Copyright
1999-2004 by SBM - UPDATED - 19 June
2004 |
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The arms below were emblazoned by
Steven B.
Madewell...Special
thanks to Francois R. Velde and
Modar
Neznanich who gleaned the following blazons
(descriptions) from "Armorial des chevaliers de la Table Ronde"
by Michael Pastoureau and other works. |
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 ...Abandain
le Fortune
ARMS:..Argent (silver), an inescutcheon Gules
(red). [D'argent à l'écusson de gueules].
CREST:..A Morhon's head Or (gold).
[Une tete de morhon d'or].
SUPPORTERS:..Two cocks Argent.
MOTTO:..BIEN
FORTUNE. |
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 ...Abilan
du Desert
ARMS:..Sable (black), an escarbuncle Or (gold).
[De sable au rais d'escarboucle d'or].
CREST:..[Un rais d'escarboucle
d'or].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux ours de sable].
MOTTO:..HORS
DU DESERT. |
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 ...Acostant
L'Adure
ARMS:..Or (gold), a fess Azure (blue). [D'or à la fasce
d'azur].
CREST:..A peacock Azure (blue), round marks on plumage Or (gold).
[Un paon d'azur miraillé
d'or].
MOTTO:..FORT
ADURES. |
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Agloval de Galles
NOTE:..aka
Aglovale...Son of
Pellinor, brother of
Lamorat de Galles and
Perceval.
ARMS:..Purpure
(purple), semy of crosslets Or (gold), a lion passant guardant Argent (silver),
armed and langued Gules (red). [De pourpre semé de croisettes
d'or, au léopard d'argent armé et lampassé de gueules
brochant sur le tout].
ANOTHER ARMS:..Champ semé de Billettes.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Léopard non lampassé.
CREST:..A lion's
head guardant Argent (silver), langued Gules (red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions
passant guardant Argent (silver), langued Gules (red).
MOTTO:..DE GALLES DE GALLES. |
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Agravain L'Orgueilleux
NOTE:..aka
Agravaine...Son of Lot, brother of Gauvain,
Guerrehet, Gaheriet.
ARMS:..Purpure
(purple), on a double-headed eagle displayed Or (gold), beaked and
membered Gules (red), a bend Vert (green). [De pourpre à l'aigle
bicéphale d'or becqué et membré de gueules, à
la fasce de sinople brochant sur le tout].
ANOTHER ARMS:..Aigle non becqué.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Fasce alaisée.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Aigle membré d'argent, brisé d'une
cotice en bande de sinople.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Aigle d'argent et fasce de gueules.
13th century ARMS:..Argent (silver), a lion
and a peacock Gules (red).
13th century ARMS:..Argent (silver), three
lions Gules (red).
CREST:..An eagle's
head Or (gold), beaked Gules (red). [Une tete d'aigle d'or, becquée
de gueules].
SUPPORTERS:..Two eagles
Or (gold), beaked and membered Gules (red). [Duex aigles d'or,
becquées et membrées de gueules]..
MOTTO:..NE POUR
MOURIR. |
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 ...Agricor
Le Beau Geant
ARMS:..Ermine. [D'hermine plain].
CREST:..Une Aigle Essorante d'azur.
SUPPORTERS:..Two eagles Azure (blue). [Deux aigles d'azur].
MOTTO:..POC A
PARLER. |
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...Aguisant
ARMS:..D'argent au lion de gueules armé et lampassé
de sable, à l'orle noueux de gueules.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Lion ni armé ni lampasse.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Lion seulement armé.
CREST:..Une hure de sanglier de sable, couronée
d'or.
SUPPORTERS:..Deux sirenes au naturel, chevelées d'or, tenant
un miroir d'or vitre d'azur.
MOTTO:..SANS PAOUR
AVOIR. |
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...Aiglin des Vaus
ARMS:..De gueules à la fasce coupée crénelée
d'or et de sable.
ANOTHER ARMS:..De gueules à la fasce coupée Fasce
coupée bastillée d'or et de sable.
CREST:..Une tete de clyens d'argent.
SUPPORTERS:..Two clyens barbes d'argent.
MOTTO:.. MONS OU
VALS. |
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...Aliblel
ARMS:..Per Pale Azure(Azure), six mascles Argent (silver) and Ermine.
