A dangerous passage and castle adventure established by Galehaut the Brown.
A haunted castle of punishment and enchantment associated with the Grail tradition.
A dangerous mountain associated with a knightly vow undertaken by Sir Kahedis.
A lake in the Forest of Morrois associated with treachery and ambush in the Tristan tradition.
Perilous fords are recurring trial sites in Arthurian romance. They are defended by hostile knights or bound to strange customs.
- ARTHURIAN LOCATIONS
- Forests and Woodlands
- French Romance Tradition
- Source | Lancelot, or Le Chevalier de la Charrette
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Source | Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal
- Source | Perlesvaus
- Source | Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin
- Source | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Source | The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell
- Source | Vulgate Estoire del Saint Graal
- Source | Vulgate Lancelot
- Source | Vulgate Merlin
- Source | Yvain, or Le Chevalier au Lion
A recurring enchanted woodland in Arthurian romance, associated with illusion, wandering, and supernatural trial.
Nennius’s Historia Brittonum (c. 830) preserves the earliest account of Arthur’s Twelve Battles, portraying him as dux bellorum and linking him for the first time to the victory at Mount Badon.
The legendary Glastonbury Thorn, a mystical tree famed for blooming at Christmas and Easter.
