| Elaine of Corbenic | |
|---|---|
| Matter of Britain character | |
 "How at the Castle of Corbin a maiden bare in the Sangreal and foretold the achievements of Galahad" by Arthur Rackham. A 1917 illustration from The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, abridged from Le Morte d'Arthur by Alfred W. Pollard, depicting Lady Elaine carrying the Grail through the halls of King Pelles' palace | |
| First appearance | Vulgate Cycle |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Princess |
| Significant other | Lancelot |
| Children | Galahad |
| Relatives | King Pelles |
| Home | Corbenic, Isle of Joy |
Elaine (Helaine, Oisine) or Elizabeth (Eliabel, Elizabel, Elizabet, Heliabel, Helizabel), also known as Amite (Amide, Amides, Anite, Aude, Enite),[1][2] and identified as the "Grail Maiden" or the "Grail Bearer",[3] is a character from Arthurian legend. In the Arthurian chivalric romance tradition from the Vulgate Cycle, she is the daughter of the Fisher King, King Pelles of Corbenic, and the mother of Galahad by Lancelot, whose repeated rape by her results in his descent into madness. She should not be confused with Elaine of Astolat, a different woman who too fell in love with Lancelot.
- ^ Todd, Henry Alfred (4 September 1918). Romanic Review. Department of French and Romance Philology of Columbia University.
- ^ The Evolution of Arthurian Romance i. Slatkine.
- ^ Arthurian Women. www.timelessmyths.com. Jimmy Joe, 1999.