In Arthurian Legend, Lot (or Loth) is king of Lothian, Orkney, and sometimes Norway. He is King Arthur's uncle and early enemy. The character is possibly derived from a historical personage. 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. ... Lothian (Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... Jump to: navigation, search King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ...

Lot appears in all cyclical Arthurian literature from Geoffrey's Historia Regum Britanniae on, and his story is remarkably consistant. After Uther Pendragon marries Igraine, he weds her eldest daughter Morgause (also called Anna) to Lot. Their marriage produces a number of sons, namely Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth, and in earlier literature, Mordred as well. Early in Arthur's reign Lot and other kings oppose him, though his sons object. After initial battles Arthur defeats the rebels decisively and incorporates their lands. Geoffrey of Monmouth was a clergyman and one of the major figures in the development of British history. ... Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniæ (English: The History of the Kings of Britain) was written around 1136. ... Uther Pendragon (pen-dragon = head of the dragons) is the legendary father of King Arthur in Arthurian legend. ... In Arthurian legend, Igraine is the mother of King Arthur. ... In Arthurian legend, Morgause or Morgase (also known as Anna-Morgause or Ann-Morgause) is the half-sister of King Arthur who slept with him and produced Mordred, the incestuous heir that would lead to Camelots downfall. ... Sir Gawain and the Green Knight In Arthurian legend, Sir Gawain (Gawan, Gauvain, Walewein etc. ... Sir Agravain or Sir Agravaine was a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. ... Gaheris is a figure of Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Gareth was a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian Legend. ... This entry is on the King Arthur character. ...

In the Vulgate Cycle and Geoffrey of Monmouth, Lot and the young king are reconciled after the final battle and Lot enthusiastically joins his nephew's service. Indeed, Lot appears in many romances as Arthur's staunch ally. In the Post-Vulgate and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur however, Lot is killed during the last battle by King Pellinore, sparking a blood feud between Lot's kin and Pellinore's. The Lancelot-Grail, also known as the prose Lancelot, the Vulgate Cycle, or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is a major source of Arthurian legend. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Post-Vulgate Cycle is one of the major Old French prose cycles of Arthurian literature. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Thomas Malory (c. ... Le Morte dArthur (The Death of Arthur)—the title is actually spelled as Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions—is Sir Thomas Malorys compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. ... King Pellinore of Listinoise is a minor character in Arthurian legend. ...

The Welsh know Lot by a variety of names. Sometimes he is called Lot Luwddoc (Lot of the Host), elsewhere he is Llew ap Cynfarch. In Culhwch and Olwen Gwalchmai (Gawain) is son of a man called Gwyar. In Geoffrey Lot is said to be brother of Urien Rheged and Auguselus of Scotland. His name is probably derived from his kingdom (Lothian), like Corin of Cornwall and other characters from Geoffrey of Monmouth. Thorfinn Skull-Splitter, a Norse king of Orkney in the 10th century, had a son named Ljot, which may have led to the connection of a Lothian king to Orkney and Norway. The Welsh are a Celtic ethnic group primarily associated with Wales and the Welsh language. ... Culhwch and Olwen is a Welsh story that survives in only two manuscripts: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, ca. ... Urien, father of Owain mab Urien, was a historical king of Rheged in northern England and southern Scotland during the 6th century. ... Entrance to the Rheged Discovery Centre Rheged was a nation in Early Mediaeval Great Britain. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... Corineus, or Corin, eponymous founder of Cornwall, was descended from the heroes of the Trojan War, and was one of the companions of Brutus of Britain, and is spoken of in Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Onan hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Cornwall, England Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Area - Total - Admin. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ...

Lot was said to descend from Catuvellauni chief Caractacus of Iron Age Britain. As some suggest it is possible Lot was a late incarnation of the British god/hero Lludd Llaw Eraint, though there is little remaining similarity between the characters beyond the names. The Catuvellaunii (meaning probably good in battle) were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Isles, before the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Caratacus (also spelled Caractacus) was a historical British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest. ... In Britain, the Iron Age lasted from about the 7th century BC until the Roman conquest and until the 5th century AD in non-Romanised parts. ... Lludd Llaw Eraint, Lludd of the Silver Hand, son of Beli Mawr, is a legendary hero from Welsh mythology. ...

See also:

• List of Arthurian Characters
• The Stone Lud

In Arthurian Legend, there were many people, often with conflicting names in different languages. ... The Stone Lud is a standing stone in the parish of Bower in Caithness, Highland Scotland, at 58° 31′ 52″ N 03° 20′ 07″ W, (Grid ref ND222617, or on this 6 inch Ordnance Survey map printed in 1877), and about six kilometres (four miles) south of Castletown. ...

Links

Early British Kingdoms entry on Lot of Lothian Early British Kingdoms entry on Lot Luwddoc

References

Celtic Myths and Legends, Charles Squire (1912) ISBN 0752526766