Joyous Gard Joyous Gard The castle of Joyous Gard is the home of the knight Lancelot as mentioned in Arthurian legend. It has been associated with Bamburgh Castle. In Arthurian legend, the Joyous Gard is the home of Sir Lancelot, who names it as such when he sets up his household at the castle. Late medieval British author Thomas Malory gives the following details. After Lancelot's adulterous and treasonous affair with Queen Guinevere, Lancelot rescues Guinevere, who is under sentence of death from King Arthur, and brings her to the Joyous Gard. According to the Stanzaic "Morte Arthur", Arthur then unsuccessfully besieges
Empire Legend Award Empire Legend Award The Empire Legend Award (also known as the Legend of Our Lifetime Award) is an honorary Empire Award presented by the British film magazine "Empire". The Empire Legend Award was first introduced at the 17th Empire Awards in 2012 with Tim Burton receiving the award. Ralph Fiennes is the most recent winner in this category. At the most recent awards ceremony three honorary awards were presented: Empire Hero Award, Empire Inspiration Award and Empire Legend Award. In the list below, winners are listed first in boldface. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses