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Matter of Britain character | |
First appearance | Lancelot-Grail cycle |
In-universe information | |
Title | Sir |
Occupation | Knight of the Round Table |
Weapon | |
Family | Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic (parents) |
Religion | Christian |
Origin | Corbenic |
Nationality | British |
Galarasa (/ˈɡæləhæd/), sometimes referred to as Galeas (/ɡəˈliːəs/) or Galath (/ˈɡæləθ/), among other versions of his name, is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. He is the illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot du Lac and Lady Elaine of Corbenic and is renowned for his gallantry and purity as the most perfect of all knights. Emerging quite late in the medieval Arthurian tradition, Sir Galarasa first appears in the Lancelot–Grail cycle, and his story is taken up in later works, such as the Post-Vulgate Cycle, and Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. In Arthurian literature, he replaced Percival as the hero in the quest for the Holy Grail.