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Palamedes Palamedesz. (III)
Palamedes may refer to: * Palamedes (Arthurian legend), a Saracen Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend ** Palamedes (romance), ''Palamedes'' (romance), a 13th-century French Arthurian romance named after the knight * Palamedes (mythology), the son of Nauplius in Greek mythology * Palamedes (video game), ''Palamedes'' (video game), a 1990 video game * 2456 Palamedes, an asteroid People * Anthonie Palamedesz. (1601–1673), Dutch genre and portrait painter and brother of Palamedes Palamedesz. (I) * Palamedes Palamedesz. (I) (1605–1638), Dutch battle scene painter and brother of Anthonie Palamedesz. See also * * Palamede, the Italian form * Palamède (other), the French form {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palamedes (Arthurian Legend)
Palamedes (also called Palomides , or some other variant such as the French ''Palamède''; known as ''li Sarradins'' that is "the Saracen") is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He is a Middle Eastern pagan who converts to Christianity later in his life, and his unrequited love for Iseult brings him into frequent conflict with Tristan. Palamedes' father King Esclabor and brothers Safir and Segwarides also join the Round Table. The romance '' Palamedes'' was named after him. In medieval stories Palamedes first appears in the Prose ''Tristan'', an early 13th-century prose expansion of the Tristan and Iseult legend. He is introduced as a knight fighting for Princess Iseult's hand at a tournament in Ireland; he ultimately loses to the protagonist Tristan, to the delight of the princess. Tristan spares him but forbids him to bear arms for a year or to pursue Iseult's love ever again. After Iseult's wedding to King Mark, Palamedes rescues Iseult's servant Branga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
