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King Arthur Characters
Name Other namesEarliest appearance
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AccolonPost-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s
Morgan le Fay's lover
Aglovale†Agloval, Sir Aglovale de Galis
The Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis, The Once and Future King
King Pellinore's eldest son
Agravain† AgravaineLancelot-Grail, Le Morte D'Arthur
Second son of King Lot and Morgause, joins Mordred's rebellion
Amr Amhar, Amir, AnirHistoria Brittonum, c. AD 820
Geraint and Enid Son of King Arthur
King Arthur† Arthur PendragonY Gododdin, c. 7th century
Many King of the Britons
Aurelius Ambrosius
Ambrosius Aurelianus
Gildas' De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae c. AD 540s
Historia Brittonum c. AD 820
Uther Pendragon's brother, High King of Britain before him
Bagdemagus†Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, 1170s
Meleagant's father and ruler of Gorre
BanLancelot-Grail, early 13th century
Lancelot's father
Balan Sir Balan le SavagePost-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s
Post-Vulgate, Le Morte D'Arthur
Brother to Balin
BalinSir Balin le Savage, Knight with Two Swords
Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s
Post-Vulgate, Le Morte D'Arthur
Brother to Balan, kills the Lady of the Lake and strikes the Dolorous Stroke
Bedivere† (Welsh: Bedwyr)(French: Pa Gur yv y Vita Cadoc, Culhwch Returns Excalibur to
Bédoier) BedeverePorthaur, c. 10th century
and Olwen, Stanzas of the Graves, Welsh Triads, Historia Regum Britanniae, Le Morte d'Arthur, numerous others
The Lady of the Lake, brother to Sir Lucan
Black Knight
King Arthur's grandson through Tom a'Lincoln. Another Black Knight is an antagonist figure
Blanchefleur
Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181
Percival's wife, niece to Gornemant
Bors the Elder (French: Bohort)Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century
Brother to King Ban, and an ally of Arthur's
Bors the Younger†
Son of Bors the Elder, father of Elyan the White
BrangaineBrangaene, Brangwane, Brangien
Tristan poems by Béroul and Thomas of Britain, 12th century
Tristan poems of Béroul, Thomas, Eilhart von Oberge, Gottfried von Strassburg, Prose Tristan, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Handmaid to Iseult
BruinSir Bruin Surnamed the Black
First Named in "King Arthur Meets Lady Guinevere" Howard Pyle
Unknown Family, One of the Original 32 Knights of the "Round table"
Breunor le Noir†
Brunor, La Cote Male Taile ("The Badly-shaped Coat")
Knight who wears his murdered father's coat, brother of
Dinadan and Daniel
Brutus of Britain
(Brut, Brute, Welsh: Bryttys)
Historia Brittonum, c. AD 820
First King of Britain, a Trojan
Cador† (Latin: Cadorius)Historia Regum Britanniae, The Dream of Rhonabwy
Raised Guinevere as his ward, father to Constantine III of Britain, Described in some works as Arthur's cousin
Caelia Celia, The Faerie Queene
Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, 1590; Richard Johnson's Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599
Tom a'Lincoln's lover, mother to the Faerie Knight
Calogrenant† Colgrevance, Cynan
Chrétien de Troyes' Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s
Le Morte d'Arthur Cousin to Sir Ywain
Caradoc†
(Latin: Caractacus) (Welsh: Caradog Freichfras, meaning Caradoc Strong (or Stout) Arm)) (French: Carados Briefbras)
