The Knight of Temperance in Spenser's The Faerie Queene, commissioned by Gloriana to destroy the Bower of Bliss.
The enchanted realm ruled by Gloriana in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.
An enchanted garden ruled by the sorceress Acrasia, where beauty, luxury, and sensual pleasure ensnared unwary knights.
A powerful enchantress who ruled the Bower of Bliss in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.
The loyal nurse of Fenice whose knowledge of medicine and enchantments enabled the lovers' secret romance. Through her skill, Fenice preserved both her honour and her life.
A legendary island that revolved upon the sea above a giant lodestone. It was one of the most mysterious locations in Arthurian romance.
A magnificent enchanted bed in the hall of Canguin, created to test the courage and worthiness of knights.
- 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.
