Isolde: Queen of the Western Isle (47 page)

Claig, Sir
Knight of the Queen of Ireland and suitor to be her chosen one

Cormac
Chief Druid of Ireland, formerly of the Summer Country, in love with Isolde

Cullain, Sir
Isolde's late father, knight of Ireland, once the first champion and chosen one of the Queen and leader of her war band

Darath
Prince of the Picts, only son of the King, young warrior at the tournament in Ireland held by the Queen for Isolde's hand

Dominian, Father
Christian priest, head of the Christian community in Cornwall and father-confessor to King Mark, abandoned as a child and cared for by Brother Jerome

Doneal, Sir
Veteran knight of Ireland, member of theQueen's council

Ector, Sir
Foster father to Arthur, father of Sir Kay, knight of King Ursien of Gore

Eilan, Sir
Lover and chosen one of the Queen of Ireland

Elizabeth, Queen of Lyonesse
Late mother of Tristan, wife of King Meliodas, and sister of King Mark ofCornwall, lost in the forest when her husband was imprisoned and died there giving birth to Tristan

Elva, Lady
Mistress of King Mark, lover of Sir Andred, wife of a courtier, and enemy of Isolde

Emrys
One of the names of Merlin, "Merlin Emrys theBard," when disguised as a child

Epin of the Glen, Sir
Knight at the court of the Summer Country, combatant at the tournament in Ireland for Isolde's hand

Earamon, King
King of the Green, friend of Arthur, and combatant at the tournament in Ireland for Isolde's hand

Einneail, Sir
Knight of the Queen of Ireland and suitor to be her chosen one

Eortis, Sir
Lover and chosen one of the Queen of Ireland, who took on the best of Arthur's knights in a joust and broke his neck

Gawain, Sir
Arthur's first companion knight, eldest son of King Lot and Queen Morgause, brother of Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth

Gillian, Sir
Leader of the Queen of Ireland's council, knight of Ireland, and loyal to Isolde

Glaeve
Sword of Power given to Tristan by the Lady of the Sea, inscribed with runic script

Guenevere
Queen of the Summer Country, daughter of Queen Maire Macha and King Leogrance, 'wife of Arthur, lover of Sir Lancelot, mother of Amir, and friend to Isolde from their girlhood days studying with the Lady of the Lake on Avalon

Gwydion of the Welshlands
Welsh Druid, surgeon and healer, and Isolde's Druid master

Houzen, Sir
Knight of Ireland and leader of the knights of Sir Marhaus, the champion of the Western Isle

Igraine, Queen
Queen of Cornwall, wife of Duke Gorlois, beloved of King Uther Pendragon, mother of Arthur, Morgause, and Morgan Le Fay, and supporter of Isolde

Ireland, Queen of
See Queen of Ireland

Isles, Lord of the
Knight of Scotland, combatant at the tournament in Ireland for Isolde's hand

Isolde, "La Belle Isolde"
Princess of Ireland, daughter of the Queen and the Irish hero Sir Cullain, lover of Tristan, wife of King Mark, and Queen of Cornwall

Jerome, Brother
Christian hermit and holy man, foster father and spiritual counselor of the abandoned Dominian

Kay, Sir
Son of Sir Ector of Gore and Dame Arian, foster brother of Arthur and knight of the Round Table, one of the companion knights of Arthur from the time he was proclaimed King

Lady of Broceliande
Ruler of the Lake and waterfall in Little Britain, modern Brittany, Sir Lancelot's foster mother, youngest sister of the Lady of the Sea and of the Lady of the Lake, and priestess of the Great Mother

Lady of the Lake
Ruler of the Sacred Island of Avalon m the Summer Country, younger sister of the Lady of the Sea and of the Lady of Broceliande, and priestess of the Great Mother

Lady of the Sea
Ruler of the sea, older sister of the Ladies of the Lake and of Broceliande, and chief priestess of the Great Mother

Lancelot of the Lake, Sir
Knight of the Round Table, lover of Queen Guenevere, son of King Ban and Queen Elaine of Benoic

Lienore
Daughter of Earl Sweyn, mother of Young Sweyn, lover of an unknown knight at a tournament and insistent that the father of her son is King Arthur himself

Lot, King
King of Lothian and the Orkneys, onetime ally of King Uther Pendragon, husband of Morgause, father of Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth

Lucan, Sir
Knight to King Arthur, one of his first companion knights, who takes part in the hunt for the fortune-teller to clear Arthur's name

Lyonesse, Queen of
See Elizabeth

Marhaus, Sir
Champion knight of Ireland and chosen one of the Queen, opponent of Tristan

Mark, King
King of Cornwall, brother of Elizabeth Queen of Lyonesse, uncle of Tristan and Andred, lover of Lady Elva, and husband of Isolde

Meliodas, King
King of Lyonesse, husband of Elizabeth and father of Tristan, rescued by Merlin from imprisonment when his wife was lost in the forest and gave birth to Tristan

Merlin
Welsh Druid and bard, illegitimate offspring of the house of Pendragon, adviser to Uther and Arthur Pendragon, former lover of the Queen of Ireland, and protector of Tristan

Morgan Le Fay
Younger daughter of Queen Igraine and Duke Gorlois of Cornwall, placed in a Christian convent by King Uther her stepfather, Arthur's half sister and lover, wife to King Ursien, and mother of Mordred

Morgause
Elder daughter of Queen Igraine and Duke Gorlois, given as wife to King Lot by King Uther, Arthur's half sister, mother of Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth, and, later, lover of Sir Lamorak

