NORTH

1. North Wales
   Norgales, Northgales, Norgalis, Northgalis, Norgoise
   
   The northern part of Wales is given as its own kingdom in a large number of Arthurian romances. In the First Continuation of Chrétien’s Perceval, it is ruled by King Camadans, an ally of Arthur. According the Vulgate Estoire del Saint Graal, its first Christian king was Celidoine, the son of Nascien. The Vulgate Merlin gives the kingdom, in Arthur’s time, to both Belinant and Tradelmant. In the Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin and in Malory, it is one of the kingdoms ruled by Rions. Geoffrey of Monmouth says it was ruled by Peredur after Arthur’s death, and the Italian La Tavola Ritonda names two kings of North Wales: Alois and Ansilerno. In Malory, the unnamed Queen of North Wales is a companion of Morgan le Fay in her plans to imprison Lancelot in Cart Castle, to trap Elaine of Corbenic in a bath of boiling water, and to bear Arthur’s body from the battlefield of Salisbury to Avalon. In the chronicles, the region is called Venedotia.
   
   
   
2. North Wales Causeway
   Welsh Causeway
   
   One of only two bridges connecting Arthur’s Britain with Galehaut’s kingdom of Sorelois. The other was the Irish Bridge. The North Wales Bridge was submerged in parts, and was defended at the Sorelois end by a strong tower and a stout knight. Only five knights ever made it across alive—these included Gawain, Meliant, Yder, Dodinel, and Arthur. Its description is reminiscent of Chrétien’s Underwater Bridge.