Matter of Britain Figure
Guinevere / Gwenhwyfar
- Summary
- In Welsh tradition an abducted queen and the subject of triads; in Chretien the object of Lancelot's devotion in the Charrette; in the Vulgate and Malory the co-cause of the fellowship's destruction. Her abduction is one of the oldest attested Arthurian episodes.
- Kind
- legendary
Worldviews
Arthur of the Welsh, Chretien's Courtly Romance, Malory's Fellowship and Its Fall
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH