“Lancelot du Lac * Kay * Galahad * Perceval * Tristram * Gawain * Gareth * Lamorak * Gaheris * Mordred * Bors * Bedivere
It was the linkage of the legend cycle of Arthur with that of Charlemagne that seems to have encouraged an early listing of twelve knights of the Round Table. But there are over 100 named knights associated with Arthurian legends, and tables of thirty-four and fifty knights noted. Those listed above, however, are the Round Table’s twelve chief characters. They include knights close to or related to Arthur, such as his foster brother, Sir Kay, his nephews Sir Gawain and Sir Gaheris, and his illegitimate son and nemesis, Sir Mordred.”
Excerpted from: Rogerson, Barnaby. Rogerson’s Book of Numbers: The Culture of Numbers–from 1,001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the World. New York: Picador, 2013.
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