Sir Lamiel

Sir Lamiel, or Sir Lamiel of Cardiff is a Knight of the Round Table who appears in Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur". [Early British Kingdoms (2001) [http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/arthur/malorys_knights.html] , retrieved April 3, 2008] Very little is known about Sir Lamiel, though his name survives on a preserved British steam locomotive of the LSWR N15 class, also known as the 'King Arthur' class.

ir Lamiel in English literature

The book "Le Morte d'Arthur" provides the only reference to Sir Lamiel, and Malory describes "Sir Lamiel of Cardiff that was a great lover". ["Le Morte d'Arthur", Book XIX: Chapter XI]

ir Lamiel in British railway history

An N15 'King Arthur' class steam locomotive number 30777 "Sir Lamiel" is named after this character, and has been preserved. It is the only survivor of a class of 74 locomotives, all bearing names of various characters found in Malory's book.

Footnotes

References

* Early British Kingdoms (2001) (2004) [http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/arthur/malorys_knights.html] , retrieved April 3, 2008

* Malory, Sir Thomas: "Le Morte d'Arthur"

External links

Sacred Texts transcript of Malory's introduction of Sir Lamiel [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/mart465.htm] , retrieved April 3, 2008