Galihud
Galihud is a knight in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur who appears in the final books as a loyal follower of Launcelot.
Galihud is a knight in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur who appears in the final books as a loyal follower of Launcelot. During the siege of Joyous Gard, Galihud urges action, telling Launcelot: "Sir, here be knights come of kings' blood, that will not long droop, and they are within these walls" (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XX, Chapter XIX). After the collapse of the Round Table fellowship, Galihud is among those who join Launcelot in religious retirement at the hermitage, arriving "within half a year" alongside Sir Galihodin, Sir Blamore, Sir Bleoberis, and others (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XXI, Chapter X).
The two citations place Galihud at the two poles of Launcelot's post-Arthurian career: first as a warrior counsellor urging military action during the siege, then as a companion in penitent withdrawal from the world. This arc from martial urgency to monastic retreat mirrors the trajectory of Launcelot himself.
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Le Morte d'Arthur, British Tradition