[Parti au 1: d'azur à six mâcles d'argent; au 2: d'hermine
plain.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Parti 1: Losangé azur et argent.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Parti 1: Contre-parti azur et argent.
ANOTHER ARMS:..Mâcré sinople et argent.
CREST:..An ostrich head Argent (silver), beaked Gules (red). [Une
tete d'autruche d'argent, becquée de gueules].
SUPPORTERS:..Two ostrichs Argent (silver), beaked and legged Gules
(red). [Deux autruches d'argent, becquées et membrées
de gueules].
MOTTO:..IE
SERVIROI. |
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 ...Alixandre
l'Orphelin
NOTE..aka Alisander le Orphelin.
Nephew of Méliadus de
Léonois and paternal cousin of Tristan.
ARMS:..Vert (green), a lion Argent (silver). [De sinople au
lion d'argent]. |
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 ...Amant
le bel Jouteur
ARMS:..[De sable au visage de femme de carnation, chevelée
d'or].
CREST:..[Une tete de jeune fille blonde au naturel].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux demoiselles chevelées d'or et vetues de
gueules].
MOTTO:..C'EST POUR
ELLE. |
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...Andeliz le Roux
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a vol inverted Sable (black). [D'argent
au vol renversé de sable].
ANOTHER ARMS:..Argent (silver), a vol Sable (black). [D'argent
au vol non renversé de sable].
CREST:..A vol Sable (black). [Un vol de sable].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux loups marins au naturel].
MOTTO:..TOUT POUR
LA VIE. |
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...Aran du Pin
ARMS:..[De sinople à trois pommes
de pin d'or].
CREST:..[Une pomme de pin d'or].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux bras de carnation, sortant d'une nuée d'azur
et portant un manipule d'hermine].
MOTTO:..POMMES DE
PIN...Aran du Pin. |
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...Argaanor le Riche
ARMS:..[De sable au cavalier en armes d'or, tenant une hache de sinople
emmanchée de gueules].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[La hache n'est pas emmanchée].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Hache absente].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Le cavalier est remplacé par un soldat
à pied]..
CREST:..[Un bras armé d'or tenant un poignard de
sable].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux hommes d'armes d'or, tenant une hallebarde de
sinople emmanchée de gueules].
MOTTO:..NORGALLES
NORGALLES. |
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...Argaas le Bel
ARMS:..[D'or au taureau de gueules, accorné, ancorné
et lampassé d'azur].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Le taureau n'est pas lampassé].
CREST:..[Un rencontre de taureau de gueules, lampassé
d'azur].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux taureaux furieux de gueules, accornés,
ancornes et lampassés d'azur].
MOTTO:..SANS PLUS
AVANT. |
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...Argoier le Fel
ARMS:..[D'or à trois cotices
de sable posées en bandes].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Les cotices sont posées de fasces].
CREST:..[Un écureuil accroupi au naturel].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux jeunes filles nues au naturel].
MOTTO:..ET TOUT
POUR ELLE. |
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...Ariohan
ARMS:..[D'argent au dragon de sable, armé et lampassé
de gueules].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Dragon ni arme ni lampassé].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Dragon vomissant des flammes de gueules].
CREST:..[Un dragon issant de sable, lampassé de
gueules].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux dragons de sable, lampassés de
gueules].
MOTTO:..MARTEIZE. |
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 ...Armand
le Pélerin
ARMS:..Sable (black), a semy of escallops alternating Or (gold) and
Argent (silver). [De sable semé de coquilles alternées
d'or et d'argent].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[De sable semé de coquilles d'or et
d'azur].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[De sable semé de coquilles toutes
d'or].
CREST:..[Une coquille d'or].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux hommes noirs nus de sable].
MOTTO:..BOURDONS ET
COQUILLES. |
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...Armond
ARMS:..[D'or au griffon de sinople, armé, becqué et
membré d'argent].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Griffon passant].
ANOTHER ARMS:..[Griffon couard].
CREST:..[Un Griffon issant de sinople, becqué
d'or].
SUPPORTERS:..[Deux griffons de sinople, becqués
d'or].
MOTTO:..A TOUTES BESTES CLOC. |
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 ...Arphasar
NOTE:..Brother of
Esclabor le Méconnu and uncle
of Palamède and
Saphar.
ARMS:..Sable (black), a saltire Argent
(silver).
CREST:..A stag's head Argent
(silver).
