Alexander’s Shirt

Arthurian Characters

The sister of Gawain, wife of Alexander of Greece, and mother of Cligés. Her romance with Alexander forms one of the central love stories in Chrétien de Troyes' Cligés.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

Alexander's Shirt is a ceremonial garment transformed by love - a relic where devotion outshone metal and revealed the truth of the heart.