A knight defeated by Perceval after the slaying of his ferocious lions. Following his defeat, he joined the fellowship of the Round Table.
A magnificent enchanted bed in the hall of Canguin, created to test the courage and worthiness of knights.
- ARTHURIAN CULTURE
- ARTHURIAN ITEMS
- Feasting and Hospitality
- General Arthurian Tradition
- Source | De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae
- Source | Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
- Source | La Tavola Ritonda
- Source | Lancelot, or Le Chevalier de la Charrette
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Source | Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal
- Source | Prose Tristan
- Source | Vulgate Lancelot
- Source | Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal
A prized luxury throughout Arthurian literature, associated with hospitality, feasting, medicine, and occasionally deception.
A horn used to summon combatants to the court of Sir Parsamant.
A prophetic sword forged by the master smith Trebuchet and given to Perceval by the Fisher King.
A master smith of the Grail tradition renowned for forging only three swords during his lifetime.
Perilous fords are recurring trial sites in Arthurian romance. They are defended by hostile knights or bound to strange customs.
The widowed mother of Perceval, whose attempt to shield her son from knighthood shapes the beginning of his journey.