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.
Short narrative poems, often connected to Arthurian and Breton tradition.
The garment of the giant slain by Arthur, associated with one of the most brutal episodes of the tradition.
Arthur's Club of Iron, claimed from the Giant of Saint Michel, is a trophy of raw strength and courage.
Explore how distances and travel times are portrayed in Arthurian romance. From Lancelot’s four-day journey to Camelot to Gareth’s swift rides, discover how chivalric tales blend medieval travel realities with poetic and moral geography.
King Arthur rose from prophecy and hidden beginnings to unite Britain under sword and honor. His life tells of heroism, betrayal, and the quest for a just realm. Even in legend, he endures—the once and future king.
The name Arthur has uncertain origins, with proposed roots in the Roman Artorius and Celtic linguistic traditions. Its meaning remains debated, but its association with kingship and heroism shaped medieval legend.
- ARTHURIAN CHARACTERS
- Arthuriana
- Clerics, Hermits, and Holy Figures
- French Romance Tradition
- Grail Tradition
- Source | Cronica sive Antiquitates Glastoniensis Ecclesie
- Source | De Antiquitate Glastoniensis Ecclesiae
- Source | Joseph d'Arimathie
- Source | Post-Vulgate Cycle
- Source | Post-Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal
- Source | Sone de Nausay
- Source | Vulgate Estoire del Saint Graal
- Source | Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal
- The Grail Lineage
- THE GRAIL TRADITION
Joseph of Arimathea is remembered in Arthurian tradition as the first keeper of the Holy Grail. A figure rooted in the Gospels, he bridges biblical history and medieval legend, carrying the relic of Christ’s Passion into the lineage that would one day lead to the Grail quest of Arthur’s knights.