SUPPORTERS:..A stags Argent
(silver).
MOTTO:..AU COCUR HARDI. |
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 ...Galahad
NOTE:..(aka Galaad). One of the
Knights
of the Round Table; The Grail Knight. Son of Elaine of Corbenic
and Lancelot. His arms are unchanged since
the 13th century and recall his central role in the quest for the Grail.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a cross Gules (red).
[D'argent à la croix de gueules].
CREST:..A maiden's head Proper (natural color),
hair Or (gold). [Une tete de jeune fille au naturel, chevelées
d'or].
SUPPORTERS:..Two unicorns Argent (silver).
[Deux licornes d'argent].
MOTTO:..O L'AIDE
DIEU. |
 ...Lancelot
NOTE:..(aka One of the
Knights
of the Round Table...Son of Ban de
Bénoic, half-brother of Hector, cousin of Bohort, Lionel, Blanor
and Bioberis, and father of Galahad. The arms
are stable since the early 13th century.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), three bends Gules
(red).
CREST:..A falcon rising Or
(gold).
SUPPORTERS:..Two savage men Proper (natural
color).
MOTTO:..DU LAC MA DAME. |
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...Arthur
NOTE:..King of the Britains and founder of the
Knights
of the Round
Table...Until
the 14th century Arthur had Azure (blue), three crowns Or (gold) ... or sometimes
... Gules (red), three crowns Or
(gold)...A
misreading changed "three" into "thirteen"
and all 15th century armories follow this.
ARMS:..Azure (blue), thirteen crowns Or (gold).
CREST:..A wyvern Vert (green), langued Gules (red), issuant from
a crown Or (gold).
SUPPORTERS:..Two greyhounds Argent (silver), gorged Gules (red).
MOTTO:..PENDRAGON.
Other Arms Attributed to
Arthur
ARMS:..Azure (blue), three crowns Or
(gold).
ARMS:..Gules (red), three crowns Or
(gold).
ARMS:..The Virgin Mary Proper (natural
color).
ARMS:..Azure (blue).
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...Arthur le Petit
NOTE:..The natural son of
Arthur...The tree is often called a sycomore.
ARMS:..Sable (black), a tree Or (gold).
CREST:..A helm Argent (silver).
SUPPORTERS:..Two men-at-arms Proper (natural color).
MOTTO:..C'est pour Arthur.
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...Bagdemagus
NOTE:..King of Gore.
ARMS:..Gules (red), three sinister gloves apaumy Argent
(silver).
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...Balan
NOTE:..Brother to Balin
le Savage.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a boar passant Sable
(black).
...Balin
le Savage
NOTE:..aka The Knight with Two
Swords...Brother
to Balan.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a boar passant Sable (black), between three
mullets Azure (blue).
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...Ban de Bénoic
NOTE:..aka Ban of
Benwick...Father
of Lancelot, who bears the same arms.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), three bends Gules (red).
CREST:..A double-headed eagle Gules (red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions Gules (red).
MOTTO:..À l'aventure.
.
...Baniers le
Forcené
NOTE:..A knight.
ARMS:..Gyronny Argent (silver) and Gules (red).
.
...Bédoier
NOTE:..aka Bedivere,
Bedwyr...Constable
of Arthur, whose function is recalled by the charge.
ARMS:..Or (gold), a gonfanon Gules (red).
CREST:..A glove Argent (silver).
SUPPORTERS:..Two doves Argent (silver), beaked and
membered Gules (red).
MOTTO: ..Preist à voler.
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...Blanor
NOTE:..aka
Blamore de
Ganis...Son
of Nestor de Guines and grandson of Lancelot l'Ancien, brother of
Blioberis and cousin of
Lancelot.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a semy of crescents Sable (black),
three bends Gules (red).
CREST:..A bat Sable (black).
SUPPORTERS:..Two griffins Azure (blue), armed, beaked and
membered Gules (red).
MOTTO:..Petra
so...In
Briton lit. "What is it?".
.
...Blioberis
NOTE:..aka Bleoberis de
Ganis...The
brother of Blanor, whose arms he bears.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a semy of crescents Sable
(black), three bends Gules (red).
CREST:..A crescent Argent (silver).
SUPPORTERS:..Two buffaloes Proper (natural color),
horned Or (gold).
MOTTO:..Blioberis.
