![]() ![]() Wat An old and crazy man without a nose who lives in the Forest Sauvage. King Pellinore A wholly comical figure, King Pellinore hunts after the Questing Beast (or "Beast Glatisant") and also participates in an absurd joust with Sir Grummore Grummursum. He reveals (at one point) his tender side after losing one of his hounds in a hunt. Sir William Twyti Uther Pendragon's royal huntsman, sent to the Castle of the Forest Sauvage to hunt wild boar. At the end of the novel, the Wart learns that Pendragon is his father. Uther Pendragon The demanding Norman King of all England. ![]() Ralph Passelewe An old man, almost blind and almost deaf, who delights Sir Ector's guests with his racy song at the Christmas feast. He offers King Pellinore a "feather bed" so that he can retire from his hunt for the Questing Beast. Sir Grummore Grummursum A friend and drinking companion of Sir Ector. He lives "backward" in time, moving from the future to the past. Merlyn A wise and sometimes absent-minded magician who oversees the Wart's education. His stubbornness and craving for honor are revealed in many of his words and actions. Kay Sir Ector's eldest (and only natural) son. Sir Ector The Wart and Kay's father and a kind, good-humored landowner who is Lord of the Castle of the Forest Sauvage. "The Wart" is a nickname for "Art," and the Wart eventually becomes King Arthur. Naive and innocent, he undergoes an education at the hands of Merlyn. The Wart A foundling raised by Sir Ector at the Castle of the Forest Sauvage. The Castle of the Forest Sauvage and Its Environs ![]()
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