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Castle of the Rock

Castel de la Roce

In the Third Continuation of Chrétien’s Perceval, a castle ruled by Silimac of the Rock, a knight killed while traveling with Gawain.

In the Prose Tristan, a castle by this name is on the border between Lyonesse and Cornwall.


Sources
Prose Tristan | 1230-1240
Third Continuation of Chrétien’s Perceval | Manessier, c. 1230