The following is a collection of proper nouns from the first nine chapters (by the Evans organization) of "Perlesvaus, or the High Book of the Grail". I present them here for the use of any writers and/or GMs who are in need of some fun person or place names with a high-chivalry feel. (I have excluded the names that everyone already knows, like "Lancelot" -- if you wanted to name a character Lancelot, you already would have and wouldn't be coming to this list. I've also taken off knightly "names" that are just the color of their heraldry. (E.g. "Knight of the Red Shield" or "Red Knight".) If you want to employ that naming scheme, I would recommend this list instead for maximum fun.
In some cases, the two translations I have copies of (the 1898 Sebastian Evans version and the 1978 Nigel Bryant version) disagree on the proper rendering of a name for reasons I am sure would be more clear to me if I were capable of reading the original. For this reason, rather than a straightforward list, I am putting the names into tables with the Bryant version on the left and the Evans version on the right, allowing you to choose your favorite renderings.
The People of Perlesvaus (Branches I-IX)
Bryant | Evans |
|---|---|
Alain le Gros of the Vales of Kamaalot | Alain li Gros of the Valleys of Camelot |
Aliban of the Waste City | Alibans of the Waste City |
Archier | Archis |
Bertoles the Bald | Bertholez li Chauz |
Black Hermit | Black Hermit |
Brandalus of Wales | Brandalus of Wales |
Brun Brandalis | Bruns Brandalis |
Cahot the Red | Chaos the Red |
Cahus | Chaus |
Calixtes | Calixtus |
Calobrutus | Calobrutus |
Clamadoz of the Shadows | Clamados of the Shadows |
Coward Knight | Knight Coward |
Dandrane | Dindrane |
Elinant of Escavalon | Elinant of Escavalon |
Evalus | Enax |
Fortimes of the Crimson Heath | Fortunes of the Red Launde |
Gais le Gros of the Hermit's Cross | Gais li Gros of the Hermit's Cross |
Galerian of the White Tower | Galians of the White Tower |
Gladoain | Gladoens |
Gosgallian | Gorgalians |
Gurgaran | Gurgalain |
Haughty Maiden | Proud Maiden |
Hermit King | King Hermit |
Joseus | Joseus |
King of Castle Mortal | King of Castle Mortal |
King of the Watch | King of Wales |
Lord of the Fens | Lord of the Moors |
Lord of the Rock | Lord of the Rock |
Maiden of the Cart | Damsel of the Car |
Marin the Jealous | Marin the Jealous |
Meliarman of Albanie | Melaarmus of Abanie |
Meliot of Logres | Meliot of Logres |
Meralis of the Field of the Palace | Meralis of the Palace Meadow |
Motley Knight | Party Knight |
Par-lui-fet | Parlui |
Pelles, King of the Basse Gent | Pelles, King of the Lower Folk |
Perlesvaus | Perlesvax |
Poor Knight | Poor Knight |
Queen of the Pavilions | Queen of the Tents |
Fisher King | King Fisherman |
Widowed Lady | Widow Lady |
Yglais | Yglais |
Yvain l'Avotre | Ywain li Aoutres |
The Places of Perlesvaus (Branches I-IX)
Bryant | Evans |
|---|---|
Bridge of the Needle | Bridge of the Eel |
Cardueil | Cardoil |
Castle Gladoain | Castle Gladoens |
Castle Gomorret | Little Gomoret |
Castle of Enquiry | Castle of Inquest |
Castle of Joy | Castle of Joy |
Castle of Souls | Castle of Souls |
Castle of the Ball | Castle of the Ball |
Castle of the Beards | Castle of Beards |
Castle of the Black Hermit | Castle of the Black Hermit |
Castle of the Widowed Lady | Castle of the Widow Lady |
Crimson Heath | Red Launde |
Escavalon | Escavalon |
Field of the Lion | Pass of the Lion |
Field of the Palace | Palace Meadow |
Forest of Shadows | Forest of Shadows |
Isles of Mores | Isles of the Moors |
Key of Wales | Key of Wales |
Pennevoiseuse | Pannenoisance |
Perilous Forest | Forest Perilous |
Poor Castle | Poor Castle |
Proud Castle | Castle Orguelleux |
Rock Gladoain | Rock Gladoens |
Vales of Kamaalot | Valleys of Camelot |
Waste City | Waste City |
Waste Manor | Waste Manor |
White Forest | White Forest |
White Tower | White Tower |
I hope y'all can appreciate the extra effort that went into copy/pasting this cell by cell from my Google Sheets document thanks to Wix's "all form no function" design philosophy. It makes me miss the Geocities of my youth -- but that's why it's probably for the best that Zoe does the website so you get something that looks sleek instead of hand-coded minimalist HTML.