Gawain
Gawain is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, nephew to King Arthur and known for his courtesy and prowess.
He appears most famously in the medieval romance *Sir Gawain and the Green Knight*, where he accepts a mysterious challenge testing his honor.
The name occasionally appears as a given name, pronounced with stress on either syllable.
Legendary British royal seat
- ExcaliburMythic British blade
- MerlinMythical British sorcerer
- GalahadIdeal of noble purity
- PercivalGrail-seeking knight
Lancelot · Mordred · Guinevere · Morgana · Avalon · Lady of the Lake · Glastonbury · Britannia
Supernatural Arthurian test-giver
- girdleBody-shaping undergarment
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- pentangleFive-pointed star shape
- midwinterSeason's coldest period
Morgan le Fay · New Year · confession · folklore · mythology · romance · medieval · enchanted
Protective combat covering
- swordHilted fighting blade
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- joustMounted lance combat
tournament · squire · steed · chainmail · helmet · crest · castle · duel
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
fearlessness · boldness · daring · intrepidity · mettle · grit · resolve · steadfastness
Camelot
Legendary British royal seat
Lancelot · Percival · Mordred · Guinevere · Morgana · Avalon · Lady of the Lake · Glastonbury · Britannia · Lot
Green Knight
Supernatural Arthurian test-giver
- girdleBody-shaping undergarment
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- pentangleFive-pointed star shape
Morgan le Fay · midwinter · New Year · confession · folklore · mythology · romance · medieval · enchanted · fable
armor
Protective combat covering
joust · tournament · squire · steed · chainmail · helmet · crest · castle · duel · melee
bravery
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
prowess · fearlessness · boldness · daring · intrepidity · mettle · grit · resolve · steadfastness · tenacity
courtesy
Respectful, considerate behavior
virtue · loyalty · oath · gentility · code · integrity · decency · rectitude · uprightness · probity
- Arthurian LegendKing Arthur, Merlin, Excalibur, Camelot, Lancelot
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- ArthurianKing Arthur, Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin, Lancelot
- knighthoodknight, knights, knight errant, knights errant, Templars
- knightsknight errant, crusader, paladin, hospitaller, Lancelot
GawainMordred
Legendary patricidal knight
Morgan le Fay · villain · oath-breaker · Lot · Kay
- Sir GawainArthurian knight figure