Post by Sir Gawain on May 14, 2006 22:44:36 GMT -5
Name : Gawain
Age: 27
Homeland: The Orkney Isles
BIO:
The Perfect Knight. Gawain was the knight who appeared in works from Geoffrey of Monmouth (1137) to Sir Thomas Malory (1485). Of all the knights, Gawain appeared the most frequently in the Arthurian tales.
In early Welsh tales (before Geoffrey of Monmouth), Gawain appeared as Gwalchmei or Gwalchmai, and his name means - "Hawk of May". Gwalchmei was the son of Gwyar and brother of Gwalhaved ("Hawk of Summer"), in Culhwch and Olwen, one of the independent tales of the Mabinogion, as well as that of Medraut (Mordred). Gawain or Gwalchmei was sometimes identified as the Irish sun god Lugh (Lug), because Gwalchmei appeared to be a solar god as well.
Gawain was known as Gualguanus by Geoffrey and Walwein by Wace. His name was Gauvain in most French medieval romances.
* Family of Gawain
* Gawain, the Solar God
* Fallen Perfect Knight
Family of Gawain
Gawain said to have several different mothers, brothers and sisters, depending on who the authors were. We are absolutely certain that Gawain was the son of Lot, king of Lothian or Orkney (if we ignored the Welsh legends). According to Geoffrey of Monmouth and his redactors (Wace and Layamon), Gawain's mother was Anna, who was Arthur's full sister. These three authors only mentioned Gawain having only one brother, Mordred. Gawain and Mordred were the nephews of King Arthur.
Other authors say that Lot was married to Arthur's half-sister named Morgawse or Norcadet. Morgawse was the mother of Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris and Gareth, but there was no Mordred (particularly in Chretien's tale about the Grail ("Le Conte du Graal"). See page 480 of the Arthurian Romances, published in Penguin Classics). However, Chretien does not mention the name of Gawain's mother, but in the First Continuation, Igraine called her daughter Norcadet not Morgawse.
In L'Âtre périlleux or "The Perilous Cemetary", the woman of the cemetary said that Gawain's mother was a fairy, which implied that the fairy was none other than Morgan le Fay.
Some says that Gawain's last two brothers Gaheris and Gareth were named Gaheriet (Keheriet) and Guerrehet, particular in many of the French works (eg. Vulgate Cycle). The French and English name of the last two brothers present other problems. There was some confusion if Gaheriet was Gaheris or Gareth. Normally, most medieval and modern scholars would say that Gaheriet and Gaheris was the same person, while Guerrehet was Gareth.
Yet in the Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Gareth played the same role of Gaheriet in the Vulgate Mort Artu.
In the Vulgate Cycle, Post-Vulgate Cycle and Morte d'Arthur, the authors wrote that Mordred was Morgawse's son by her own half-brother Arthur. So Mordred was only Gawain's half-brother.
There are the same problems with Gawain's sisters. Two sisters appeared in Chretien's two works. In Cliges, Soredamors married the Greek prince, Alexander, and became mother of the hero Cliges. In Le Conte du Graal, his sister was named Clarissant, when Gawain found himself in Castle of Marvels that belonged to the hero's mother and grandmother.
In another Grail story, Didot Perceval, his sister Elaine fell in love with the hero Perceval. While in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival (c. 1210), Gawain had a brother named Beacurs and three sisters: Surdamur, Curdrie and Itonje. They were children of King Lot and Sangive (Anna or Morgawse).
Several sons had been attributed to him, though he seemed to have never married, except in Parzival, where his wife was Orgeluse. In Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, Gawain was the father of Florence and Lovel.
The most famous of Gawain's son was named Guinglain (called Giglain or Gingalin by Malory). Guinglain was better known as the "Fair Unknown", because he did not know his own name. Guinglain was the hero of Arthurian romance called Le Bel Inconnu (c. 1185-1190). Gawain had made love to a fay named Floree. In Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Guinglain's mother was named Blancemal, while in other romances say that it was Ragnell. The Second Grail Continuation mentioned Gawain meeting his son for the first time.
In the Knight of the Sword, Gawain won the love of a lady, but abandoned her, when she betrayed him. Though, Gawain appeared to marry several times and had love affairs, in various tales, so he could not settle down with any of them. For this reason, Gawain appeared to most authors as a womaniser or the "ladies' man".
