A sword embedded in a stone and anvil that could be drawn only by the rightful king of Britain.
Crocea Mors, "Yellow Death," is King Pellinore's sword, famed for its golden hilt and its connection to his tireless pursuit of the Questin Beast.
Blood Feuds in Arthurian Legend — In the romances, vengeance for slain kin was both duty and danger. Knights like Gawaine, Bellangere, and La Cote Male Taile sought justice through honorable combat, revealing the tension between personal honor and chivalric law.
Castle of Marvels, an enchanted fortress in Arthurian romance where Gawain breaks powerful spells by courage and courtesy. A legendary site of trial, kinship, and wonder guarded by Arthur’s own family.
- ARTHURIAN CHARACTERS
- FAMILIES AND LINEAGES
- French Romance Tradition
- Grail Tradition
- Knights of the Round Table
- Source | Annales Cambriae
- Source | Historia Regum Britanniae
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Source | Parzival
- Source | Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal
- Source | Peredur
- Source | Peredur son of Efrawg
- Source | Triads of the Island of Britain
- Source | Vulgate Cycle
- Source | Y Gododdin
- The Grail Lineage
- Title | Knight
- Title | Knight of the Round Table
Percivale of Wales is the knight most closely linked to the Quest for the Holy Grail. First portrayed as a naïve youth raised in the wild, he grows into a figure of faith and perseverance, achieving the vision of the Grail alongside Galahad and Bors.
- ARTHURIAN CHARACTERS
- Arthuriana
- Clerics, Hermits, and Holy Figures
- FAMILIES AND LINEAGES
- French Romance Tradition
- Grail Tradition
- Source | Didot-Perceval
- Source | Joseph d'Arimathie
- Source | Le Livre d'Artus
- Source | Perlesvaus
- Source | Vulgate Estoire del Saint Graal
- Source | Vulgate Merlin
- The Grail Lineage
- THE GRAIL TRADITION
Alain le Gros (or Alain the Large) was remembered in Arthurian tradition as father of Percivale and the third Grail keeper at Carbonek.







