Green Knight of the story turns him green. He tests Moses three times by doing seemingly evil acts, which are eventually revealed to be noble deeds to prevent greater evils or reveal great goods. Both the Arthurian Green Knight and Al-Khidr serve as teachers to holy and upright men (Gawain/Moses), who thrice tested their faith and obedience. It has been suggested that the character of the Green Knight may be a literary descendant of Al-Khidr, brought to Europe with the Crusaders and blended with Celtic and Arthurian imagery. The beheading game appears in a number of tales, the earliest being the Middle
Elaine (legend) niece of King Arthur. In some versions of the legend, she falls in love with Sir Percival. Other versions cast her as a child of King Lot. Elaine (legend) Elaine is a name shared by several different female characters in Arthurian legend. Elaine of Astolat, also known in some texts as Elaine the Fair or the Fair Maid of Astolat and (as "The Lady of Shalott" in Lord Alfred Tennyson's same-titled poem) is a maiden who falls in unrequited love with Sir Lancelot. Elaine of Benoic (or Benwick) is the wife of King Ban and the mother of Lancelot. She