Logres
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Logres (also spelt Logris or Loegria) is the name of King Arthur's realm in the Matter of Britain. It derives from Lloegr, the Welsh name for the area of Great Britain roughly covering the land of present-day England. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the realm was named after the legendary king Locrinus, the oldest son of Brutus of Troy.
In Arthurian legend, logres was a chivalric code throughout Camelot wherein each knight had to take an oath of courage and might, act honorably, protect the helpless, and behave justly to all.
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- [Hear the word Logres] as it is pronounced in a recording of the Middle English text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Follow along in the text [here].
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