There are many ladies and damsels who loved Gawain only because of his reputation as a great knight, even though, they had never met him.
Age: 27
Homeland: The Orkney Isles
BIO:
The Perfect Knight. Gawain was the knight who appeared in works from Geoffrey of Monmouth (1137) to Sir Thomas Malory (1485). Of all the knights, Gawain appeared the most frequently in the Arthurian tales.
In early Welsh tales (before Geoffrey of Monmouth), Gawain appeared as Gwalchmei or Gwalchmai, and his name means - "Hawk of May". Gwalchmei was the son of Gwyar and brother of Gwalhaved ("Hawk of Summer"), in Culhwch and Olwen, one of the independent tales of the Mabinogion, as well as that of Medraut (Mordred). Gawain or Gwalchmei was sometimes identified as the Irish sun god Lugh (Lug), because Gwalchmei appeared to be a solar god as well.
Gawain was known as Gualguanus by Geoffrey and Walwein by Wace. His name was Gauvain in most French medieval romances.
* Family of Gawain
* Gawain, the Solar God
* Fallen Perfect Knight
Family of Gawain
Gawain said to have several different mothers, brothers and sisters, depending on who the authors were. We are absolutely certain that Gawain was the son of Lot, king of Lothian or Orkney (if we ignored the Welsh legends). According to Geoffrey of Monmouth and his redactors (Wace and Layamon), Gawain's mother was Anna, who was Arthur's full sister. These three authors only mentioned Gawain having only one brother, Mordred. Gawain and Mordred were the nephews of King Arthur.
Other authors say that Lot was married to Arthur's half-sister named Morgawse or Norcadet. Morgawse was the mother of Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris and Gareth, but there was no Mordred (particularly in Chretien's tale about the Grail ("Le Conte du Graal"). See page 480 of the Arthurian Romances, published in Penguin Classics). However, Chretien does not mention the name of Gawain's mother, but in the First Continuation, Igraine called her daughter Norcadet not Morgawse.
In L'Âtre périlleux or "The Perilous Cemetary", the woman of the cemetary said that Gawain's mother was a fairy, which implied that the fairy was none other than Morgan le Fay.
Some says that Gawain's last two brothers Gaheris and Gareth were named Gaheriet (Keheriet) and Guerrehet, particular in many of the French works (eg. Vulgate Cycle). The French and English name of the last two brothers present other problems. There was some confusion if Gaheriet was Gaheris or Gareth. Normally, most medieval and modern scholars would say that Gaheriet and Gaheris was the same person, while Guerrehet was Gareth.
Yet in the Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Gareth played the same role of Gaheriet in the Vulgate Mort Artu.
In the Vulgate Cycle, Post-Vulgate Cycle and Morte d'Arthur, the authors wrote that Mordred was Morgawse's son by her own half-brother Arthur. So Mordred was only Gawain's half-brother.
There are the same problems with Gawain's sisters. Two sisters appeared in Chretien's two works. In Cliges, Soredamors married the Greek prince, Alexander, and became mother of the hero Cliges. In Le Conte du Graal, his sister was named Clarissant, when Gawain found himself in Castle of Marvels that belonged to the hero's mother and grandmother.
In another Grail story, Didot Perceval, his sister Elaine fell in love with the hero Perceval. While in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival (c. 1210), Gawain had a brother named Beacurs and three sisters: Surdamur, Curdrie and Itonje. They were children of King Lot and Sangive (Anna or Morgawse).
Several sons had been attributed to him, though he seemed to have never married, except in Parzival, where his wife was Orgeluse. In Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, Gawain was the father of Florence and Lovel.
The most famous of Gawain's son was named Guinglain (called Giglain or Gingalin by Malory). Guinglain was better known as the "Fair Unknown", because he did not know his own name. Guinglain was the hero of Arthurian romance called Le Bel Inconnu (c. 1185-1190). Gawain had made love to a fay named Floree. In Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Guinglain's mother was named Blancemal, while in other romances say that it was Ragnell. The Second Grail Continuation mentioned Gawain meeting his son for the first time.
In the Knight of the Sword, Gawain won the love of a lady, but abandoned her, when she betrayed him. Though, Gawain appeared to marry several times and had love affairs, in various tales, so he could not settle down with any of them. For this reason, Gawain appeared to most authors as a womaniser or the "ladies' man".
There are many ladies and damsels who loved Gawain only because of his reputation as a great knight, even though, they had never met him.