Lot

Also known as: King Lot · Family: Orkney · Role: king · First appears: The Coming of Arthur 1

Life events

• Arthur defeats the rebellious kings and forces them to yield.(The Coming of Arthur 1)
  • With: Arthur Carados Urien Cradlemont Claudias Clariance Brandagoras Anguisant Morganore
  • “Arthur by main might, And mightier of his hands with every blow, And leading all his knighthood threw the kings Carados, Urien, Cradlemont of Wales, Claudias, and Clariance of Northumberland, The King Brandagoras of Latangor, With Anguisant of Erin, Morganore, And Lot of Orkney.”
• Arthur restored Lot’s territory after Lot fought against him in the Barons’ war.(Gareth and Lynette 1)
  • With: Arthur
  • “For ever since when traitor to the King He fought against him in the Barons’ war, And Arthur gave him back his territory,”
• Lot rose with others and fought against Arthur over his disputed birth.(Gareth and Lynette 2)
  • With: Arthur
  • “A knight of Uther in the Barons’ war, When Lot and many another rose and fought Against thee, saying thou wert basely born.”
• Gareth reveals that he is Lot and Bellicent’s son and Arthur’s knight.(Gareth and Lynette 7)
  • With: Gareth Bellicent Arthur
  • “I, the son Of old King Lot and good Queen Bellicent, And victor of the bridges and the ford, And knight of Arthur”

The Coming of Arthur 1

• enemies with Arthur “The King Brandagoras of Latangor, With Anguisant of Erin, Morganore, And Lot of Orkney.”

The Coming of Arthur 2

• married with Bellicent “Lot’s wife, the Queen of Orkney, Bellicent,”

Gareth and Lynette 1

• child: Gareth “The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent,”
• with Arthur (Arthur restored Lot's territory after the Barons’ war.) “For ever since when traitor to the King He fought against him in the Barons’ war, And Arthur gave him back his territory,”

Gareth and Lynette 2

• enemies with Arthur “A knight of Uther in the Barons’ war, When Lot and many another rose and fought Against thee, saying thou wert basely born.”

Gareth and Lynette 7

• child: Gareth “Nay, noble damsel, but that I, the son Of old King Lot and good Queen Bellicent,”

Balin and Balan 1

• enemies with Pellam “Pellam the King, who held and lost with Lot In that first war, and had his realm restored”

Lancelot and Elaine 4

• child: Gawain “Gawain, surnamed The Courteous, fair and strong, And after Lancelot, Tristram, and Geraint And Gareth, a good knight, but therewithal Sir Modred’s brother, and the child of Lot,”

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Extracted from the original text of Idylls of the King. Made with Rho MD.