Galehaut

Galehaut, Sire des Lointaines Isles (Lord of the Distant Isles) appears for the first time in Arthurian literature in the early-thirteenth-century Prose Lancelot, the central work in the series of anonymous French prose romances collectively called the Lancelot-Grail or Arthurian Vulgate Cycle. An ambitious, towering figure of a man, he emerges from obscurity to challenge King Arthur for possession of his entire realm. Though unknown to Arthur and his court, Galehaut has already acquired considerable power, loyal followers, and a reputation for nobility of character. In the ensuing military engagements it is clear that Galehaut’s forces are more than capable of defeating Arthur’s. One thing alone prevents the challenger from succeeding: he is so awed by the battlefield performance of the King’s most ardent defender, that for his sake he renounces certain victory and surrenders to Arthur. He has in fact fallen in love with the defender, who is the young Lancelot, new to Arthur’s court but already secretly attracted to Queen Guenevere. This does not stop Lancelot from gratefully accepting Galehaut’s companionship. What follows is a tale of love and self-denial, in which Galehaut figures as a major—indeed, as the pivotal— character: he becomes the doomed third person in a triangle otherwise composed of Lancelot and Queen Guenevere. Just as he has surrendered to King Arthur, he will give way before Guenevere, yielding the young Lancelot to her in an especially memorable scene. Lancelot remains forever torn between his love for the Queen and his profound attachment to Galehaut.
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[Arthurian] Galehaut, the haute prince, or 'the high prince'. He was the ruler of the District Isles, Surluse and other kingdoms. His father was called Brunor and his mother was a giantess called Bagota. When he invaded Britain he became one of Arthur's enemies, but after his defeat at the hands of Lancelot, he became a devoted follower of that knight and through him a friend of Arthur. He was made a Knight of the Round Table. When he thought Lancelot was dead, he himself died from sickness and fasting.