.
...Borre le Coeur Hardy
NOTE:..aka Boare, Llacheu, Lohot, Lohott...Son
of King Arthur and Lysanor
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a dragon passant Sable
(black).
.
...Bohort
aka Bors le Noir
NOTE:.. Son of king Bohort de Gaunes, elder brother
of Lionel, father of Hélain le Blanc...His arms are differenced from
those of Lancelot his cousin.
ARMS:..Ermine, three bends Gules (red).
CREST:..An ermine Argent (silver), from its neck
hanging a neck-tie ermine.
SUPPORTERS:..Two such ermines.
MOTTO:..Penos penac...(Any which way).
.
...Bohort de Gaunes
aka Bors de Ganis
NOTE:..Brother of Ban de Bénoïc, father
of Bohort and Lionel. His arms are differenced from his elder brother.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a semy of estoiles Sable
(black), three bends Gules (red).
CREST:..A double-headed eagle issuant Argent (silver).
MOTTO:..Y ce
fera.
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...Brastias (Brasias)
NOTE:..Knight of Duke Gorlois; retired and became
a hermit
ARMS:.. Vert, an armoured arm palewise embowed
argent.
...Breuse Sans Pitie
NOTE:..Brother to Bertelot
ARMS:.. Sable, a winged serpent displayed
argent.
...Brian de les Isles
NOTE:..Lord of the castle of Pendragon
ARMS:.. Sable, a hound courant argent.
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...Brunor le Chevalier sans
Peur
aka Bruin
NOTE:..Father of Brunor
le Noir and Dinadan.
ARMS:..Argent (silver).
CREST:..A crown Or (gold).
SUPPORTERS:..Two stags saliant Or (gold).
MOTTO:..Sans peur.
.
...Brunor le Noir
aka Brunor, Breunst, Brewnor, La Cote Male Taile
NOTE:..Son of
Brunor le Chevalier sans Peur
and younger brother of Dinadan, whose arms he bears
differenced.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a lion chequy Sable (black)
and Gules (red), armed and langued Vert (green).
CREST:..A lion's head chequy Sable (black) and Gules
(red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions chequy Sable (black) and
Gules (red).
MOTTO:..Sans peur.
.
...Carados of the Dolorous
Tower
NOTE:..Brother to Turquine
ARMS:.. Sable, a tower argent.
...Colgrevaunce de Gorre
NOTE:..Knight
ARMS:.. Gules, a serpent palewise Or.
.
...Dinadan
NOTE:..Son of
Brunor le Chevalier sans Peur
and elder brother of Brunor le Noir.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a lion Sable
(black), armed and langued Vert (green).
CREST:..A lion's head Sable (black), langued Vert
(green).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions Sable (black), armed
and langued Vert (green).
MOTTO:..Bizuiquen...In Briton lit. "Nevermore".
.
...Ector of the Forest
Sauvage
NOTE:..aka Ector de
Sauvage...One of the
Knights
of the Round Table...Father of Kay
and Arthur's foster-father.
ARMS:..?
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...Érec
NOTE:..Son of Lac...In 13th century heraldry he
bears lozengy Or (gold) and Gules (red).
ARMS: Or (gold), three serpents' heads Gules (red),
langued Vert (green).
CREST:..A serpent's head Vert (green).
SUPPORTERS: Two wyverns Vert (green).
MOTTO: "Sortés sortés".
.
...Esclabor le
Méconnu
NOTE:..King of Babylon; brother of
Arphasar, father of
Palamède and Saphar.
ARMS:..Chequy Or (gold) and Gules (red).
CREST:..A chessboard Or (gold) and Gules (red),
lined Or (gold).
SUPPORTERS:..Two Turks Proper (natural color).
.
...Gaheriet
NOTE:..Last son of Lot, younger brother of Gauvain.
In 13th century heraldry he bore - Argent (silver), on a canton Gules (red),
semy of eagles Argent (silver).
ARMS: Purpure (purple), on a double-headed
eagle Or (gold), beaked and membered Gules (red), a bendlet of the last
(i.e., red).
.
.
...Gauvain
ARMS: Purpure a double-headed eagle or beaked and
membered azure.
CREST: eagle issuant or beaked azure.
SUPPORTERS: Two
eagles or beaked and membered azure.
MOTTO: "Orcanie Orcanie".
Eldest son of Lot whose arms he bears undifferenced.
In 13th century heraldry he bore a differenced version of his
father's arms, namely - Argent (silver)
a canton Gules (red). Father of Guinglain.
.
Guerrehet
NOTE:..Son of Lot, younger son of Gauvain...The
bordure of gouttes is probably a bordure engrailed which was misread...In
13th century blazon he is given - Argent
(silver), three (or semy of) eagles Gules (red).
ARMS: Purpure a double-headed eagle or beaked and
membered argent within a bordure of gouttes gules.
.
...Guinglain
NOTE:..Son of Gauvain...In the novel Le Bel
Inconnu of 1185-90 he is given Ermine, a lion Argent (silver).
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a bend raguly Gules (red).
CREST:..An "écôt" (piece of stick)
Gules (red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two angels winged Azure (blue).
MOTTO:..Richemont.
.
...Hector des Mares
ARMS: Argent (silver), on three bends Gules (red),
a sun Azure (blue).
CREST:..A sun Azure (blue).
SUPPORTERS:..Two sagittari Proper (natural color).
MOTTO:..Aux marais.
Son of Ban, half-brother of Lancelot, whose arms
are differenced.
.
Hélain le Blanc
ARMS: Argent (silver), on three bends Gules (red),
a label Sable (black).
CREST:..A cat's head proper.
SUPPORTERS: Two cats rampant Proper (natural color).
MOTTO:..Brangores Brangores.
Son of Bohort le Noir and the daughter of the king
Brangoire. His arms are differenced not with respect to his father
but to Lancelot who is the head of the
lineage.
.
Karados
NOTE:..King of Estrangore.
ARMS: Azure, a crown Argent.
CREST: Two tigers Sable.
SUPPORTERS: Two tigers Sable.
MOTTO: "Zellande".
King of Estrangore.
.
...Kay.................
...(13th
century)
NOTE:..aka Cai, Cei, Keu...One of the
Knights
of the Round Table...Son Ector of
the Forest Sauvage and foster-brother of
Arthur.
ARMS: Azure two keys per pale addorsed argent.
CREST: key argent.
SUPPORTERS: Two greyhounds vert.
MOTTO: "hors des buissons".
.
Keu d'Estraus
ARMS: Or two bars-gemels sable.
CREST: arm in armour holding two horses or and sable.
SUPPORTERS: two goats saliant argent
horned or.
MOTTO: "tout pour la vie".
Nephew of Karados.
.
...Lac
NOTE:..King of Estregales, father of Érec
and Brandelis.
ARMS:..Or (gold), three serpents' heads Gules
(red), langued Vert (green).
CREST:..A dragon's head Gules (red), langued Vert
(green).
SUPPORTERS:..Two greyhounds Argent (silver), spotted
Sable (black), gorged Gules (red).
MOTTO:..Gregois suis.
.
...Lamorat de Galles
NOTE:..Son of Pellinor;
brother of Agloval de Galles and
Perceval; nephew of
Lamorat de Listenois...Same arms as
Agloval, differenced from those of
Perceval by the lion.
ARMS: Purpure (purple), on a semy of crosslets
Or (gold), a lion passant guardant Argent (silver), armed and langued Gules
(red).
CREST:..A lion's head guardant Or (gold).
SUPPORTERS: Two lions passant guardant Or (gold).
MOTTO:..Soies seur.
.
...Lamorat de Listenois
NOTE:..Brother of Pellinor
and uncle of Perceval,
Lamorat de Galles and
Agloval de Galles.
ARMS:..Purpure (purple), a lion passant guardant
Argent (silver), armed Gules (red).
CREST:..A lion's head guardant Purpure (purple),
Gules (red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions passant guardant Purpure
(purple), armed and langued Gules (red).
MOTTO:..Tost ou tard.
.
.
Lionel
ARMS: Argent (silver), on a semy of etoiles sable
three bends gules.
CREST: Etoile or.
SUPPORTERS: two greyhounds argent gorged or.
MOTTO: "Hare
levrier".
Second son of Bohort de Gaunes, whose arms he bears,
and brother of Bohort.
.
...Lot
ARMS: Purpure (purple), a double-headed eagle Or
(gold), beaked and membered Azure (blue).
SUPPORTERS: Two eagles Or (gold), beaked and membered
Azure (blue).
MOTTO:..D'Orcane.
