Sir Breunor
Bruenor the Black, also called the Knight of the Ill-fitting Coat, was one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.[1] He was the son of Sir Brunor, the "Good Knight without Fear". His brothers were Sir Dinadan and Sir Daniel.[2] Both were killed by Sir Lancelot.[2] Their father had been murdered and Brunor swore to wear his father's ill-fitting coat until the murder was avenged.[3] Sir Breunor was the lord of Pendragon Castle.[2] He was married to Maladisant.[4]
Sir Breunor Media
Brunoir le noir
Brunor le Noir faces Galinan in the Prose Yvain (National Library of Wales Ms. 444-D)
The Knight of the Ill-Shapen Coat Chooses His Bride, Helen Stratton's 1910 illustration for King Arthur and His Knights (a modern edition of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur)
The le Brun family arms, the version belonging to Branor's nephew Seguran
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References
- ↑ Christopher W. Bruce, The Arthurian Name Dictionary (New York; London: Garland Publishing, 1999), p. 89
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sir Brunor le Noir, La Cote Mal Taile". David Nash Ford's Early British Kingdoms. Nash Ford Publishing. 2001. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ↑ "King Arthur, Knights Of The Round Table And Associated Arthurian Characters". levigilant.com. Retrieved November 30, 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ "Breunor". Encyclopedia of the Celts. The Summerlands. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