Murrein of the Greenway, King
Vassal king under Arthur as High King, combatant at the tournament in Ireland for Isolde's hand

Nabon, Sir
Leader of the council of King Mark of Cornwall, supporter of Isolde

Nain, the
Wise woman and Old One of Ireland, adviser to the Queen, mistress of herbal lore and maker of the elixir of love shared by Isolde and Tristan

Nevin, Sir
Lover and chosen one of the Queen of Ireland, who betrayed her by philandering with her maid

Norsemen
See Saxons

Palomides, Sir
Saracen king and knight at the court of the Queen of Ireland, Isolde's suitor and opposed to Tristan, defeated by Tristan at the tournament in Ireland for Isolde's hand

Pelles, King
King of Terre Foraine and the custodian of the Grail tradition, father of the Grail virgin Elaine and grandfather of the Grail knight Sir Galahad

Penn Annwyn
Lord of the Underworld in Celtic mythology, the Dark Lord who comes to take his children home

Picts, the
Fiercely war-like tribe of the north of modern Scotland, ancient enemies of Ireland, called Picti, "the Painted Ones," by the Romans for their custom of vividly tattooing their faces and bodies in a variety of colors

Queen of Ireland
Ruler of the Western Isle in her own right, descendant of a line of warrior queens, widow of the hero Cullain, mother of Isolde, and lover of many companions of the throne

Queen of Lyonesse
See Elizabeth

Quirian, Sir
Knight of Cornwall, member of the council of King Mark, much obsessed by genealogy

Ronan
Forester starving in the snow, who meets Merlin in the guise of Emrys

Saffir, Sir
Combatant at the tournament in Ireland for Isolde's hand

Saxons, the
Invaders from modern Scandinavia and the east coast of Germany, starving tribes now often called the Vikings, precursors of the Anglo-Saxons who helped to shape the history of the British Isles, also called "the Norsemen" and "the Horned Ones"

Simeon
Pupil of Father Dominian, novice monk of the Christian community in Cornwall

Sweyn, Earl
Rapacious lord of a large estate, father of Lienore and grandfather of Young Sweyn, determined to father the boy on King Arthur and also to avoid contributing to the cost of fighting the Saxon invaders

Sweyn, Young
Son of Lienore and grandson of Earl Sweyn, father uncertain

Tantris
Name given to Tristan by Merlin when they go to Ireland to seek a cure for Tristan's poisoned wound

Tennel, Sir
Combatant at the tournament in Ireland for Isolde's hand

Tolen, Sir
Young knight of Ireland, descendant of a line of chosen ones who becomes the Queen's chosen one after the death of Sir Marhaus

Tristan, Sir
Knight of Lyonesse, son of King Meliodas and Queen Elizabeth, nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, favored by the Lady of the Sea, and lover of Isolde

Turath, Sir
Lover and chosen one of the Queen of Ireland, who betrayed her by falling in love with another, marrying her, and fleeing the land

Turquin, Sir
Rogue knight of the Summer Country determined to win a place at the Round Table, who preys upon other knights to prove his prowess

Uther
Pendragon, King of the Middle Kingdom, High King of Britain, lover and, later, husband of Queen Igraine of Cornwall, kinsman of Merlin, and father of
Arthur

Vaindor, Sir
Knight of Ireland, former champion and chosen one of the Queen, member of her council and hopeful of attracting Isolde

Wisbeck, Sir
Veteran knight of the council of King Mark of Cornwall

Zrladic
King of the band of Gypsy travelers, father of A'isha

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Avalon
Sacred isle in the Summer Country, center of Goddess worship, home of the Lady of the Lake, modern Glastonbury in Somerset

Broceliande
Forest in Little Britain, modern Brittany, site of the sacred Lake and waterfall where the Lady of Broceliande fostered Sir Lancelot of the Lake

Camelot
Capital of the Summer Country, home of the Round Table, modern Cadbury in Somerset

Castle Dore
Stronghold of King Mark, on the east coast of Cornwall

Cornwall
Kingdom of Arthur's mother, Queen Igraine, and of her vassal King Mark, neighboring country to Lyonesse

Dubh Lein
Stronghold of the Queens of Ireland, modern Dublin, "the Black Pool"

Gaul
Large country of the continental Celts, incorporating much of modern France and Germany

Gore
Christian kingdom of King Ursien in the northwest of England where Arthur and Kay were raised

Island of the West
Modern Ireland, the sacred island of the Druids and home to Goddess worship and the uniquely Celtic form of Christianity

Little Britain
Territory in France, location of the kingdom of Benoic, native land of Sir Lancelot, modern Brittany

London
Major city in ancient Britain, important site of Christian colonization of the British Isles

Lyonesse
Kingdom below Cornwall, home of Tristan, under the rule of Tristan's father, King Meliodas

Middle Kingdom
Arthur's ancestral kingdom, lying between the Summer Country and Wales, modern Gwent, Glamorgan, and Herefordshire

Orkney Islands
Cluster of northerly islands of the British Isles, and site of King Lot's kingdom, birthplace of Gawain

Saxon Shore, the
East coast of mainland Britain, site of the invasions by the tribes of what is now Scandinavia and east Germany

Summer Country
Guenevere's kingdom, ancient center of Goddess worship, modern Somerset

Terre Foraine
Kingdom of King Pelles in northern England

Tintagel
Castle of Queen Igraine on the north coast of Cornwall

Welshlands
Home to Merlin and Brangwain, modern Wales

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