Orphilet the Fair

Orplet, Orpylet

A Knight of the Round Table in Ulrich von Zatzikhoven’s Lanzelet. Orphilet was encountered by Lancelot early in his adventures.

Lancelot came across Orphilet and Sir Kuraus fighting in a clearing. They were both ready to collapse from exhaustion, and Lancelot made them stop fighting. The three knights went together to the castle of Moreiz, where they enjoyed the hospitality of Lord Galagandreiz. Galagandreiz was of uneven disposition, and Orphilet feared him. For this reason, he declined to sleep with Galagandreiz’s daughter when she offered herself to him.

At the end of their adventure, Orphilet asked Lancelot to accompany him to King Arthur’s court, but Lancelot declined.

A knight later in the poem is called Torfilaret, but it is uncertain if Ulrich meant to signify the same knight. If so, than Orphilet is related to Tor of later romance.