Sir Cador
Also known as: Cador · Family: Arthur's allies · Role: knight · First appears: Book V, Chapter II
Sir Cador is a knight among King Arthur’s allies. In Book V, Chapter II, King Arthur ordered that the visiting party be given gifts and their expenses paid, assigning Cador to convey them out of the land. In Chapter VI, Cador helped guard the prisoners sent to Paris under Sir Launcelot; on the following morning, their forces met and defeated the Roman and Saracen ambush at the wood.
In Chapter VII, Cador reported the knights slain in the fighting, including Berel, Moris, and Maurel. After the victory, King Arthur embraced the knights and praised their honor and prowess. In Chapter VIII, he commanded Cador to take the rearward with certain knights of the Round Table, while Sir Launcelot, Sir Bors, Sir Kay, Sir Marrok, and Sir Marhaus awaited the king; Sir Gawaine also fought nobly in the battle.
By Book XIX, Chapter XI, Cador is identified as the father of Sir Constantine, his son of Cornwall, who became king after King Arthur’s days.
Relationship record
Life events
- King Arthur sent all the prisoners to Paris under the guard of Sir Launcelot and Sir Cador.(Book V, Chapter VI · 📍 Paris)
- With: King Arthur Sir Launcelot
- “And on the morn he sent all the prisoners into Paris under the guard of Sir Launcelot, with many knights, and of Sir Cador.”
- Launcelot and Cador’s forces defeated the Roman and Saracen ambush in battle.(Book V, Chapter VII · 📍 the wood)
- With: Sir Launcelot
- “And then Sir Launcelot with such knights as he had, and men of war to the number of ten thousand, put them in array, and met with them and fought with them manly”
- Arthur arrived after the victory and honored his knights for their courage and prowess.(Book V, Chapter VII · 📍 the battle)
- With: King Arthur Sir Launcelot
- “he embraced them knight by knight in his arms, and said, Ye be worthy to wield all your honour and worship”
Book V, Chapter II
- with King Arthur (Arthur assigns Cador to escort the ambassadors.) “And then he commanded his treasurer to give to them great and large gifts, and to pay all their dispenses, and assigned Sir Cador to convey them out of the land.”
Book V, Chapter VI
- friends with Sir Launcelot “And on the morn he sent all the prisoners into Paris under the guard of Sir Launcelot, with many knights, and of Sir Cador.”
- with Sir Launcelot (Sir Launcelot and Sir Cador jointly guard the prisoners.) “And on the morn he sent all the prisoners into Paris under the guard of Sir Launcelot, with many knights, and of Sir Cador.”