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Orguelleus of the Narrow Passage

Orguelleuse of the Narrow Passage

The guardian of the borders of Galloway, who vowed that no knight that entered the country would escape alive. Gawain defied this vow by defeating Orguelleus in combat at the Perilous Ford.

Orguelleus’s lover was Orguelleuse of Logres.


Sources
Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal | Chrétien de Troyes, late 12th century
First Continuation of Chrétien’s Perceval | Attributed to Wauchier of Denain, c. 1200