Epinogrus
King's son of Northumberland who jousted in tournament in Le Morte d'Arthur.
Sir Epinogrus appears in Le Morte d'Arthur as the king's son of Northumberland, participating in tournament combat. He is named among a company of notable knights — including Sir Palamides the Saracen, Sir Safere, Sir Segwarides, Sir Malegrine, and Sir Brian de les Isles — who came to a tournament proclaimed by the Lady Lionesse (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book VII, Chapter XXVI).
In the tournament itself, Epinogrus rode out from the castle and encountered Sir Sagramore le Desirous, and "either of them brake their spears to their hands" — an honourable draw in the first clash (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book VII, Chapter XXVII).
The two citations place Epinogrus firmly within the tournament framework of Book VII. His identification as "the king's son of Northumberland" in both passages establishes his royal lineage, while his listing alongside the Saracen knights (Palamides, Safere, Segwarides) places him in mixed company — christened knights and Saracens together (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book VII, Chapter XXVI). The drawn encounter with Sagramore gives Epinogrus a moment of individual distinction without elevating him above the general field (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book VII, Chapter XXVII).
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Le Morte d'Arthur, British Tradition