.jpg) Sir Galahad. Image by George Frederic Watts, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
The GalahadsGalahad Galahad Character in Arthurian legend For other uses, see Galahad (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the half-giant Arthurian knight Galehaut. Galahad (/ˈɡæləhæd/), sometimes referred to as Galeas (/ɡəˈliːəs/) or Galath (/ˈɡæləθ/), among other versions of his name (originally Galaad, Galaaz, or Galaaus[1]), is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. He is the illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot du Lac and Lady Elaine of Corbenic and is renowned for his gallantry and purity as the most perfect of all knights. Emerging quite late in the medieval Arthurian tradition, Sir Galahad first appears in the early 13th century Lancelot–Grail cycle, and his story is taken up… (Source: Wikipedia)
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