He was a king of the Britons, and performed wonderful exploits of strength and valor.

He was of prodigious size and muscular power, and of undaunted bravery.

He slew giants, destroyed the most ferocious wild beasts, gained very splendid victories in the battles that he fought, made long expeditions into foreign countries, having once gone on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to obtain the Holy Cross.

His wife was a beautiful lady, the daughter of a chieftain of Cornwall.

Her name was Guenever.[1] On his return from one of his distant expeditions, he found that his nephew, Medrawd, had won her affections while he was gone, and a combat ensued in consequence between him and Medrawd.