NOTE:..Brother of Urien;
father of Gauvain, Agravain, Guerrehet, and Gaheriet; husband of Morcad &
Eagrave's half-sister of Arthur. In 13th century blazon his arms are not
described anywhere but all his sons bear differenced versions of Argent (silver)
plain.
.
Lucan
ARMS: Or a lynx gules armed sable.
CREST: lynx's head gules.
SUPPORTERS: Two lynx rampant gules.
MOTTO: "je parviendroi".
Lynx is "loup-cervier" in French, hence canting
arms. Lucan is the cup-bearer of Arthur.
.
...Méliadus de
Léonois
NOTE:.. Father of Tristan
and uncle of Alixandre...Tristan differences by
adding a lion, although it is possible that Méliadus' arms were created
by substraction of the lion instead.
ARMS:..Vert (green).
CREST:..An oak-tree Vert (green), issuant from a
crown Or (gold).
MOTTO:..A la verdure.
.
Mélian de Lis
ARMS: Gules a fox or armed and langued azure.
CREST: fox's head or.
SUPPORTERS: Two foxes salient or.
The 13th century versions are different: either
argent a lion issuant gules or Argent (silver) a maunch gules.
.
...Méraugis de
Port-les-Guez
NOTE:..Natural son of King Marc of Cornwall...The
mongrel dogs allude to his bastardy...One may deduce that the arms of
Marc (otherwise unknown) are plain Argent
(silver).
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a bordure Gules
(red).
CREST:..A lion's head or langued Gules
(red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two mongrel dogs Gules (red).
MOTTO:..Cornouaille.
.
Mordret
ARMS: Purpure a double-headed eagle or and a chief
argent.
CREST: double-headed eagle or.
SUPPORTERS: Two Moor women sable.
MOTTO: "par adventure".
Son of Morcadès and Arthur, half-brother
of Gauvain. Differenced arms of Gauvain. In 13th century he bears Argent
(silver) diapered gules.
.
...Ozana le Coeur Hardy
NOTE:..A Knight.
ARMS:..Quarterly Argent (silver) and Gules
(red).
.
...Palamède
NOTE:..aka Palomides, Palamides, the
Saracen...Son
son of Esclabor le Méconnu, brother
of Saphar and nephew of
Arphasar...He appears to difference his arms from
Esclabor...These
arms date to the 13th century.
ARMS:..Chequy Argent (silver) and Sable
(black).
CREST:..A lion's head guardant chequy Argent
(silver) and Sable (black).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions passant guardant chequy
Argent (silver) and Sable (black).
MOTTO:..Pour celle poy.
.
...Pellinor
NOTE:..King of Listenois; father of
Lamorat de Galles,
Agloval de Galles and
Perceval; brother of
Lamorat de
Listenois...Arms
differenced with respect to Perceval, and
both Agloval and
Lamorat de Galles difference with respect
to Perceval instead of their
father...The
crosslet seems to be the charge of the
Listenois lineage.
ARMS:..Or (gold), semy of crosslets Azure (blue).
CREST:..A eagle issuant Sable (black).
SUPPORTERS:..Two eagles Sable (black).
MOTTO:..Par la croix.
.
...Perceval.........
...(13th
century)
NOTE:..aka Percivale of Wales,
Parzival...In
13th century works he bears Gules
plain...Even
though Perceval is the younger brother, his brothers
Agloval and
Lamorat
(and even his father
Pellinor) seem to difference with respect to
him...His
arms recall the quest for the Grail.
ARMS:..Purpure (purple), semy of crosslets Or
(gold).
CREST:..A cross Or (gold).
SUPPORTERS:..Two griffins Argent
(silver).
MOTTO:..Crux Christi.
.
...&...
...Pharamon
NOTE:..King of Gaul, ancestor of Clovis, whose
mythical arms Azure three toads or were changed upon his conversion
to Azure three fleurs-de-lys or. French
Arthurian legends make Pharamon a contemporary of Uterpendragon and a
knight of the Round Table.
ARMS:.Sable (black), three toads Or
(gold).
CREST:..A tiger's head Sable (black).
SUPPORTERS:..Two tigers Sable (black).
MOTTO: ..Gaule Gaule.
.
...Sadok
NOTE:..Brother or cousin to Edward of Orkney
ARMS:..Argent (silver), a fess wavy Sable (black).
