Galahad, Bors the Younger, and Percival achieve the Grail

Bors (French: Bohort) is the name of two knights in the Arthurian legend, one the father and one the son. Sir Galahad is a knight of King Arthur 's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. Percival or Perceval is one of King Arthur 's legendary Knights of the Round Table. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Bors the Elder is the King of Gaunnes or Gaul during the early period of King Arthur's reign, and is the brother of King Ban of Benoic. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders In Arthurian legend, Ban is the King of Benwick or Benoic. He is the father of Sir Lancelot and Sir Hector de Maris, the brother of Bors the Younger later becomes one of the best Knights of the Round Table, and even achieves the Holy Grail. 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 According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish plate or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers

King Bors the Elder

As the brother of Ban, King Bors is the uncle of Lancelot and Hector de Maris. In the Arthurian legend, Sir Lancelot ( Lancelot du Lac, also Launcelot) is one of the Knights of the Round Table. Sir Hector de Maris is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He marries Evaine, the sister of Ban's wife Elaine, and has two sons, Bors the Younger and Lionel. In the Arthurian legend, Evaine is the wife of Bors the Elder who is the brother of King Ban of Benoic (or as in T Elaine is a name shared by several different female characters in Arthurian legend. Sir Lionel is the younger son of King Bors of Gaunnes (or Gaul) and brother of Bors the Younger in Arthurian legend. Ban and Bors become Arthur's early allies in his fight against eleven rebel kings in Britain, including Lot, Urien, and Caradoc, and he vows to help them against their enemy Claudas, who has been threatening their lands. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Lot or Loth is king of Lothian, Orkney, and sometimes Norway in the Arthurian legend. Urien was a late 6th century king of Rheged, an early British kingdom in northern England and southern Scotland. Caradoc Vreichvras (more correctly in Welsh, Caradog Freichfras, meaning Caradoc Strong (or Stout Arm) was a semi-legendary ancestor to the kings King Claudas is a fictional Frankish king and an opponent to King Arthur, Lancelot, and Bors in Arthurian literature. Arthur is late on his promise, however, and Claudas succeeds in his invasion, resulting in the death of both kings. Ban's son Lancelot is taken by the Lady of the Lake, but Bors' children are raised in captivity by Claudas' retainers. The Lady of the Lake is the name of several related characters who play integral parts in the Arthurian legend.

Sir Bors the Younger

Sir Bors the Younger is better known than King Bors throughout Arthurian studies. Sir Bors and Lionel live for several years at Claudas' court, but they eventually rebel against him and even slay his cruel son Dorin. Before Claudas can retaliate, the boys are rescued by a servant of the Lady of the Lake, and are spirited off to be raised with their cousin Lancelot. All three grow to be excellent knights and go to Camelot to join King Arthur's retinue. Camelot is the most famous Castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Bors is recognizable by a distinctive scar on his forehead, and participates in most of the king's conflicts, including the eventual battle with Claudas that liberates his father's lands. He becomes the father of Sir Elyan the White when the daughter of King Brandegoris tricks him into sleeping with her by way of a magic ring; he later introduces his son into the Round Table. Sir Elyan the White or Helyan le Blanc is the son of Sir Bors and is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.

Bors chooses to save a maiden rather than his brother Lionel

Bors is always portrayed as one of the Round Table's finest, but his real glory comes on the Grail Quest, where he proves himself worthy enough to witness the Grail's mysteries alongside Galahad and Percival. According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish plate or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers Sir Galahad is a knight of King Arthur 's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. Percival or Perceval is one of King Arthur 's legendary Knights of the Round Table. Several episodes display his virtuous character; in one, a lady approaches Bors vowing to commit suicide unless he sleeps with her. He refuses to break his vow of celibacy; the lady and her maidens threaten to throw themselves off the castle battlements. Celibacy refers to the lack of participation in Sexual intercourse. As the ladies jump off, they reveal themselves to be demons set on deceiving him by playing to his sense of compassion. In another, Bors faces a dilemma where he must choose between rescuing his brother Lionel, being whipped with thorns by villains in one direction, and saving a young girl who has been abducted by a rogue knight in the other. Bors chooses to help the maiden, but prays for his brother's safety. Lionel escapes his tormenters and tries to murder Bors, and Bors does not defend himself, refusing to raise a weapon against his kinsman. Fellow Knight of the Round Table Sir Calogrenant and a religious hermit try to intervene, but Lionel slays them both when they get in the way. Sir Calogrenant, sometimes known in English as Colgrevance, is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. Before he can kill his brother, however, God strikes him down with an immobilizing column of fire. Bors, Galahad, and Percival go on to achieve the Holy Grail and accompany it to Sarras, a mystical island in the Middle East. Sarras is a mystical island to which the Holy Grail is brought in the Arthurian legend. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Both Galahad and Percival pass away while there, and Bors is the only one to return.

In Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Sir Bors agrees to fight as Guinevere's champion when she is accused of poisoning a knight. Sir Thomas Malory (c 1405 – 14 March 1471 was an English writer the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur. Le Morte d'Arthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions Middle French for la mort d'Arthur Bors is reluctant, as her first choice, Lancelot, left Camelot because of Guinevere. He relents when Arthur sees Guinevere kneeling before him. He is about to joust for her sake when Lancelot arrives to take his place.

Like the rest of his family, Bors joins Lancelot in exile after his affair with Guinevere is exposed, and helps rescue the Queen from her execution at the stake. Guinevere was the legendary Queen consort of King Arthur. She was most famous for her love affair with Arthur's chief knight Sir Lancelot, which first He becomes one of Lancelot's most trusted advisors in the ensuing war between Lancelot and Arthur, and becomes the ruler of Claudas' former lands. When Arthur and Gawain must return to Britain to fight the evil usurper Mordred, Gawain sends a letter to Lancelot asking for aid. Gawain (ˈgɔːwɪn or /gəˈweɪn/ also called Gwalchmei Gawan Gauvain Walewein etc Mordred or Modred ( Welsh: Medraut, Medrod, etc is a character in the Arthurian legend, known as a notorious traitor who fought Lancelot's men arrive to put down the remainder of the rebellion led by Mordred's sons Melehan and Melou; Lionel is killed by Melehan, and Bors avenges his death. The two sons of Sir Mordred appear in Arthurian legend as early as Geoffrey of Monmouth 's Historia Regum Britanniae, though they are

In T.H. White's The Once and Future King, Bors is described as a "misogynist" and an "almost-virgin", and generally something of a fool. Terence Hanbury White ( 29 May 1906 &ndash 17 January 1964) was an English Author best known for his sequence of Arthurian The Once and Future King is an Arthurian Fantasy novel written by T Other film portrayals have had little in common with the traditional character; in the 2004 film King Arthur, Bors is portrayed by Ray Winstone as a large, violent man with many children. King Arthur is a 2004 Film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. Raymond Andrew "Ray" Winstone Jr (born 19 February 1957) is an Emmy Award -winning English film and television actor In the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Sir Bors is played by Terry Gilliam and is the first Knight of the Round Table to succumb to the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python ( Graham Chapman, John Cleese Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog is the fictional beast in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

See also

• List of Arthurian characters

External links

• Bors at Early British Kingdoms