Perceval, the Story of the Grail, the Mabinogion
Rebelled against Arthur when he first became king, but later supported him. Sometimes two characters, Caradoc the Elder (a king) and Caradoc the Younger (a knight)
Catigern (Welsh: Cattegirn)
Historia Brittonum (9th century), Harleian genealogies, Historia Regum Britanniae (c. 1134)
Son of Vortigern; fought alongside his brother Vortimer against the Saxons
Cerdic of Wessex
Anglo Saxon Chronicle, 9th century
First King of Wessex, an ancestor of Arthur's
ClaudasPerlesvaus, Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur
A Frankish King antagonistic to Arthur, has two sons, Dorin and Claudin
Claudin†Lancelot-Grail, Le Morte d'Arthur
Virtuous son of the Frankish villain Claudas, eventually becomes one of 12 knights to achieve the Holy Grail
Constans son of Constantine
Based on the historical figure Constans
Historia Regum Britanniae
Son of Constantine II of Britain, older brother to Uther Pendragon
Constantine II of Britain
Based on the historical figure Constantine
Historia Regum Britanniae
Arthur's grandfather, father to Uther Pendragon, Constans, and Ambrosius Aurelianus
Constantine III of Britain†
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Historia Regum Britanniae, Le Morte d'Arthur
Arthur's cousin and successor to his throne, Cador's son
CulhwchCulhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century
Cousin of Arthur's in early Welsh legend
Cynric of Wessex
Anglo Saxon Chronicle, 9th century
Second King of Wessex, son of Cerdic
Dagonet†Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Arthur's court jester
Daniel von Blumenthal†
Daniel von Blumenthal, 1220
A Knight of the Round Table found in
an early German offshoot of Arthurian legend
Dinadan†Prose Tristan , 1230s
Prose Tristan , Le Morte D'Arthur
Son of Sir Brunor the Senior
Dindrane
(Italian: Agrestizia)(Welsh: Danbrann) Also Dindraine or Heliabel depending on the sources)
Sister (sometimes half-sister) of Percival, plays a large part in many Holy Grail stories
Durnure Sir Durnure
First Named in "King Arthur Meets Lady Guinevere" Howard Pyle
One of Three Sons of King Pellinore, One of the Original 32 Knights of the "Round table"
Ector† Hector, Antor, EctoriusLancelot-Grail, early 13th century
The Once and Future King, Le Morte d'Arthur
Raises Arthur according to Merlin's command, father to Sir Kay
Edern ap Nudd
Edern, son of Nudd, Yder, Yver, Isdernus, Knight of the Sparrowhawk
Culhwch and Olwen, c. 1100
Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide (as Yder), Geraint ac Enid, The Dream of Rhonabwy
Brother of Gwyn ap Nudd, rival to Erec/Geraint. Originally a hostile figure, later a member of Arthur's retinue
Elaine of Astolat
Elaine the White, Elaine the Fair, The Lady of Shalott
Le Morte d'Arthur, 1470
The Lady of Shalott
Daughter of Bernard of Astolat, classic Arthurian figure of unrequited love
Elaine of Benoic
Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century
Wife of King Ban and mother to Lancelot, Evaine's sister
Elaine of Corbenic
Amite, Helaine or Helizabel; "The Grail
Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval,
The Once and Future King, Perceval le Gallois
Daughter of the Fisher King, mother
Maiden"the Story of the Grail c. 1181
(1978)of Galahad by Lancelot
Elaine of Garlot
Daughter of Gorlois and Igraine, sister to Morgan le Fay and Morgause and a half-sister to King Arthur, wife to King Nentres.
