NIGHTBRINGER | The Arthurian Encyclopedia

Abelleus

Abelin

The object of Tor’s first quest.

Abelleus stole a white brachet from Arthur’s hall; Tor tracked him down and retrieved it. Having promised Abelleus’s head to the hound’s owner, Tor reluctantly decapitated him.


See also
Ehangwen | The Legend of Arthur


Sources
Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin | 1230-1240
Le Morte Darthur | Sir Thomas Malory, 1469-1470