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Lanval of Astolat


In the Hebrew Melekh Artus, the lord of Astolat, father of Edelpert, Karavoç, and presumably – though she is not named in the text – Elaine.

This character appears unnamed in the Vulgate Mort Artu and as Bernard of Astolat in Malory. The author may have adopted the name from the popular French hero, Lanval.


Source
Melekh Artus | 1279