Sir Bors

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Sir Bors is a virtuous knight of Arthurian legend, renowned as one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail alongside Galahad and Percival.

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Sir Bors canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian knight
Grail knight
fictional character
appearsInTradition Arthurian legend
appearsInWork Le Morte d’Arthur
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur
associatedWith King Arthur
associatedWithTheme chivalric virtue
conflict between family loyalty and moral duty
spiritual purity
authorAssociatedWith Chrétien de Troyes
Thomas Malory
coAchieverOfHolyGrailWith Sir Galahad
Sir Percival
culture medieval European literature
familyRelation brother of Sir Lionel
cousin of Sir Lancelot
nephew of King Ban of Benoic
son of King Bors of Gaunnes
genre medieval romance
languageOfEarliestSources Old French
loyalTo King Arthur
Sir Lancelot
memberOf Knights of the Round Table
linked to: King Arthur's court
moralChoice chooses to save a maiden from rape rather than his brother Lionel
nameVariant Bohort
Bors the Younger
notedForTrait chastity
loyalty
piety
virtue
oneOfThreeAchieversOf Holy Grail
originatesFrom French Arthurian romances
linked to: Vulgate Cycle
portrayedAs one of the few knights worthy to behold the Grail
one of the most virtuous knights of the Round Table
prominentInWork Lancelot-Grail cycle
linked to: Estoire de Merlin

Post-Vulgate Cycle
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Vulgate Cycle
quest Quest for the Holy Grail
religiousOrientation devout Christian
returnsFrom Grail quest to Camelot
settingEra mythic sub-Roman Britain
survivesEvent completion of the Grail quest
travelsTo Sarras in some Grail narratives
weaponOfChoice sword

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