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PLACES IN THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS - W
Wadling [Wathelan, Wathelyne]
A lake in Inglewood Forest. [More]
Walachia
A region in Romania. [More]
Wales [Galays, Galeys, Galis, Galoes, Galys, Gaules, Glois, Valois, Waleis, Walest, Walis]
In Arthurian times the land were divided into several minor kingdoms. [More]
Wallingford
A seaport in southern Britain. [More]
Walwerth [Walweitha]
A territory ruled by Walwain. [More]
Wandehenches
A castle on the border of Gorre and the Strange Land. Knights at the castle prevented the prisoners of Gorre from escaping.
Wandesborow
A castle. [More]
Wanglet
An Irish castle ruled by Bauduins, an evil knight killed by Gawain.
Warwick [Cargueit, Guivic, Warguit, Warwyk]
A county in central England. During Arthur’s reign, Arthgal served as the earl of Warwick.
Waste
Eight locations and three characters. [More]
- Waste Castle - Or the Poor Castle.
- Waste Chapel - Location of the tomb of Canaan.
- Waste Chapel - A perilous place.
- Waste Chapel - The Perilous Chapel.
- Waste City - Perceval's birth place.
- Waste Fountain - Knights participated in a tournament.
- Waste Land - Also known as the Strange Land.
- Waste Land - A region of France.
- Waste Lands, King of the - King Pellam.
- Waste Lands, Queen of the - Percival's aunt.
- Waste Manor - An evil residence.
Water
One location and one item. [More]
- Water Bridge - One of two crossings into Gore.
- Water Lily - An Egyptian ship.
Waterford
A Welsh territory that Arthur bestowed upon Gawain after Gawain fought a great duel against Galleron of Galloway.
Wayford
A territory that Arthur bestowed upon Gawain after Gawain fought a great duel against Galleron.
Weeping Castle
See Castle Pluere.
Welsh Gate
The gate in Camelot that faced Wales.
Wendland
A country. [More]
Wessex
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom. [More]
West
One location and one character. [More]
- West Islands - A realm.
- West Wales, Lord of - Supported Arthur.
Westminster
A town on the Thames River. [More]
Westphalia
Part of Arthur's kingdom in the Alliterative Morte Arthure.
Wexford
A seaside city on the southeast corner of Ireland where Gurmun, Isolde’s father, sometimes held court.
Wheel of Fire
A place near the Grail Castle where Merlin was said to reside, in the Prose Lancelot.
White
Nineteen locations and eight characters. [More]
- White Abbey -
- White Castle - Four locations.
- White City - Two locations.
- White Cross - A landmark.
- White Forest - Two locations.
- White Fortress - Shrouded in darkness.
- White Hag - Mother of the Black Hag.
- White Knight - Seven characters.
- White Lake - Five locations.
- White Mountain - A kingdom.
- White Stag - Features in several tales.
- White Thorn Castle - A castle.
- White Thorn Ford - One of Arthur's estates.
- White Tower - Home of Galerian.
Wicked
One item, one location and one event. [More]
- Wicked Custom - A beheading game.
- Wicked Neighbor - A horn.
- Wicked Pass - Into Caradoc's lands.
Wigan
Thought locally to be the site of one of Arthur's victories, close to the River Douglas.
Wight, Isle of
An island off the southern coast of Britain. [More]
Wild
Three locations and one event. [More]
- Wild Forest - Two locations.
- Wild Hunt - A supernatural hunt.
- Wild Mountain - Queen Albiun's land.
Wiltshire
A county of southern England. It was conquered in the early days of Arthur’s reign by Cheldric the Saxon, but Arthur later liberated it.
Winchester
Cathedral city in Hampshire. [More]
Windesan [Hussidan, Wissant, Wyndesan
A city. [More]
Windesant
A city in Gorre that was one of King Bagdemagus's courts.
Windesores
Ruled by Sinados. [More]
Windfall Run
A place in America where, according to a local legend, the wounded Arthur came to drink the healing waters of the Great Spirits Spring.
Windsor
One location and one character. [More]
- Windsor - A city in Berkshire, England.
- Windsor, Earl or Count of - Rebelled against Arthur.
Winehart
A castle in Saxony captured by Vortigern during his war with Hengist.
Winton
A city in Britain. Durian served as its archbishop in Arthur’s time.
Wirral
A barren wilderness in northern Britain through which Gawain rode in his search for the Green Chapel.
Wood in the Valley
The rather banal name for a forest in the kingdom of Benoic, belonging to Lancelot’s father Ban. It contained lake Diana, where the Lady of the Lake lived.
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