Servause

Servause is a knight attested in Le Morte d'Arthur, appearing in the great enumeration of knights who attempted to heal Sir Urre. A woman prayed "Sir Servause that he would promise her never to do battle against Sir Launcelot du Lake, and in the same wise she prayed Sir Launcelot never to do battle against Sir Servause, and so either promised her" (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XIX, Chapter XI). This mutual oath of non-aggression sets Servause apart as a knight whose prowess was recognized as worthy of such a pact with Launcelot himself.

The French book further characterizes him as a specialist warrior: "Sir Servause had never courage nor lust to do battle against no man, but if it were against giants, and against dragons, and wild beasts" (Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XIX, Chapter XI). This distinction marks him as a knight whose valor was directed exclusively toward monstrous adversaries rather than human combat.