Together with King Arthur, they numbered 24 around the Round Table. (There are 25 places around the Round Table of King Edward I, displayed at Winchester, pictured above, but Sir La Cote Male Taile was simply a nickname of Sir Brunor*, already listed, not two people/characters.) The Winchester Round Table is by far the coolest round table in existence today, and one of the most interesting artifacts to be seen in all of the U.K.
In the Winchester Round Table, King Arthur sits between his son/nephew Sir Mordred and Lancelot's son Sir Galahad.
Each has his own story and lineage and legend. The characters in the Arthurian legends are very complex and intertwined. These legends were gathered into one work - and fictionally added to by the author, like all the authors before him - into the one work considered as most comprehensive: "Le Morte d'Arthur."
Was there a real historical character around whom King Arthur was patterned? Probably. Legends and folk stories generally begin with some kernel of truth, some historical exploit, before they begin snowballing out of hand.
*A nickname given to Sir Brunor by Sir Kay.
Have you pinched my picture? It looks suspiciously familiar.
ReplyDeleteThis is what your picture looked like. Similar, but not quite.
DeleteI got it off Wikipedia. Maybe they stole it from you. But then, any picture of the same object is bound to look similar. If you compare closely, you will find yours is far superior.
ReplyDeleteSir Kay is my favorite.
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