.
...Sagremor le
Desreez.........
...or...
...(13th
century)
NOTE:..aka Sagramore le Desirous...Nephew
of the Emperor of Constaninople.
ARMS:..Gules (red), two stars Or (gold), on a canton
Argent (silver), a star Sable (black).
In 13th century texts he has - Gyronny Or (gold)
and Vert (green) ... or ... Gyronny Or (gold) and Sable
(black)...Desreé means excited, and the gyronny is
associated with excitement and lack of control,
as in the arms of Baniers le Forcené - Gyronny Argent (silver) and
Gules (red).
.
...Saphar
NOTE:..aka
Safere...Brother
of Palamède, son of
Esclabor le Méconnu and nephew
of
Arphasar...The impalement with Vair is unexplained.
ARMS:..Per pale Vair and chequy Or (gold) and Vert
(green).
.
...Tor
NOTE:..Tor is a natural son of
Pellinor.
ARMS:..Or (gold), semy of crosslets Sable
(black).
CREST:..A crane's head Proper (natural
color).
SUPPORTERS:..Two cranes Proper (natural color),
without their vigilance.
.
...Tristan
NOTE:..aka
Tristram, Tristran...Son of
Méliadus de Léonois and
paternal cousin of Alixandre...Roger Loomis proved
in the early part of the 20th century that they
were those arms attributed to him in the 12th century
by Thomas of Brittany and Brother Robert of Norway: Gules (red), a lion Or
(gold)...In the Holy Roman Empire, during the 13th century a completely different
coat of arms was attributed to Tristram: Argent (silver), a boar rampant
Sable (black)...Late in the 15th century, a French manuscript, La forme
quon tenuit des tournoys et assemblees
au temps du roy uterpendragon et du roy
artus, changed these arms to: Vert (green),
a lion rampant Or.
ARMS:..Vert (green), a lion Or (gold), armed and
langued Gules (red).
CREST:..A lion's head Or (gold).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions Or (gold).
MOTTO:..C'est pour Yseut.
Other Arms Attributed to
Tristan
...(12th
century)
Ref. An Investigation
into the Symbolism of Heraldry in the Legend of Tristram and Isoud
.
...Urien
NOTE:..King of Moraife
or Gorre, father of Yvain,
brother of Lot.
ARMS:..Azure (blue), a lion Or (gold), armed and
langued Gules (red).
CREST:..A lion's head Or (gold), langued Gules (red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two swans argent membered
and beaked sable.
MOTTO:..A tout.
.
...Urre of Hungary
NOTE:..Brother-in-law to Lavaine.
ARMS:..Chequy Sable (black) and Or
(gold).
.
...Yder
NOTE:..King of Cornwall...Chrétien de Troyes
in 1175-80 gives him a device with a stag issuant from a door; these arms
are those of the legendary kingdom of
Ireland.
ARMS:..Gules (red), three lions' heads Or
(gold), langued Sable (black).
CREST:..A lion's head Or (gold), langued Sable
(black).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions Or (gold), armed and langued
Sable (black).
MOTTO:..Or bien.
.
...Yvain,
Chevalier au
Lion.........
...Yvain (13th
century)
NOTE:..Son of Urien; half-brother
of Yvain l'Avoutre; nephew to
Arthur and Lot, and cousin to
Baudemagu and to Gauvain and his
brothers....His
motto alludes to Morguain, his mother in a number of
texts...In 13th
century texts he bears Or a lion
gules...The change
in tinctures may be an enhancement, due to the higher prestige of the Azure/Or
combination, which can be seen in the arms of France and Arthur.
ARMS:..Azure (blue), a lion Or (gold), armed and
langued Gules (red).
13th century ARMS:..Or (gold), a lion Gules
(red).
CREST:..A lion's head Or (gold), langued Gules
(red).
SUPPORTERS:..Two lions Or (gold), armed and langued
Gules (red).
MOTTO:..C'est pour Morguen.
.
...Yvain
l'Avoutre
NOTE:..aka Yvaine, Ewain, Uwain, Owain...Natural
son of Urien in whose arms the lion is replaced by
a pale.
ARMS:..Azure (blue), a pale Or (gold).
...Ban de
Bénoic.......Lancelot
...Brunor le
Chevalier sans
Peur.......Dinadan.......Brunor
le Noir
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