Bohort

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Bohort is an alternate name for Sir Bors, a virtuous knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend known for his loyalty and role in the quest for the Holy Grail.

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Bohort canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian knight
fictional character
alternateNameOf Sir Bors
appearsIn Arthurian legend
Lancelot-Grail cycle
linked to: Lancelot-Grail

Le Morte d’Arthur
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur

Post-Vulgate Cycle
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Vulgate Cycle
appearsInTradition English Arthurian tradition
French Arthurian romance
associatedWith Holy Grail
brotherOf Lyonel
category Characters in Arthurian legend
Holy Grail characters
Knights of the Round Table
companionOf Galahad
linked to: Sir Galahad

Percival
cousinOf Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot
hasGender male
hasGivenName Bors
hasRole knight
hasTitle Sir
knownFor remaining one of the few pure knights
resisting sexual temptation
languageOfOrigin Old French tradition
loyalTo Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot
memberOf Knights of the Round Table
moralTest chooses to save a maiden over his brother Lyonel
notableFor chastity
loyalty
piety
virtue
oneOfFewToAchieve Holy Grail vision
linked to: Holy Grail
originatesFrom Gaunnes
participatesIn Quest for the Holy Grail
portrayedAs ideal Christian knight
relativeOf Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot
returnsTo Camelot after the Grail quest
serves King Arthur
sonOf King Bors of Gaunnes
survives the Grail quest
takesSideIn conflict between Lancelot and King Arthur

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Sir Bors nameVariant Bohort