page_title: Bedivere
hierarchical_section_title: Bedivere
caption_attribution_description: King Arthur Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake. One of the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Bedivere, throws the sword Excalibur into the lake, where the arm of the Lady of the Lake reaches up to retrieve it. Caption reads, There came an arm and a hand above the water. WC: English artist and illustrator, b. August 15, 1845 March 14, 1915.
context_page_description: Bedivere is one of the earliest characters to be featured in the legend of King Arthur, originally appearing in several Welsh texts as the one-handed great warrior named Bedwyr Bedrydant. In the French-inspired Matter of Britain, based on his portrayal in the Historia Regum Britanniae, Bedivere is described as being the Knight of the Round Table of King Arthur who serves as Arthur's marshal and eventually returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake. There, he is frequently associated with his brother Lucan and his cousin Griflet, as well as with Kay.
context_section_description: Bedivere (/ˈbɛdɪvɪər/ or /ˈbiːdɪvɪər/; Welsh: Bedwyr; French: Bédoier, also Bedevere and other spellings) is one of the earliest characters to be featured in the legend of King Arthur, originally appearing in several Welsh texts as the one-handed great warrior named Bedwyr Bedrydant. In the French-inspired Matter of Britain, based on his portrayal in the Historia Regum Britanniae, Bedivere is described as being the Knight of the Round Table of King Arthur who serves as Arthur's marshal and eventually returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake. There, he is frequently associated with his brother Lucan and his cousin Griflet, as well as with Kay.
caption: Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake. Illustration by Walter Crane (1845)
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