Gareth & André
Gareth of Orkney (Welsh: [ˈɡarɛθ]; Old French: Guer[r]ehet, etc.) is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He is usually depicted as the youngest son of King Lot and the Queen of Orkney, King Arthur's half-sister, thus making him Arthur's nephew, as well as brother to Gawain, Agravain and Gaheris, and either a brother or half-brother of Mordred.
He is particularly notable in Le Morte d'Arthur, where one of its eight books is named after and largely dedicated to a young Gareth, and in which he is also known by his nickname Beaumains. The story tells of his quest on the behalf of the sisters Lynette and Lyonesse, ending in his marriage with the latter and earning his knighthood through both his martial prowess and humility. He is later accidentally killed by his mentor and friend, Lancelot, during the rescue of Guinevere from the stake, an event that shatters the Round Table.
Le Morte author Thomas Malory created (and named) his character of Gareth by combining elements of similar figures from French sources (Gaheriet and Guerrehet), specifically constructing him as the "good" Orkney brother. Malory contrasted the virtuous and honorable Gareth with his morally imperfect or even villainous siblings, including Gaheris who is sometimes conflated with the Gareth figures in earlier sources.
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