Palamedes (Arthurian legend)

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Palamedes' arms[1]

Palamedes

Segwarides also join the Round Table. The romance Palamedes
was named after him.

Medieval literature

Le Morte d'Arthur illustration by Aubrey Beardsley: "How King Marke and Sir Dinadan heard Sir Palomides making great sarrow and mourning for La Beale Isoud."
Illustration of Palamedes at the tournament of Soreloys

Palamedes first appears in the

King Mark, Palamedes rescues Iseult's servant Brangaine, joins the Round Table and engages in a number of duels with Tristan that are usually postponed or end without a clear winner. They eventually reconcile, but share a love–hate relationship
through the rest of the narrative.

Palamedes also appears in the

Esclabor was an exiled king of Babylon who traveled to Britain, where he rescued and befriended King Pellinore
.

Many tales also have Palamedes as the hunter of the

Grail Quest allows him release from his worldly entanglements, and Percival and Galahad
help him trap the beast in a lake, where he finally slays it.

Malory has Palamedes and his brother

Queen Guinevere is exposed. The brothers eventually accompany Lancelot to France, where Palamedes is made Duke of Provence. In both the Post-Vulgate Cycle and the Prose Tristan, he is eventually killed by Gawain
.

Modern culture

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