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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.

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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.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

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

Arthurian Items and Symbols

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

Arthurian Items and Symbols

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.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

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.

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