Sir Kay Breaketh His Sword at ye Tournament
alternative names: Cai (Welsh), Gaius/Caius (Roman)
titles and positions: Knight of the Round Table, steward of Camelot
Arthur's foster brother, son of Sir Ector (Ectorius). In the earlier sources, he is one of Arthur's brave and true knights, and among the first to join with Arthur's cause. In later stories, he is either lamed and given the reduced status of Arthur's steward and a churlish character, or else is made to be one of Arthur's betrayers.
Nimue was 16 when Merlin first encountered her, and discovered she was able to do magic. She became his lover, and he was infatuated with her. She enclosed him in a tower, although some scholars put it as a cave, from which he could not escape. She then became the lover of Pelleas. Her name is also given to Nininae, Viviane, and Vivienne. Her father was Diones, a vavsour (a land holder, less than a Baron). Nimue is also thought to be of mythical origin, from the Irish Niamh or Welsh Rhiannon.
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