Elena


The cousin of Enide, Erec’s wife, and the daughter of Earl Tracon of Acusborg in the Norse Erex Saga.

She was the sweetheart of Mabonagrain, with whom she lived in the castle of Brandigan. To test his love, she elicited a promise from Mabonagrain to slay any knight that passed by their residence. The adventure became known as the Joy of the Court, and persisted until Erec defeated Mabonagrain.

Chrétien de Troyes’s Erec includes her character but does not name her.