Talk:Galahad
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This page needs to be totally rewritten as it is a carbon copy of the web page found at [1]. user:ChicXulub 06:51 - 29 Mar 2004 GMT
- Nothing to worry about here: that site is a clone of Wikipedia. Matthew Woodcraft
Sorry, my bad :-) but it needed changing anyway. I had difficulty in understanding what the original passage was going on about. user:ChicXulub 20:48 - 29 Mar 2004 GMT
- Perhaps he was dictating? ;-) CaptHayfever 13:01, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Kurt Meder?
"He died in a tragic battle to the great knight kurt meder by sword." What on earth does this last sentence mean? --Iacobus 03:44, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Several Versions
As that Galahad's actions, like most of the Knights of the Round Table, are numerously represented, would anyone mind me adding atleast two different interpretations of what happened? Wikipedia only has this meagre parsel of information, and there is so much more on the person. (I ask because I have too little time at the moment, but will have far too much later on.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.23.113.143 (talk • contribs).
- Of course not, anyone can edit Wikipedia. But what do you mean, two different interpretations of what happened? None of it really "happened", as Galahad is a fictional character. If you are going to give different accounts, be sure to name what work you are talking about to avoid confusion. Let me know if there's anything I can do.--Cúchullain t/c 20:47, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
This character has many incarnations not mentioned on the page. While it's true that in the dominant Mallory story, Galahad is a sainted knight, who is hinted at being actually angelic, in other accounts I have read, his story is much different. Once, for example, I read a tale indicating Galahad's humanity. He was, then, much closer with Perceval and Bors, was the most adamant that Perceval's sister should not give blood (a part of the Quest for the Grail), and when at one point, Perceval and Bors go haring off to overthrow Saxons, Galahad goes with them, and he too is chastened by a sign from God. Also, there are many tales which don't mention Galahad actually being lifted into heaven in a physical form. Quite a few, especially later ones, feature him simply dying, or starving to death, because his life is fulfilled. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Memory's Fire (talk • contribs).
[edit] "table round"
I've seen it a few times and don't understand it: why "table round" instead of "round table"? --euyyn 01:01, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- It's just another way to say the same thing. It's more dramatic, I suppose, like "maiden fair".--Cúchullain t/c 11:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Galehault
- Galehaut or Galehault is another knight with a similar name, friend of Lancelot.
This should be mentioned in the article to avoid confusion among them. Currently there is no article for Galehault, but mentioning it here encourages its creation. From Wikipedia:Red link:
- Create red links to needed, unwritten topics. Removal of red links for nonexistent topics should not be done without careful consideration of their importance or relevance.
--84.20.17.84 10:03, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
- That does not mean that the red link should be in an otheruses header or in a see also section. It means that if there is an article that mentions the subject (I think Lancelot does), you can make the name a red link in the article. Unless you are going to open an account and start an article for Galehalt soon, we don't need to disambiguate here because there's nothing to disambiguate to. Additionally, there shouldn't be any confusion between the characters, because modern English almost always renders the son of Lancelot "Galahad", while the other knight is "Galehalt" or some variation.--Cúchullain t/c 11:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
