Arthurian Items

A golden token given by Guenevere to Lancelot to wear in tournaments. The sleeve marked the queen’s favor and symbolized the famous love story in Arthurian legend.

Guenevere’s Shield is a prophetic relic from the Vulgate Lancelot that foretold the destined love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guenevere. The shield showed a knight and lady divided by a cleft that would close only when their love was fulfilled.

Gloves serve as pledges and formal challenges to trial by combat. Learn about the origin of the phrase "to throw down the gauntlet."

A gilded ivory comb discovered by Lancelot after the queen's abduction by Meliagrant.

Goswhit was King Arthur's helmet, made of steel bound with gold and adorned with gems. Originally belonging to Uther, Arthur wore it at the battle against the Saxons at Bath.

A blood-dripping spear which appears in the Grail Procession. Feared as a weapon of destruction yet revered as a holy relic.

Glain, a legendary magic‑snake’s egg, connects Merlin to the mystical and wondrous world of Celtic and Cornish folklore, bridging Arthurian legend with mythical zoology.

The legendary Glastonbury Thorn, a mystical tree famed for blooming at Christmas and Easter.