Three Welsh Romances — The Three Welsh Romances (Welsh: Y Tair Rhamant ) are three Middle Welsh tales associated with the Mabinogion. They are versions of Arthurian tales that also appear in the work of Chrétien de Troyes. Critics have debated whether the Welsh… … Wikipedia
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Kate Welsh — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Kate Welsh caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birthplace = United States deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Novelist nationality = American period = 1998 present genre = Romance subject = movement = debut … Wikipedia
King Arthur — is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur s story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention … Wikipedia
Mabinogion — The Mabinogion (pronounced IPA|/mabɪ nɔɡjɔn/) is a collection of eleven prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. They draw on pre Christian Celtic mythology, international folktale motifs, and on early medieval historical traditions. While… … Wikipedia
Gawain — (pronEng|ˈgɔːwɪn or IPA|/gəˈweɪn/; also called Gwalchmei, Gawan, Gauvain, Walewein, etc. ) is King Arthur s nephew and a Knight of the Round Table who appears very early in the Arthurian legend s development. He is one of a select number of Round … Wikipedia
Geraint and Enid — (13th century) Geraint and Enid is a Welsh prose ROMANCE included in some manuscripts of the MABINOGION. One of what are known as the “three romances” in Welsh (the others being OWAIN and PEREDUR),Geraint, like the other two texts, is… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Sir Kay — In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay (Welsh: Cai, Kai, or Kei, or Cei; Latin: Caius or Gaius; French: Keu; French Romance: Queux; Old French: Kès or Kex) is Sir Ector s son and King Arthur s foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first … Wikipedia
Ywain — Sir Ywain (also called Owain, Yvain, Ewain or Uwain) is a Knight of the Round Table and the son of King Urien in Arthurian legend. The historical Owain mab Urien, on whom the literary character is based, was the king of Rheged in Great Britain… … Wikipedia
Perceval, the Story of the Grail — Scenes from Perceval. Perceval, the Story of the Grail (French: Perceval, le Conte du Graal) is the unfinished fifth romance of Chrétien de Troyes. Probably written between 1181 and 1191, it is dedicated to Chrétien s patron Philip, Count of… … Wikipedia
