Black Knight (Arthurian legend)

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The Black Knight (French: Chevalier Noir) is a stock character that often appears in various forms in the Arthurian legend. These include (but are not limited to) the following: Perhaps the first mention of a Black Knight by name in Raoul de Houdenc's La Vengeance Raguidel (early 13th century), where the Noir Chevalier is first mentioned in line 633. A supernatural Black Knight summoned by Calogrenant in the tale of Yvain, the Knight of the Lion. The Black Knight bests Calogrenant, but the Black Knight is later slain by Ywain when he attempts to complete the quest that Calogrenant failed. A corresponding character appears in the other versions of the story including the Welsh Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain; according to a disputed theory, Owain may have been written independently from the French Yvain, with both poems based on a hypothetical original Welsh common source. The eponymous protagonist of Morien, wearing black armour and bears a black shield, in addition to having black...

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