Beaumains

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Beaumains is the nickname given to Sir Gareth, a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend known for his humble beginnings and later heroic deeds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ArthurianLegendCharacter
FictionalKnight
alsoKnownAs Gareth
appearsIn Arthurian legend
Le Morte d’Arthur
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur
asksOfArthur three gifts
associatedWith Camelot
Round Table
brotherOf Agravain
Gaheris
Gawain
courtRoleAtFirstAppearance anonymous supplicant at Pentecost feast
createdBy Thomas Malory
defeats Red Knight of the Red Lands
familyName Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands
firstAppearsProminentlyIn Le Morte d’Arthur, Book VII
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur
firstGiftRequested food and drink for a year
genre medieval romance
halfBrotherOf Mordred
insultedBy Sir Kay
knownFor heroic deeds
humble beginnings at Arthur’s court
rescuing Lady Lyonesse
languageOfNickname French
literaryTradition Matter of Britain
memberOf Knights of the Round Table
nicknameMeaning Fair Hands
provesValourTo King Arthur
questFor Lady Lyonesse
realName Sir Gareth
recognizedAs noble-born knight
recognizedBy Sir Lancelot
romanticallyLinkedTo Lyonesse
linked to: Lyonnesse
secondGiftRequested right to ask a quest after a year
serves King Arthur
servesAs kitchen servant at Camelot
setting Britain
linked to: Great Britain
sonOf King Lot
linked to: King Lot of Orkney

Morgause
squireChosen Sir Lancelot
testedBy Sir Kay
themeIllustrated nobility revealed through deeds rather than birth status
thirdGiftRequested freedom to choose his own squire
virtue chivalry
courage
humility
weaponUsed sword

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Sir Gareth alias Beaumains