Elaine of Listenoise
Le Morte d'ArthurDaughter of King Pellinore, lover of Sir Miles of the Laundes
Elaine the Peerless
Niece of the Lord of the Fens and wife of Persides the Red of the Castle of Gazevilte
Eliwlod Welsh TriadsNephew to Arthur, son of Madoc, Uther Pendragon's son
Elyan the White†
(French: Helyan le Blanc)
Son of Sir Bors and Claire, King Brandegoris' daughter, helps Lancelot rescue Guinevere and goes into exile with him
Enide EnidChrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, c. 1170
Idylls of the King, Geraint and Enid
Erec's wife
Epinogres Sir Epinogres First Named in "King Arthur Meets Lady Guinevere" Howard Pyle
Son of King of Umberland, and brother unto Enchantress Vivien, One of the Original 32 Knights of the
"Round table"
Erec†
Unclear; first literary appearance as Erec in Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, c. 1170
See Geraint and EnidSon of King Lac and a Knight of the Round Table
Esclabor†Father of Palamedes, Safir, and Segwarides
Esclados
Chrétien de Troyes' Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s
Defended a magical fountain in the Forest of Broceliande, married to Laudine
EvaineLancelot-Grail, early 13th century
Wife of Bors the Elder, mother of Bors the Younger and Lionel, sister of Elaine of Benoic, aunt of Lancelot
Faerie Knight, The
Richard Johnson's Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599
Bastard son of Tom a'Lincoln and Caelia, the Faerie Queen, half brother to the Black Knight
Feirefiz†
Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, early 13th century
Half-brother to Percival and King Arthur's nephew
Fisher King, The
The Wounded King, Pelles, Pelias
Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181
Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal, c. 1220, Prose Tristan as interpolation, c. 1230
Guardian of the Holy Grail
Gaheris† Le Morte d'Arthur Son of King Lot and Morgause, brother
to Gawain, Agravaine, and Gareth, and half-brother to Mordred
Galahad†Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century
Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Bastard son of Sir Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic
Galehault† Galehalt, GalehautLancelot-Grail, early 13th century
Former enemy of Arthur who becomes close friends with Lancelot
Galeschin† Galeshin The Vulgate Cycle
Son of Elaine of Garlot and King Nentres, nephew of Arthur
Gareth† BeaumainsLe Morte d'Arthur, Idylls of the King
Also a son of Lot and Morgause, in love with Lyonesse
Gawain†(Latin: Walwanus, Welsh: Gwalchmai, Irish: Balbhuaidh)
Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century
Chretien de Troyes' Conte du Graal, Lancelot-Grail cycle, Prose Tristan,Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur and many short Middle English romances
Another son of Lot and Morgause, father of Gingalain
Geraint† Geraint and Enid Enid's lover
Gingalain†
Guinglain, Gingalin, Gliglois, Wigalois, etc., also Le Bel Inconnu, or The Fair Unknown
Le Bel InconnuGawain's and Blanchemal's son
Gorlois (Old Welsh: Gwrlais) Historia Regum Igraine's first
Britanniae
husband before she married Uther Pendragon. Father of Morgause and Morgan le Fay.
GornemantChrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, c. 1170
Chrétien's Perceval, the Story of the Grail
Percival's mentor
Guiron le Courtois
Palamedes, 1235-40
Palamedes, Guiron Compilation
Companion of Meliodas
Green Knight†Bercilak, Bertilak, Bernlak, Bredbeddle
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 1300s
The Greene Knight, King Arthur and King Cornwall
A knight enchanted by Morgan le Fay in order to test Gawain
Griflet† Girflet, Jaufre Jaufré
The son of Do (or Don), cousin to Sir Lucan and Sir Bedivere
Gringolet
(Welsh: gwyn calet ("white-hardy"), or ceincaled ("handsome-hardy"))
Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, c. 1170
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Gawain's horse
Guinevak GwenhwyvachCulhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century
Welsh Triads, Thomas Love Peacock's Misfortunes of Elphin[disambiguation needed]
Guinevere's half-sister
Queen Guinevere
(Welsh: Gwenhwyfar, 'The White Fay' or 'White Ghost')(Latin: Guanhumara)
Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century
ManyWife to King Arthur, famous for her affair with Lancelot
Gwyn ap Nudd
First appeared in the Arthurian saga in Culhwch and Olwen, c.1100. Character is much older.
