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The basic outline of the romance is always the same. Gingalain is the son of Sir Gawain by a Fay he meets in the forest, but his mother never tells him about his lineage. He realizes he wishes to be a knight and travels to King Arthur 's court; after he is knighted as Sir Le Bel Inconnu, a messenger comes in requesting aid for her queen who is under siege by powerful magicians. Le Bel Inconnu asks for the quest and accompanies the messenger, along the way facing several adventures and discovering that Gawain is his father. He eventually rescues and marries the queen. The Fair Unknown motif was very popular in medieval romance; Gingalain's story is clearly related to (if not the direct source of) the tales of Sir Gareth , Le Cote Mal Taile , and especially Percival . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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