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The Arthurian legend featured many characters, including the Knights of the Round Table and members of his family. Their names often differed from version to version and from language to language. The following is a list of them with descriptions. (Note: The ' † ' symbol indicates a Knight of the Round Table.)
King Arthur Characters
Name Other names Earliest appearance Works featured in Description
Accolon Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s Morgan le Fay's lover
Aglovale† Agloval, Sir Aglovale de GalisThe Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis, The Once and Future King
King Pellinore's eldest son
Agravain† Agravaine Lancelot-Grail, Le Morte D'ArthurSecond son of King Lot and Morgause, joinsMordred's rebellion
Amr Amhar, Amir, AnirHistoria Brittonum, c. AD 820
Geraint and Enid Son of King Arthur
Andred Le Morte D'Arthur Cousin of Tristram
Sqedwayne
King Arthur† Arthur Pendragon Y Gododdin, c. 7th century Many King of the Britons
Aurelius Ambrosius
Ambrosius Aurelianus Gildas' De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae c. AD
Historia Brittonum c. AD 820 Uther Pendragon's brother, High King of Britain before him
540s
Bagdemagus† Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, 1170s Meleagant's father and ruler of Gorre
Ban Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century Lancelot's father
Balan Sir Balan le Savage Post-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'ArthurBrother to Balan, kills the Lady of the Lake and strikes the Dolorous Stroke
Bedivere†(Welsh: Bedwyr)(French: Bédoier) Bedevere
Pa Gur yv y Porthaur, c. 10th century
Vita Cadoc, Culhwch and Olwen, Stanzas of the Graves, Welsh Triads, Historia Regum Britanniae,Le Morte d'Arthur, numerous others
Returns Excalibur to The Lady of the Lake, brother to Sir Lucan
Black KnightKing Arthur's grandson through Tom a'Lincoln. Another Black Knight is an antagonist figure
BlanchefleurChrétien 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 centuryBrother 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 andThomas 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
Bruin Sir Bruin Surnamed the BlackFirst 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 toConstantine III of Britain, Described in some works as Arthur's cousin
Caelia Celia, The Faerie QueeneEdmund 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, CynanChrétien 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 brotherVortimer against the Saxons
Cerdic of Wessex
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 9th century
First King of Wessex
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 BritanniaeSon of Constantine II of Britain, older brother toUther Pendragon
Constantine II of Britain
Based on the historical figure Constantine
Historia Regum BritanniaeArthur's grandfather, father to Uther Pendragon, Constans, and Ambrosius Aurelianus
Constantine III of Britain†
Geoffrey of Monmouth'sHistoria Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Historia Regum Britanniae, Le Morte d'ArthurArthur'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 DurnureFirst 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'ArthurRaises 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. 1100Chrétien 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 ShalottDaughter 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 Maiden"
Chrétien de Troyes'Perceval, the Story of the Grail c. 1181
The Once and Future King, Perceval le Gallois(1978)
Daughter of the Fisher King, mother of Galahadby 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 EpinogresFirst 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 inChrétien 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
Illegitimate son of Tom a'Lincoln and Caelia, the Faerie Queen, half brother to the Black Knight
Feirefiz†Wolfram von Eschenbach'sParzival, 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, ProseTristan as interpolation, c. 1230
Guardian of the Holy Grail
Gaheris† Le Morte d'ArthurSon 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
Illegitimate 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 CycleSon of Elaine of Garlot and King Nentres, nephew of Arthur
Gareth† Beaumains Le Morte d'Arthur, Idylls of the KingAlso a son of Lot and Morgause, in love withLyonesse
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 Inconnu Gawain's and Blanchemal's son
Gorlois (Old Welsh: Gwrlais) Historia Regum BritanniaeIgraine's first 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 JaufréThe son of Do (or Don), cousin to Sir Lucan and Sir Bedivere
Gringolet
(Welsh: gwyn calet("white-hardy"), orceincaled ("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'sMisfortunes of Elphin
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 ofCreiddylad
Hector de Maris†
Ector de Maris Quest du Saint Graal Vulgate CycleHalf-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 Historia Regum Britanniae An Anglo-Saxon king killed by Uther
History of the English People, AD 721
Pendragon;Horsa's brother
Hueil mab Caw
Huail Culhwch and Olwen, c 1110 Vita Gildas, Welsh TriadsA Pictish plunderer and chieftain, killed by Arthur. Brother to Saint Gildas
Hoel† (Welsh: Howel, Hywel) The Dream of Rhonabwy, Geraint and EnidSon of King Budic of Brittany, father to St. Tudwal
HorsaBede'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'sHistoria 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 IseultWife of Mark of Cornwall and adulterous lover of Sir Tristan
Queen IseultIsolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta
Tristan and Iseult Iseult of Ireland's mother
Iseult of the White Hands
Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta
Tristan and IseultDaughter of Hoel of Brittany, sister of Sir Kahedin, and wife of Tristan
Joseph of Arimathea
Biblical figure; first connection with Arthur is inRobert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie, 12th century
First keeper of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend
Josephus of Arimathea
Josephe, JosephesLancelot-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
Many Foster brother to Arthur, Sir Ector's son
KahedinKahadin, Kahedrin, Kehenis, Kehidius; possibly the Welsh character Kae Hir
Thomas of Britain's Roman de Tristan
Prose Tristan, Malory's Le Morte D'ArthurBrother 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 CycleSon of King Pellinore, brother to Tor, Aglovale, Percival, and Dindrane. Lover of Morgause
Lancelot† Lancelot du Lac, Lancelot of the Chrétien de Troyes' Erec Chrétien's Lancelot, the Knight of the Son to King Ban and Elaine, most
Lake, Launcelot and Enide, c. 1170 Cart,Lancelot-Grail, many othersfamous for his affair with Queen Guinevere, Arthur's wife, most prominent Knight of the Round Table
Lanval† Landevale, Launfal, LambewellMarie de France's Lanval, late 12th century
Sir Landevale, Sir Launfal, Sir LambewellA knight of King Arthur's court who falls in love with a fairy
Laudine Lady of the FountainChrétien de Troyes' Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s
Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, Iwein Sir Ywain's wife
Leodegrance† LeondegranceGuinevere's father, King of Cameliard in what is now southwest England
Lionel† Lancelot-Grail, early 13th centurySon of King Bors of Gaunnes (or Gaul), brother of Bors the Younger
Lohengrin Loherangrin, LorengelWolfram von Eschenbach'sParzival, 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 LothGeoffrey of Monmouth'sHistoria Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Le Morte d'ArthurKing of Lothian, father to Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth
Lucan† Sir Lucan the Butler Le Morte d'ArthurServant to King Arthur, Bedivere's brother, Griflet's cousin
Lucius Lucius Tiberius, Lucius HiberiusGeoffrey of Monmouth'sHistoria 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 KingEntrapped 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 byCulhwch
Madoc Madawg Book of Taliesin Stanzas of the GravesSon 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
Lancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Abductor of Guinevere
Gildas
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 Iseult Father to Mark of Cornwall
Melehan
Geoffrey of Monmouth'sHistoria Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 (unnamed)
Elder son of Mordred
Meliodas MeliadusProse 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 Triads Enchanter, member of Arthur's retinue.
Merlin(Welsh: Myrddin), Myrddin Emrys, Merlin Ambrosius
First mention of his familiar character is Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136, but derived from earlier Welsh tales
Many Wizard, guide to King Arthur
Modron
Mentioned as the mother ofMabon ap Modron inCulhwch and Olwen and theWelsh 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 ManyIn 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
ManySorceress, half-sister and sometime antagonist of Arthur, and (in some traditions) mother of Mordred
Morgause AnnaGeoffrey of Monmouth'sHistoria 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 Enid Head physician of Arthur's court.
Morholt† Marhalt, Morold, MarhausTristan poems of Béroul andThomas 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
Irish knight, rival of Tristan, uncle of Iseult
Morien† MoriaenDutch romance Morien, 13th century
Half-Moorish son of Aglovale
Morvydd Welsh 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
Orgeluse Haughty Maiden of LogresChrétien de Troyes'Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181
A wife of Gawain
Owain† (see Ywain) Historical figure Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain Son of Urien
Palamedes† Palamede, Palomides Prose Tristan, 1230s, Thomas Malory's Le Morte
T.H. White's The Once and Future King Saracen Knight of the Round Table
D'Arthur,
Parcenet The Story of King Arthur and His KnightsA maid from Queen Ettarre's court who helps Sir Pelleas
PellamKing Pellam of Listeneise, Pellehan
see Fisher King
Pelleas† Pellias Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230sThomas 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 Beast
Beste Glatisant (Barking Beast) Perlesvaus, c. 1210
Gerbert's Continuation of Chrétien de Troyes'Perceval, the Story of the Grail, Post VulgateSuite du Merlin, Prose Tristan, Thomas Malory'sLe 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 ofPercival
Red KnightChrétien's Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181
Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'ArthurAppears in many tales, usually as an antagonist
Rience Ritho, Ryence, Ryons, and RionGeoffrey of Monmouth'sHistoria 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, ProseTristan
Son to Esclabor, brother of Segwarides andPalamedes
Sagramore† SagramorLancelot-Grail, Post-Vulgate Cycle, ProseTristan, 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, ProseTristan
Son of Esclabor, brother of Safir and Palamedes
Taliesin Historical figureThe 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'sTom 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, Tristram, etc.)
Beroul's 'Roman de Tristan'
Thomas of Britain's 'Roman de Tristan', the two 'Folies Tristans', Marie de France's 'Chevrefeuil',Eilhart von Oberge, Gottfried von Strassburg, Post-Vulgate Prose Tristan, Post-Vulgate Cycle,Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
Son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (or Meliodas), Iseult's lover
Urien† Uriens Historical figure Welsh TriadsFather of Ywain (Owain mab Urien), husband ofMorgan 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 TriadsArthur'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
Vortimer Historia Brittonum, c. AD Son of Vortigern
820
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 figureOwain mab Urien
Historia Brittonum, Yvain, the Knight of the Lion
Urien's son, Morvydd's brother
Ywain the Bastard†
Ywain the AdventurousUrien's illegitimate son through a seneschal, accidentally killed by Gawain