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{{Character Infobox|undefined
|name = Pellinore
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|name = [[File:Pellinore nameplate.png|250px]]
 
|image = [[File:Sir Pellinore.jpg|250px]]
 
|image = [[File:Sir Pellinore.jpg|250px]]
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
 
|race = Human
 
|race = Human
 
|affiliation = [[Knights of Camelot]]
 
|affiliation = [[Knights of Camelot]]
|enemies = [[Tristan De Bois]]
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|enemies = [[Tristan De Bois]]
 
|portrayer = [[Sean Francis]]
 
|portrayer = [[Sean Francis]]
 
|appearances = ''[[Excalibur (episode)|Excalibur]]''|aka = N/A
 
|appearances = ''[[Excalibur (episode)|Excalibur]]''|aka = N/A
 
|status = Deceased
 
|status = Deceased
|family = Unknown}}{{quote|If anyone can defeat him, Sir Pellinore can|Uther to Arthur|Excalibur (episode)}}
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|family = Unknown}}{{quote|If anyone can defeat him, Sir Pellinore can.|[[Uther]] to [[Arthur]]|Excalibur (episode)}}
   
 
Sir '''Pellinore''' was a [[Knight of Camelot]] who was killed in a duel with [[Tristan De Bois|Tristan de Bois]].
 
Sir '''Pellinore''' was a [[Knight of Camelot]] who was killed in a duel with [[Tristan De Bois|Tristan de Bois]].
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
[[File:Pellinore_challenges_Tristan.png|thumb|left|Pellinore accepts the duel]]
 
[[File:Pellinore_challenges_Tristan.png|thumb|left|Pellinore accepts the duel]]
He took up the challenge of the [[wraith|Wraith]] after Sir [[Owain]] fell to [[Tristan de Bois|de Bois]]. He, being a [[Knight of Camelot]] , was well trained and talented with a sword. He fought [[Tristan de Bois]] despite being injured, as stated by [[Arthur ]]as he was trying to persuade Pellinore not to go through with the fight. Pellinore ignored [[Arthur ]] and took the challenge, which led to his death (''[[Excalibur (episode)|Excalibur]]'').
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He took up the challenge of the [[wraith|Wraith]] after Sir [[Owain]] fell to [[Tristan de Bois|Tristan de Bois]]. He, being a [[Knight of Camelot]], was well trained and talented with a sword. He fought [[Tristan de Bois]] despite still bearing wounds sustained at [[Othanden]], as stated by [[Arthur Pendragon|Arthur]] as he was trying to persuade Pellinore not to go through with the fight. Pellinore ignored [[Arthur]] and took the challenge, which eventually led to his death (''[[Excalibur (episode)|Excalibur]]'').
   
==Historicity==
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==In The Legends==
   
King '''Pellinore''' was said to be of the royal line of St Joseph of Arimathea, the dynasty who guarded the Holy Grail. He was a son of King Pellam and brother of Kings Pelleas and Alain. Pellinore takes on various roles across different Arthurian stories. First he is called the "Maimed King". This character was wounded by a holy lance after doubting the powers of the Holy Grail. Like their monarch, his lands became sickly and barren; and neither were healed until his grand-nephew, Galahad, achieved his goal in the Grail Quest. Pellinore was father of the first grail-seeker, Percivale, and his brothers. Elsewhere, Pellinore was the pursuer of the strange 'Questing Beast'. He appeared at the court of the King Arthur and was immediately challenged by the monarch to a fight for the right to undertake this hunt. Pellinore was triumphant and Arthur accepted him into the Order of the Round Table. Later, in the King's service at the Battle of Dimilioc, he killed King Lot of Lothian and unwittingly started the blood feud between the two families, which ultimately led to his death at the hands of Lot's sons.
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'''[[Wikipedia:Pellinore|King Pellinore]]''' was said to be of the royal line of St Joseph of Arimathea, the dynasty who guarded the Holy Grail. He was a son of King Pellam and brother of Kings Pelleas and Alain. '''Pellinore''' takes on various roles across different Arthurian stories. First he is called the "Maimed King". This character was wounded by a holy lance after doubting the powers of the Holy Grail. Like their monarch, his lands became sickly and barren; and neither were healed until his grand-nephew, Galahad, achieved his goal in the Grail Quest. Pellinore was father of the first grail-seeker, Percivale, and his brothers. Elsewhere, Pellinore was the pursuer of the strange 'Questing Beast'. He appeared at the court of the King [[Arthur]] and was immediately challenged by the monarch to a fight for the right to undertake this hunt. Pellinore was triumphant and Arthur accepted him into the Order of the Round Table. Later, in the King's service at the Battle of Dimilioc, he killed King Lot of Lothian and unwittingly started the blood feud between the two families, which ultimately led to his death at the hands of Lot's sons.
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==See also==
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*[[Duel between Pellinore and Tristan de Bois]]
 
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Revision as of 19:22, 10 November 2017

If anyone can defeat him, Sir Pellinore can.
Uther to Arthur[src]

Sir Pellinore was a Knight of Camelot who was killed in a duel with Tristan de Bois.

Biography

Pellinore challenges Tristan

Pellinore accepts the duel

He took up the challenge of the Wraith after Sir Owain fell to Tristan de Bois. He, being a Knight of Camelot, was well trained and talented with a sword. He fought Tristan de Bois despite still bearing wounds sustained at Othanden, as stated by Arthur as he was trying to persuade Pellinore not to go through with the fight. Pellinore ignored Arthur and took the challenge, which eventually led to his death (Excalibur).

In The Legends

King Pellinore was said to be of the royal line of St Joseph of Arimathea, the dynasty who guarded the Holy Grail. He was a son of King Pellam and brother of Kings Pelleas and Alain. Pellinore takes on various roles across different Arthurian stories. First he is called the "Maimed King". This character was wounded by a holy lance after doubting the powers of the Holy Grail. Like their monarch, his lands became sickly and barren; and neither were healed until his grand-nephew, Galahad, achieved his goal in the Grail Quest. Pellinore was father of the first grail-seeker, Percivale, and his brothers. Elsewhere, Pellinore was the pursuer of the strange 'Questing Beast'. He appeared at the court of the King Arthur and was immediately challenged by the monarch to a fight for the right to undertake this hunt. Pellinore was triumphant and Arthur accepted him into the Order of the Round Table. Later, in the King's service at the Battle of Dimilioc, he killed King Lot of Lothian and unwittingly started the blood feud between the two families, which ultimately led to his death at the hands of Lot's sons.

See also