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PERSONS IN THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS - N
Nabaor
A warrior rescued by Gawain. [More]
Nabigan of the Rock
A malevolent lord. [More]
Nabin
A landless knight in King Claudas’s army. He was captured by King Bagdemagus during Claudas’s second war with Arthur.
Nabon
Two characters. [More]
- Nabon - Knight of the Round Table.
- Nabon le Noire - Giant and lord of the Isle of Servage.
Nabor
Four characters. [More]
- Nabor - An old knight in Nascien's service.
- Nabor - Son of King Nascor.
- Nabor - A giant.
- Nabor - A knight.
Nabudans
A knight. [More]
Nabunal
Two characters. [More]
- Nabunal of Mycene - One of Alexander's companions.
- Nabunal of Tharmadaise - Seneschal of Lambale.
Nabur
Two characters. [More]
- Nabur - Seneschal of King Tholomer.
- Nabur the Unruly - Foster-parent of Mordred.
Naburzadan
One of the twelve sons of Bron. [More]
Nadien
An evil knight from Benoic who served King Claudas against Arthur.
Nador
A knight defeated, with his cousin Daton, by Claris and Laris after he besieged Queen Blanche.
Nadus
A King of Syria. [More]
Naf
Father of Arthur’s warriors Atlendor and Gwenwynwyn.
Nahodopés
Nahodopés was a Saxon warrior who, under King Aminaduc, fought against Arthur’s forces at the battle of Vambieres.
Namant of the Pine
A knight who defeated hundreds of knights at the ford he guarded. He was finally overcome by the Good Knight Without Fear.
Nampetenis
Tristan’s slayer in Eilhart von Oberge’s Tristrant. [More]
Nanowne le Petit
Arthurian knight. [More]
Nantes
One location and one character. [More]
- Nantes - A city.
- Nantes, Bishop of - He crowned Erec.
Nant Gwynant
See Merlin.
Nantres
See Nentres, King.
Napins [Napin]
A Saxon fleet commander. He was one of only a few Saxons to survive the battle of Clarence, where they were crushed by Arthur.
Narant
Count of Ukerland. [More]
Narbaduc
An early pagan ruler of Dolorous Guard. [More]
Narbaoc [Marboars, Narbouanrs]
The king of the Mill Castle. He sponsored a tournament in which Gawain and Hector participated.
Narboat
See Marboar.
Naron [Aaron]
A knight and a follower of Joseph of Arimathea. He greeted Mordrain when he first came to Britain.
Narpus [Nappas, Narpos]
An ancestor of Lancelot and Galahad. [More]
Narran [Naram]
A knight who provided intelligence on King Rions when Rions went to war with Arthur.
Nascien
Four characters. [More]
- Nascien - Brother-in-law of King Evelake.
- Nascien - Ancestor of Galahad.
- Nascien - Knight of the Round Table.
- Nascien - Son of the King of Denmark.
Nasiens
One of the Twenty-Four Knights of King Arthur's court. [More]
Nastor
Son of Salandres. [More]
Natalon
King of Syria who served Emperor Filimenis of Constantinople. He joined Filimenis in a brief war against Arthur.
Nathaliodus [Natanleod]
Uther's commander. [More]
Nathan
Two characters. [More]
- Nathan - Son of David and Bathsheba.
- Nathan - Son of Nabon the Black.
Nautenis
Ruler of Hante. [More]
Naw ("Nine")
An Arthurian warrior. [More]
Neb ("Someone")
Son of Caw, one of twenty brothers, and one of Arthur's warriors.
Nebedons
An Arthurian knight in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s Diu Crône, resulting from a corruption of Bedoier or Bedivere.
Nebuchadnezzar
King of Babylon. [More]
Nebunal of Mycenae
A warrior. [More]
Nefyn
The daughter of Brychan, wife of Cynfarch the Old and mother of Urien and Efrddyl.
Neiliburz
A knight present at the Sorgarda tournament, which Gawain won.
Neini the Dwarf
One of the many ladies at Arthur's court to fail a chastity test involving a goblet.
Nelotons
According to Henrich, an Arthurian knight.
Nennius
Welsh writer. [More]
Nentres [Nanter, Nanters, Natres, Neutres]
King of Garlot. [More]
Neol Hang Cock
Father of Arthur's warrior Ellylw in Culwhch.
Nerbois
The King of Nerbois was slain by Tristan at Arthur's Leverzep tournament, according to Tavola.
Nereja
A maidservant of Queen Amena of Korntin. [More]
Neriolis
One of Alexander of Constantinople's twelve companions. [More]
Nerius
One of Alexander of Constantinople's twelve companions. [More]
Nero
Brother of King Rience. [More]
Neroneus of the Isle
Knight of the Round Table. [More]
Nerovens de Lile
Knight of the Round Table. [More]
Nerth ("Might")
One of Arthur's warriors and advisors. He was the son of Cadarn and the father of Gorasgwn.
Nertach
One of King Arthur's warriors. [More]
Nes
Father of Arthur's warrior Cnychwr, borrowed from the Irish character named Ness.
Nestling
An infant girl. [More]
Nestor
Two characters. [More]
- Nestor of Gannes - Father of Bleoberis.
