Geraint

Gereint [' Gereint ], and Geraint, is a legendary figure from Celtic mythology. He is the title character of the story mittelkymrischen Gereint fab heiress ( " Gereint Erbins son "), one of the "Three Romances " (Y Tair Rhamant ).

History

Gereint was probably a historical person who lived at the end of the 6th century. He may be identical with Gerontius, a military commander of the Roman Emperor Constantine III counter but soon rebelled. , At whose command he marched with 407 British troops in Gaul against Constantine. Constantine's son Constans was besieged by Gerontios in Vienne ( Vienna ), captured and executed. The names of Constantine and Gerontios are in the Welsh legend as Constantine, the father of Constantine Erbins and grandson Gereint, the title character, survived.

Another Gereint is around 150 years earlier referred to as Y Gododdin as a brave fighter from the Hen Ogledd ( the "Old North" ); in Llyfr You Caerfyrddin ( " The Black Book of Carmarthen " ) has been handed a prize poem ( Englynion Gereint, " The verses Gereints ") for him.

Gereint fab heiress

In pursuit of an unknown knight, who had insulted him and Queen Gwenhwyfar, Gereint takes fab heiress quarters in an impoverished nobleman and get to know his daughter Enid, who he instantly falls in love there. He defeated his enemy, helps the father of the girl back to his possession and leads Enid as his bride to the court of King Arthur. After the wedding, he is ruler in the kingdom of his father's old heiress, but there is a falling out with his young wife. As he falsely accused of infidelity, he forces her to travel about in silence with him as his squire.

Only after many adventures, in which he played almost comes to death, he recognizes their loyalty and love and reconciled with her again.

Matière de Bretagne

In the novel versions of Matière de Bretagne Gereint named Erec in Chrétien de Troyes 's Erec et Enide in his poem and in Hartmann von Aue 's Erec.