One of Arthur's knights. Brother of Edern ap Nudd, rival of Gwythyr ap Greidawl, lover of Creiddylad
Hector de Maris†
Ector de MarisQuest du Saint Graal Vulgate Cycle
Half-brother of Lancelot, son of King Ban and the Lady de Maris, Sir Bors and Sir Lionel are his cousins
Hengest Hengist
Bede's The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, AD 721
Historia Regum Britanniae
An Anglo-Saxon king killed by Uther Pendragon; Horsa's brother
Hueil mab Caw HuailCulhwch and Olwen, c 1110
Vita Gildas, Welsh Triads
A Pictish plunderer and chieftain, killed by Arthur. Brother to Saint Gildas
Hoel† (Welsh: Howel, Hywel)The Dream of Rhonabwy, Geraint and Enid
Son of King Budic of Brittany, father to St. Tudwal
Horsa
Bede's The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, AD 721
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Brother to Hengest
Igraine(Latin: Igerna)(Welsh: Eigyr) (French Igerne) Also Ygrayne and Arnive.
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Vulgate Merlin
Mother to King Arthur through an affair with Uther Pendragon. Mother of Morgause and Morgan le Fay through her first husband Gorlois.
Iseult of Ireland
Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta
Tristan and Iseult
Wife of Mark of Cornwall and adulterous lover of Sir Tristan
Queen IseultIsolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta
Tristan and IseultIseult of Ireland's mother
Iseult of the White Hands
Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta
Tristan and Iseult
Daughter of Hoel of Brittany, sister of Sir Kahedin, and wife of Tristan
Joseph of Arimathea
Biblical figure; first connection with Arthur is in Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie, 12th century
First keeper of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend
Josephus of Arimathea
Josephe, Josephes
Lancelot-Grail cycle, Post Vulgate Prose Tristan, Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur
Son of Joseph of Arimathea
Kay† (Welsh: Cai, Latin: Caius)Pa Gur yv y porthaur? 10th century
ManyFoster brother to Arthur, Sir Ector's son
Kahedin
Kahadin, Kahedrin, Kehenis, Kehidius; possibly the Welsh character Kae Hir
Thomas of Britain's Roman de Tristan
Prose Tristan, Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur
Brother to Iseult, son of King Hoel, had an affair with Brangaine
Lady of the Lake
Nimue, Viviane, Niniane, Nyneve, etc.
Unclear; a water fay is first mentioned as Lancelot's foster mother in Chrétien de Troyes' Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, 1170s
Many
There are several related characters called the Lady of the Lake. Their actions include giving Arthur his sword Excalibur, raising Lancelot and his cousins as foster children, enchanting Merlin, and taking the dying king to Avalon
Lamorak†Prose Tristan, c. 1235
Lancelot-Grail Cycle
Son of King Pellinore, brother to Tor, Aglovale, Percival, and Dindrane. Lover of Morgause
Lancelot†Lancelot du Lac, Lancelot of the Lake, Launcelot
Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, c. 1170
Chrétien's Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, Lancelot-Grail, many others
Son to King Ban and Elaine, most famous for his affair with Queen Guinevere, Arthur's wife, most prominent Knight of the Round Table
Lanval†Landevale, Launfal, Lambewell
Marie de France's Lanval, late 12th century
Sir Landevale, Sir Launfal, Sir Lambewell
A knight of King Arthur's court who falls in love with a fairy
Laudine Lady of the Fountain
Chrétien de Troyes' Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s
Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, Iwein
Sir Ywain's wife
Leodegrance† Leondegrance
Guinevere's father, King of Cameliard in what is now southwest England
Lionel†Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century
Son of King Bors of Gaunnes (or Gaul), brother of Bors the Younger
Lohengrin Loherangrin, Lorengel
Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, early 13th century
Parzival, German romance Lohengrin, Lorengel, Richard Wagner's Lohengrin
A knight of the Holy Grail, son of Percival
LoholtPossibly Llacheu, similar character in Welsh sources
Welsh Triads (as Llacheu)
Perlesvaus, Vulgate Cycle (as Loholt)
Illegitimate son of Arthur
Lot Loth
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Le Morte d'Arthur
King of Lothian, father to Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth
Lucan† Sir Lucan the Butler Le Morte d'Arthur
Servant to King Arthur, Bedivere's brother, Griflet's cousin
LuciusLucius Tiberius, Lucius Hiberius
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Alliterative Morte Arthure, Le Morte d'Arthur,
A fictional Roman Emperor and antagonist to Arthur
Lunete(Welsh: Luned) (French: Lunete, Lunet)
Chrétien de Troyes' Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s
Handmaiden and advisor to Laudine
LynetteThomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, c. 1470
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Seeks aid from Arthur to rescue her sister Lyonesse; Arthur sends an incognito Gareth, who she berates until he proves his worth
LyonesseThomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, c. 1470
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Entrapped sister of Lynette; rescued by Gareth, whom she eventually marries
Mabon ap Modron
Culhwch and Olwen, 11th century
Welsh TriadsSon of Modron, kidnapped at birth, rescued by Culhwch
Madoc Madawg Book of Taliesin Stanzas of the Graves Son of Uther Pendragon, brother of Arthur in early
Welsh tradition, father of Eliwlod
Maleagant†Malagant, Meleagant, perhaps Melwas
Unclear, a similar character named "Melwas" appears in the 12th century Life of Gildas
Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Abductor of Guinevere
Manawydan fab Llyr
Sometimes Manawyddan
The Mabinogion (first appearance)
Pa Gur yv y Porthaur (circa 10th century)
Culhwch and Olwen (circa 1100)
Originally a British God; appeared as a knight of Arthur's in Culhwch and Olwen
Mark of Cornwall
(Latin: Marcus Cunomorus)(Cornish: Margh)(Welsh: March)
Possibly based on a historical figure from the 6th century
Post-Vulgate Cycle, Prose Tristan, Le Morte d'Arthur, Palamedes
Tristan's uncle, husband to Iseult
Meirchion Tristan and IseultFather to Mark of Cornwall
Melehan
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 (unnamed)
Elder son of Mordred
Meliodas Meliadus
Prose Tristan; Tristan's father was named Rivalen in earlier versions
Le Morte d'Arthur Father to Tristan
Menw ap Tairgwaedd
Culhwch and Olwen c.1100
Welsh TriadsEnchanter, member of Arthur's retinue.
Merlin (Welsh: Myrddin), Myrddin Emrys, Merlin Ambrosius
First mention of his familiar character is Geoffrey of
Many Wizard, guide to King Arthur
Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136, but derived from earlier Welsh tales
Modron
Mentioned as the mother of Mabon ap Modron in Culhwch and Olwen and the Welsh Triads
Welsh Triads
Mother of Mabon; in another folktale, she is the mother of Owain (Ywain) and Morvydd by Urien. Possible source for Morgan le Fay
Mordred†Modred (Welsh: Medrawd, Latin: Medraut)
Annales Cambriae, c. 970
Many
In some literature, Arthur's illegitimate son through Morgause (or Morgan le Fay), kills and is killed by Arthur
Morgan le FayMorgaine, Morgain, Morgana, Bellicent
Unclear; first mention as Morgan in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini, c. 1150
Many
Sorceress, half-sister and sometime antagonist of Arthur, and (in some traditions) mother of Mordred
Morgause Anna
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Arthur's half-sister, wife to King Lot, mother to Gawain, Agravaine, Gaheris, and Gareth. In some traditions, also the mother of Mordred
Morgan Tud Geraint ac EnidHead physician of Arthur's court.
