Agravain

Agravains sista stund. Från Andrew Lang's Tales of the Round Table (1908)

Sir Agravain var en riddare vid runda bordet i legenden om kung Artur. Han var son till kung Lot och Morgause, bror till Gawain, Gareth och Gaheris och halvbror till Mordred. I Thomas Malorys stora riddarromanverk Le Morte d'Arthur är han medskyldig till en hel del av Mordred skurkstreck. Han dräptes av sir Lancelot tillsammans med tolv andra riddare när han hade överraskat Lancelot i sängen med Guinevere.[1]

Sir Agravain har förekommit i flera moderna versioner. Han dyker upp i den brittiska tv-serien Merlin (2008–2012) som Arthurs föraktfulla farbror Agravaine de Bois; medan han utger sig för att hjälpa Arthur eftersom hans far är arbetsoförmögen arbetar Agravaine i hemlighet med Morgana för att återföra henne till tronen.[2] Han dödas dock slutligen av Merlin i självförsvar efter att han hjälpt Morgana att attackera Camelot. Efter detta återtar Merlin och Arthur Camelot. I filmen First Knight presenteras han istället som den främsta av Arthurs riddare.[3]

Källor

  1. ^ Reno, Frank D. (2014-01-10) (på engelska). Arthurian Figures of History and Legend: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. sid. 16. ISBN 978-0-7864-5824-0. https://www.google.se/books/edition/Arthurian_Figures_of_History_and_Legend/X4TUkIotxaMC?hl=sv&gbpv=1&dq=%22Bedivere%22+king+arthur&pg=PA50&printsec=frontcover. Läst 26 november 2024 
  2. ^ . https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8765909/Merlin-BBC-One-behind-the-scenes.html. 
  3. ^ ”First Knight”. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/FirstKnight. Läst 28 november 2024. 

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Title: Tales of the Round table; based on the tales in the Book of romance
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Subjects: Arthur, King
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Longmans, Green and co.
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ucha buffet that he fell dead. He then hastily with-drew into the chamber and barred the door. He quickly divested the dead Knight of hisarmour, and the Queen and her ladies helpedhim to buckle it on himself, the Knights withoutstill calling, ^ Traitor Knight, come out! As soon as he was armed, Sir Lancelot flungopen the chamber door and strode out brandish-ing his sword. He killed Sir Agrawaine withhis first blow, and in a few minutes twelve deadbodies lay around him. He wounded SirMordred, who ran away before he could cometo further harm. When all his assailants hadfled Sir Lancelot returned to the Queen and said,Alas, dear Madam, the Knights who haveescaped will make King Arthur my foe, andyour foe also, but if you will^ come with me tomy castle, I will there defend you against theworld. I will not go with you now, said the Queen, but if as a punishment they decide to burn me,you may deliver me as you think best. LANCELOT AND GUENEVEBE, 141 While I live I will deliver you, said Sir
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LANCLLOT COhES OVT Of GVEMEIVERES ROOK Lancelot, and he left the Queen to return to hisown lodgings. 142 LANCELOT AND GUENEVEBE. He met on the way Sir Bors and many of hisfriends fully armed and on their way to hisassistance. So he told them what had happened,and exhorted them to be of good courage and inreadiness, for the need of their services wouldarise before many hours were past. And they all answered that they had hithertowon nothing but fame with him, and they werenow ready to stand by him in ill fortune, if illfortune there should be. Sir Lancelot thanked them for their encourage-ment, and bade Sir Bors discover who werefriends and who were foes. By seven o*clock many noble Knights hadgathered round Sir Lancelot, and were sworninto his cause. My lords, said he, while I was waitingyesterday on our lady, the Queen, certain Knightscollected round the door and cried Treason/and much ado I had to escape with my life. In consequence of the tales these Knightswill carry to King Arthu

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