Red Knight of the Red Lands, he was the father of
Raynbrown, and was defeated in battle by Gareth.
Isberyr -
Ewingath (Cat Claws).
Isgawyn -
son ofBanon.
Isgofan -
Hael (The Generous).
Kamelon -
son of the Irish King, Alvrez, brother of Miroet.
Kay -
the Seneschal, son of Ector and foster brother to Arthur.
Lac -
King of Karnant and Estragales and ruler of the Black Isles,son
of Canan, brother of Dirac, father of Erec, Brandiles, and Jeschute.
La Cote Male Taile"-
The Ill-Tailored Coat," name given to Breunor by Kay.
Lamorak de Gales -
son of Pellinor, he was hunted down and killed by Agravain
and Gaheris for having slept with Morgause.
Lancelot du Lake -
son of King Ban.
Leodegrance -
King of Cameliard, father of Guenevere.
Lionel -
nephew to Lancelot.
Llary -
son of Easnar Wledig.
Llawr -
so ofErmid.
Llawrodded -
Farfawg (the Bearded).
Lluber Beuthach -
Llwch -
Llenlleawg (Mighty-Hand).
Llwyd -
son of Cil Coed.
Llwydel -
son of Nwython.
Llwybyr Coch -
Loholt -
son of Arthur and either Lionors or Gwenhyvar.
Lucan -
the Butler, brother of Bedevere.
Mabsan -
son of Caw.
Mador -
the son of the king of the Hesperides, called Mador of the Door, he
partook in the Grail Quest.
Mael -
son of Roycol.
Maelwys -
son of Baeddan.
Marrok -
he was changed into a werewolf by his wife for seven years.
Meraugis -
son of King Mark of Cornwall and
Labiane, whom he raped and later
killed, Meraugis was abandoned by his father in the woods. There he
was found and raised by a forester. He fought at Camlann, and later
followed Bors and company as a hermit.
Miroet -
son of the Irish king, Alvrez, brother of Kamelon.
Mordred -
brother of Gawain, revealed the adultery of Lancelot and Guinevere,
attempted to take over the kingdom while Arthur was in France,
killed at Badon by Arthur.
Moren Mynawg -
Morfran -
son ofTegid (The Ugly).
Morgant -
Hael (the Generous).
Naw -
son of Seitfed ap Bedyn.
Nentres -
King of Garlot; one of the eleven Kings to originally rebel against Arthur, he later married Arthur's half sister, Elaine. and became a Knight of the
Round Table.
Nerthach -
son of Gwawrddur.
Noddawl -
farf Trwch (Boars Beard).
Owain -
called the Bastard, son of Urien of Rheged and the wife of his
seneschal and thus half-brother of Yvain, Owain was a common sense
knight. He was killed in a joust by Gawain, who had not recognized him.
Palomides -
the 'Saracen', brother of Safer.
Parzival -
the Perceval of Wolfram von Eschenbach.
Pelleas -
Pellinor -
father of Lamorak.
Penawr -
Penbagad (Leader of the Host).
Perceval -
second Grail knight in the Galahad legends; primary knight in the Perceval legends.
Peredur -
the Welsh Perceval.
Polidamus -
Priamus -
Rheiddon Arwy -
Rheiddwn -
son of Banon.
Rhuawn Bebyr -
son of Dorath.
Rhun -
son of Nwython.
Rience -
King of North Wales.
Safer -
brother of Palomides.
Sagramore -
le Desirous, knight of Arthur's court.
Samson -
Finsych (Dry Lips).
Sandaff -
Pryd Angel (Bright Angel).
Sarannon -
son of Glythfur.
Sawyl -
pen Uched (The Overlord).
Sel -
son of Selgi.
Selyf -
son of Sinoid.
Sglit -
Uohdryd (Lightfoot).
Siawn -
son of Iaen of Caer Dathal.
Sinnoch -
son of Seitfed ap Bedyn.
Sulien -
son of Iaen of Caer Dathal.
Tathal -
Twyll Golau (The Deceitful).
Teirgwaedd -
Teregud -
son of Iaen of Caer Dathal.
Terynon -
Twrf Liant.
Tor -
Tristram -
(Tristan) de Liones, son of Meliodas, nephew of King Mark,
lover of Isoulde.
Turquine -
Twyrch -
son of Anwas.
Twyrch -
son of Peryf.
Uchdryd -
Ardwyad Cad(Protector in Battle).
Urchdryd -
(Cross Beard)
Uriens -
King of Gore.
Urre -
of the Mount, Hungarian knight who came to Arthur's court to be
healed.
Uther Pendragon -
Arthur's father.
Wadu -
son of Seitfed ap Bedyn.
Yder -
Yvain -
son of King Urien, also known as the Knight with the Lion.
