Green Knight Green Knight The Green Knight is a character of the 14th-century Arthurian poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and the related medieval work "The Greene Knight". His true name is revealed to be Bertilak de Hautdesert (an alternate spelling in some translations is "Bercilak" or "Bernlak") in "Sir Gawain", while "The Greene Knight" names him "Bredbeddle". The Green Knight later features as one of Arthur's greatest champions in the fragmentary ballad "King Arthur and King Cornwall", again with the name "Bredbeddle". In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Bercilak is transformed into the Green Knight by Morgan le Fay,
Locations associated with Arthurian legend been identified as the location of Camelot, including many of those listed above. Others include: A possible location of Avalon consistent with the theory of a northern Arthur, is the Roman fort of Aballava. Aballava, also called Avallana, was at the western end of Hadrian's Wall near the modern settlement of Burgh-by-Sands, Cumbria. Twelve of Arthur's battles were recorded by Nennius in "Historia Brittonum". Locations associated with Arthurian legend The following is a list and assessment of sites and places associated with King Arthur and the Arthurian legend in general. Given the lack of concrete historical knowledge about one of