- Nestor of the Fountain - Son of Bleoberis.
Netan Clofard
An Arthurian warrior. [More]
Nethawg
Father of Arthur's Sir Bleoberis. [See Nestor of Gannes]
Netor
King of Bulgaria who served Emperor Filimenis of Constantinople. He joined Filimenis in a brief war against Arthur. His brother was named Sathan.
Neued
Two characters. [More]
- Neued - Grandchild of Arthur's warrior Cyfwlch.
- Neued - Father of the warrior Tringad.
Niatar
A son of Febus and Florine and brother of Altan, Lannor, Siraouc, and Argons.
Nicodemus [Nichodemus]
A Roman soldier. [More]
Nicorant
Two characters. [More]
- Nicorant the Poor - A knight.
- Nicorant the Well-Made - Knight of the Round Table.
Nicoraut
A Cornish knight. [More]
Nicosia
The Duke of Nicosia joined Sir Maragoz's attack on the mother of Sir Floriant.
Night
The fourth knight defeated by Gareth in Tennyson. [More]
Nimiane
An early version of Nimue/Niniane/Viviane/Vivien/Vivienne, the Lady of the Lake.
Nimue [Nimiane, Nineve, Nymue]
The Lady of the Lake and lover of Merlin. [More]
Nina
The Lady of the Lake in The Egyptian Maid. [More]
Nine
Three characters. [More]
- Nine Sisters - Morgan's sisters.
- Nine Witches - Recurring in Welsh legend.
- Nine Worthies - Historical figures.
Nineve
A variant of Nimue. [More]
Niniane [Nimiane, Ninniane, Niniame]
The Lady of the Lake. [More]
Niobe
The lover of Sagremor.
Nir
Father of Arthur's warrior Eiddoel, in Culhwch and Olwen.
Nivetta
According to the Italian poet Torquato Tasso (1544-1595), a daughter of Morgan Le Fay.
Niwalen ('White Track')
The goddess of the road or spirit of the journey. [More]
Niwl [Yniol, Yniwl]
Father of Enide in the Welsh Geraint. [More]
Noauz
One location and one character. [More]
- Noauz - Site of a tournament.
- Noauz, Lady of - She arranged the tournament.
Noble Maiden
The beautiful owner of a castle in which Arthur lodged. An experienced healer, she cured him of wounds he received fighting the Knight-Giant.
Nodawl Trimmed Beard
An Arthurian warrior in Culhwch and Olwen.
Nodens
A deity. [More]
Nogant the Tall
An evil, cowardly knight. [More]
Nogoid [Nagroil]
Father of Arthur's warrior Grifuz.
Nogres, Haughty Maid of
See Haughty Maid of Logres.
Nohaut
One location and one character. [More]
- Nohaut - A duchy in Britain.
- Nohaut, Lady of - Ruler of Nohaut.
Noire Espine, Daughters of the Lord of
Two daughters who wants to inherit their father. [More]
Noirs of Ethiopia
A king in Arthur's service.
Nonfizata
In Tavola ritonda, the paramour of Federiel, the pagan lord of Dolorous Guard. She predicted Federiel's battle with Lancelot.
Noodle
One of Arthur’s courtiers. [More]
Noonday Sun
The second knight defeated by Gareth in Tennyson. His counterpart in Malory is the Red Knight. He wore red armor.
Nordien
In the German romance Wigamur, the hero helps the Count of Nordien’s fiancée, Piolies.
Norgales
One location and three characters. [More]
- Norgales - A subkingdom.
- Norgales, Daughter of the King of - Gawain's lover.
- Norgales, Handmaid of the Daughter of the King of
- Norgales, Queen of - One of the kidnaped queens.
Norholt
One location and one character. [More]
- Norholt - A city in Cornwall.
- Norholt, Count of - Ordered the death of Meliodas.
Normaga
The lord of Sorelois in the English Arthour and Merlin - a title usually assigned to Galehaut.
Normelanda
A knight whose nephew, Sir Breus the Pitiless, was the antithesis of Arthurian knighthood.
Noroison, Lady of, and Her Damsels [Narison, Norison]
A lady who helped Yvain. [More]
Norroiz of Lis [Norés, Norez]
Father of Brandelis, Meliant, and of a damsel named Guilorete. [More]
Nort [Norz]
A knight called the Youth of Nort was in Arthur’s service He joned one of Gawain’s quests to locate Lancelot.
Northmen [Northland]
Yder, an ally or vassal of Arthur, is called the King of the Northmen in the Vulgate Merlin and the king of Northland in Arthour and Merlin.
Norval
Sir Gaus, a knight healed by Arthur’s Sir Meriadeuc, is called the son of the King of Norval.
Nudd
The father of Gwynn ap Nudd. It is also a shortened and popularised version of Gwynn ap Nudd's name.
Nut [Nuc]
Father of Sir Yder. [More]
Nwyfre ("Firmament")
Father of Arthur’s warriors Gwynn and Fflam.
Nwython [Neco, Neton]
Father of Arthur’s warriors Gwystyl, Rhun, Llwydeu, and Kinlith.
Nynnyaw
An ox which once had been human. [More]
"Nynyue"
See Nineve.
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