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The preeminent knight of the Round Table, central figure of Le Morte d'Arthur.
Central figure of British and Celtic tradition, king of the Britons, attested across four primary sources.
Arthur as king of Logres in the French Prose Merlin, the young sovereign consolidating power.
Tristram is one of the most extensively attested figures in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, with 1,055 citations from a single source spanning his birth, education, combats, love for La Beale Isoud, conflicts with King Mark, tournament victories, and his standing among the greatest knights of the Round Table.
Merlin (prophet) is a figure of the Arthurian tradition, attested in the Prose Merlin with 1005 citations spanning Tomes I and II.
Joseph is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 47
A conversion or baptism involving a figure is attested at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 2
Eating horse-flesh at pagan sacrifice festivals was considered the most direct proof of paganism, later punished by death or mutilation under Saint Olaf.
King Arthur is among the most extensively attested figures in the record, with 538 citations across five sources: The Alliterative Morte Arthure, the Roman de Brut, Sir Perceval of Galles, Ywain and Gawain, and The Turke and Sir Gawain.
Gawaine is among the most frequently attested figures in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, appearing across the entire span of the work from the early adventures through the Grail quest to the final catastrophe.
Isotta declares: "Damsel, this medicine seems to be healing me." (XXIV)
Nasciens is mentioned in the narrative at Estoire del Saint Graal (History of the Holy Grail) > Text > Page 293