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 CULTURE
- ARTHURIAN ITEMS
- Feasting and Hospitality
- General Arthurian Tradition
- Source | De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae
- Source | Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
- Source | La Tavola Ritonda
- Source | Lancelot, or Le Chevalier de la Charrette
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Source | Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal
- Source | Prose Tristan
- Source | Vulgate Lancelot
- Source | Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal
A prized luxury throughout Arthurian literature, associated with hospitality, feasting, medicine, and occasionally deception.
A defensive and symbolic object central to medieval warfare and Arthurian romance.
Festive tournaments and courtly celebrations inspired by the legendary fellowship of King Arthur.
A lake in the Forest of Morrois associated with treachery and ambush in the Tristan tradition.
The widowed mother of Perceval, whose attempt to shield her son from knighthood shapes the beginning of his journey.
Short narrative poems, often connected to Arthurian and Breton tradition.
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.
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