Because of Erec and Enide's relationship to the WelshGeraint 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.
Because of Erec and Enide‘s relationship to the WelshGeraint 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 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.