Syria

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The Vulgate Estoire del Saint Graal tells us that in Joseph of Arimathea’s time, Syria was ruled by Count Felix, and then by King Fanoyel.

From Geoffrey of Monmouth, we learn that in Arthur’s time, its king, Evander, joined Rome in the war against Arthur and was killed.

In Wirnt von Grafenberg’s Wigalois, Syria is a mountain-enclosed land that can only be entered with a magical belt. Florie, the princess of Syria, becomes Gawain’s wife and the mother of Wigalois.

Rulers in other texts are given as Tholomé, Natalon, or Nadus. Jean D’Outremeuse, in Ly Myreur des Histors, says that Arthur conquered it.

According to Palamedes, the first inhabitants of Britain - the maiden Albion and her companions - came from Syria, which was ruled at the time by King Diodicias.

Saint Peter, the first Pope, were born and raised in Bethsaida, a village in Syria.