Short narrative poems, often connected to Arthurian and Breton tradition.
On New Year's Eve, a mysterious green knight challenges King Arthur's court to a beheading game.
The court of King Arthur, as described in "Culhwch and Olwen", teems with legendary heroes, bards, queens, and mysterious figures.
Cuckhold's Horn is a magical object that spills its drink for any man whose wife has been unfaithful, serving as a supernatural test of fidelity and a reflection of Arthurian ideals of honor and virtue.
A magical chessboard sought by Gawain in the Dutch romance "Roman van Walewein". Hovering above its surface, the board tests knights with patience, skill, and cleverness.
A jeweled drinking horn that revealed the truth no knight wished to face: Beneoiz exposed infidelity at Arthur’s court, sparing only Caradoc Briefbas and his faithful wife.
In the Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin, a courtly lay is composed at Arthur’s court in honour of Sir Gaheris, celebrating his noble deeds and chivalric reputation through poetry and song.
Introduction Among the most dangerous and storied weapons in Arthurian romance is Balin’s Sword, first described in The Knight with the Two Swords, also known as The Tale of Balin....