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Encyclopedia > Erec

Sir Erec, the son of King Lac, is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He features in numerous Arthurian tales (notably the Post-Vulgate Cycle), but he is most famous as the protagonist in Chrétien de Troyes' first romance, Erec and Enide. The Knights of the Round Table were those men awarded the highest Order of Chivalry at the Court of King Arthur in the literary cycle, the Matter of Britain. ... In Japanese pop music, Round Table (officially ROUND TABLE) is a band that produces music mostly for Anime soundtracks. ... The Matter of Britain is a name given collectively to the legends that concern the Celtic and legendary history of the British Isles, centering around King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. ... The Post-Vulgate Cycle is one of the major Old French prose cycles of Arthurian literature. ... Chrétien de Troyes wrote in Champagne, France, during the last half of the twelfth century. ... Erec and Enide is Chrétien de Troyess first romance, completed around 1170. ...


Because of Erec and Enide's relationship to the Welsh Geraint and Enid, Erec and Geraint are often conflated or confused. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...


In Chrétien's story, Erec meets his future wife Enide while on a mission to defeat a knight who had mistreated one of Guinevere's servants. The two fall in love and marry, but rumors spread that Erec no longer cares for knighthood or anything else besides his domestic life. Enide cries about these rumors, causing Erec to doubt her love, and he has her go on a long, torturous trip with him where she is forbidden to speak to him. She breaks his condition several times to warn him of danger, and after a number of adventures that prove both his love and his abilities, husband and wife are reconciled. Guinevere was the Queen consort of King Arthur. ...


When Erec's father Lac dies, Erec inherits his kingdom.


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Erec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (224 words)
Sir Erec, the son of King Lac, is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.
Because of Erec and Enide‘s relationship to the Welsh Geraint and Enid, Erec and Geraint are often conflated or confused.
Enide cries about these rumors, causing Erec to doubt her love, and he has her go on a long, torturous trip with him where she is forbidden to speak to him.
Erec et Enide: Part II: Vv. 2293 - Vv. 4579 (13707 words)
Erec took a seat opposite, on the figure of a leopard which was portrayed on the rug.
Erec exerts himself and strives; he brought his sword down upon his enemy's helmet, cleaving it to the inner lining of mail and making him stagger; but he stood firmly and did not fall.
Erec is simply angry with himself, but he expends his wrath upon his defenceless wife until he is reassured of her love and respect for him.
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