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Arthurian Characters

The Knight of Temperance in Spenser's The Faerie Queene, commissioned by Gloriana to destroy the Bower of Bliss.

Royalty and Rulers

The unnamed Emperor of Germany who arranged the marriage of his daughter Fenice to Alis, Emperor of Greece and Constantinople.

Locations, Knighthood, Court, Society

A portal at Camelot associated with the three queens destined to bear Arthur to Avalon.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

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.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

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.

Locations, Knighthood, Court, Society

The Grail lineage traces the sacred guardianship of the Holy Grail from the time of Christ to the knights of King Arthur. Medieval romances describe a succession of keepers—saints, bishops, and kings—who preserved the relic until it was finally revealed during the Grail Quest.