Bulfinch’s Mythology · Character

Sir Bohort

A Round Table knight of steadfast purity, chosen among the few to witness the Holy Grail's deepest mysteries.

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King Bohort of Brittany, along with King Ban, answers Arthur's call for aid against the rebel kings.

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Bohort rides out from Camelot into a landscape of trials that test not his sword arm but his soul. When forced to choose between saving his brother Lionel and rescuing a threatened maiden, he weeps and chooses the maiden, a decision that defines his character. His willingness to suffer and to place mercy above kinship marks him as one of the three knights whose purity earns them a place at the Grail's table.

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Arthurian and Romance Knights
Greek and Trojan Heroes
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Sir Lionel
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Arthur Chosen King
King Bohort of Brittany, along with King Ban, answers Arthur's call for aid against the rebel kings.
Launcelot of the Lake
Cousin of Launcelot; rescued as a child and raised alongside Launcelot at the court of the Lady of the Lake.
X: The Lady of Shalott
Overthrown by Launcelot at the tournament; later joins the quest to find Launcelot.
XI: Queen Guenever's Peril
Initially reluctant, agrees to defend Guenever if no other champion appears; later supports Launcelot's plan.
XIX: The Sangreal, or Holy Graal
Prophesies that Sir Galahad will come to great worship.
Sir Galahad
Prophesies that Sir Galahad shall come to great worship.
XXI: The Sangreal (Continued)
Chooses to rescue a maiden over his brother Sir Lionel, later mourns what he believes is Lionel's death, and is counseled by a religious man.
Sir Bohort
The protagonist of the chapter; a knight of the Round Table on the Sangreal quest who faces a painful choice between rescuing his brother and a maiden.
Sir Galahad
Companion to Galahad and Perceval; present on the ship and at Sarras, helps carry the table, and is present at Galahad's passing.
Sir Agrivain's Treason
Buries Sir Perceval, returns to Camelot, and recounts the adventures of the Sangreal to King Arthur.
XII: Kilwich and Olwen (Continued)
Mentioned as Bedwyr (often identified with Bohort in Arthurian tradition); assists Kay in the giant's castle and the rescue.
B
King and a knight of Arthur.

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