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Oruale de Guindoel

Angale de Granidel, Angale de Raguindel, Angrile de Granidel, Orgale de Guidel, Orgalle de Gindiel, Orvale de Guindoel

She was a cousin of Lancelot, although she had last seen him, at the time of her rescue by Ector de Maris, when Lancelot was two months old. Oruale’s mother had been a cousin of King Ban; both Oruale’s parents died about two years after settling in Britain.

For Oruale’s troubles at the hands of Sir Marigart le Rous, see Guindoel Castle. After rescuing her, Ector offered to be her true knight always and everywhere for Lancelot’s sake; this does not, however, necessarily imply a romantic relationship.