Morholt† Marhalt, Morold, Marhaus
Tristan poems of Béroul and
Tristan poems of Béroul, Thomas, Eilhart
Irish knight, rival of Tristan, uncle of
Thomas of Britain, 12th century
von Oberge, Gottfried von Strassburg, Prose Tristan, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Iseult
Morien† MoriaenDutch romance Morien, 13th century
Half-Moorish son of Aglovale
MorvyddWelsh Triads, Culhwch and Olwen
Owain's twin sister
Nimue see Lady of the Lake
OberonAuberon, King of Shadows and Fairies
King of the Fairies, sometimes identified as a son of Morgan le Fay
OlwenCulhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century
Daughter of Ysbaddaden, beloved of Culhwch
OrgeluseHaughty Maiden of Logres
Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181
A wife of Gawain
Owain† (see Ywain) Historical figureOwain, or the Lady of the Fountain
Son of Urien
Palamedes† Palamede, Palomides
Prose Tristan , 1230s, Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur,
T.H. White's The Once and Future King
Saracen Knight of the Round Table
ParcenetThe Story of King Arthur and His Knights
A maid from Queen Ettarre's court who helps Sir Pelleas
PellamKing Pellam of Listeneise, Pellehan
see Fisher King
Pelleas† PelliasPost-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s
Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King
A Knight of the Round table in love with Ettarre, later lover of Nimue
Pelles see Fisher King
Pellinore†
Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, T. H. White's The Once and Future King
King of Listenoise and friend to Arthur
Percival†(Welsh: Peredur) Perceval, Parzifal
As Percival, Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, c. 1170
Chrétien's Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Lancelot-Grail, many
Achiever of the Holy Grail; King Pellinore's son in some tales
Questing BeastBeste Glatisant (Barking Beast)
Perlesvaus, c. 1210
Gerbert's Continuation of Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Post Vulgate Suite du Merlin, Prose Tristan, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
A strange beast quested after by many knights associated with Pellinore and Palamedes.
Lady RagnellSir Gawain's wife, in some legends mother of Percival
Red Knight
Chrétien's Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181
Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Appears in many tales, usually as an antagonist
RienceRitho, Ryence, Ryons, and Rion
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Lancelot-Grail, Post Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
King defeated by Arthur
Safir†Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Prose Tristan
Son to Esclabor, brother of Segwarides and Palamedes
Sagramore† Sagramor
Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Prose Tristan, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Ubiquitous Knight of the Round Table; various stories and origins are given for him
Segwarides†Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Prose Tristan
Son of Esclabor, brother of Safir and Palamedes
Taliesin Historical figure
The Welsh Triads, Story of Taliesin, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Bard to king Arthur, oldest known Welsh poet
Tom a'Lincoln† The Red Rose Knight
At least in Richard Johnson's Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599; possibly mentioned in Robert Greene's Farewell to Folly, 1591
Illegitimate son of King Arthur through Angelica
Tom ThumbReginald Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft
The History of Tom Thumb, Henry Fielding's Tom Thumb and The Tragedy of Tragedies
A tiny creation of Merlin. Later becomes Arthur's court dwarf and an honorary knight
Tor†Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Son of King Ars, adopted by Pellinore
Tristan† (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Drystan; Portuguese: Tristão; Spanish: Tristán; also known as Tristran,
Beroul's 'Roman de Tristan'
Thomas of Britain's 'Roman de Tristan', the two 'Folies Tristans', Marie de France's 'Chevrefeuil', Eilhart
Son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (or Meliodas), Iseult's lover
Tristram, etc.)
von Oberge, Gottfried von Strassburg, Post-Vulgate Prose Tristan , Post-Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Urien† Uriens Historical figure Welsh Triads
Father of Ywain (Owain mab Urien), husband of Morgan le Fay
Uther Pendragon
(French: Uter Pendragon; Welsh: Wthyr Bendragon, Uthr Bendragon, Uthyr Pendraeg)
Pa Gur yv y Porthaur?, c. 10th century
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Welsh Triads
Arthur's father
Vortigern(Latin: Urtigernus), Guorthigirn, Vortiger, Vortigen, Gwrtheyrn
Probably a historical figure; first mentioned in Bede's The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, AD 721
King of Britain whose decisions assisted the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain
VortimerHistoria Brittonum, c. AD 820
Son of Vortigern
YsbaddadenCulhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century
A giant and antagonist in the story Culhwch and Olwen
Ywain†(Welsh: Owain) Yvain, Ewain or Uwain
Based on the historical figure Owain mab Urien
Historia Brittonum, Yvain, the Knight of the Lion
Urien's son, Morvydd's brother
Ywain the Bastard†
Ywain the Adventurous Urien's illegitimate son through a
seneschal, accidentally killed by Gawain