indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Country
Usage Arthurian Cycle
Meaning & History
The kingdom belonging to Pant (Ban), Lancelot’s father, in Ulrich’s Lanzelet. He married Clarine, the mother of Lancelot in a Germanic version of the latter’s story.
Although identification with Gwynedd in Wales and Guenet in Brittany have been suggested, it is most likely a variation of Benoic (Benwick), Ban’s traditional kingdom in other Lancelot stories. It may have influenced Der Pleier’s Gamvis (Ganves).
Although identification with Gwynedd in Wales and Guenet in Brittany have been suggested, it is most likely a variation of Benoic (Benwick), Ban’s traditional kingdom in other Lancelot stories. It may have influenced Der Pleier’s Gamvis (Ganves).