#gahmuret

[pgwodewose]

100 Named Arthurian Women #4: Belacane

Belacane, Queen of Zazamanc, first wife of Gahmuret the Angevin and mother of Feirefiz, from the poem Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach.

[didanawisgi]

In Grail history, Gahmuret married twice: first to a Muslim princess by whom he had a son called Fierefiz, the "black and white" knight; secondly to a Christian princess by whom he had a son called Parzifal. What is more, Gahmuret is a dependent of the caliph of Baghdad, and it is in the Middle East, while fighting for his Muslim (Sufi) master, that Gahmuret dies. The legacy he left to his two sons was both a macro- and microcosmic alchemy proving that the two traditions, Christian and Islamic (Sufism), have so much in common that they are not merely equal, but also could be amalgamated together in one whole liberating doctrine through the concept of Chivalry. Let us remember that the conceptual root of chivalry came from Arabia. The root for the word Elixir came, in fact, from the Arabian word "Al Iksir," as did the word "alchemy" (Al Kemy).

HRH Prince Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, 7th Count of Albany, senior legal descendant of the Stuart kings of Great Britain, Head of Royal House of Stewart. From The Knights Templar of The Middle East: The Hidden History of The Islamic Origins of Freemasonry.

[itsagrimm]

Reasons the character of Gachmuret was considered a perfect knight figure during the 12th century:

son of a great king

wins a lot of Jousting tournaments

baby daddy of 2 sons by 2 different women

Travel influencer in a fake African country

leaves his first wife because she is not christian

has cool armor

well dressed

Reasons to cancel Gachmuret today:

nepobaby

needs anger management classes instead of picking fights for honour and love

BABY DADDY OF 2 SONS BY 2 DIFFERENT WOMEN which he both left pregnant and without child support

orientalist coloniser

Christian supremacist much

stole armor from his first wife like a nasty thief

I still agree with his over the top outfit choices. Enjoy the "Sammet", my dude

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The story of Parzival - Chapter 2

Chapter 2 – Parzival´s father and mother meet … Once in Spain, Gahmuret pursued a round of tournaments leading from one country to the next. In Wales he came to a huge encampment, for the Queen of that land had convened a contest for knights from many countries, including Arthur, king of the Britons and head of the Round Table. Apart from jousting, romantic intrigues engaged many of the warriors. Gahmuret was quite infatuated with the recently widowed queen of France, but another woman stood in his destiny. This was Herzeloyde, queen of Wales and granddaughter of Titurel, the Gral King. Her husband had died before they consummated their marital bond, so Herzeloyde challenged the knights to compete for her hand, and Gahmuret won. He accepted with reticence his second bride, for his pride was wounded at being selected in this way. Gahmuret´s heart was troubled by one foreign wife he had abandoned and another who now claimed marital status, supported by the Church. He longed to venture forth in feats of bravery in spite of Herzeloyde’s claim. The knight of Anjou was fated by fairy blood (the female creature who had mated with his father was not human) to conflicted love.

In his passion for female charms, Gahmuret went to Herzeloyde’s bed, and the couple were consumed in kisses. When the knight (now king in Wales) freed the men he had defeated and rewarded them with many riches, all he claimed for himself was the silken nightgown of his lady, which he attached decorously to his armor. Then he followed his courage to engage in combat overseas. Herzeloyde, now abandoned, soon had a startling dream of a shooting-star, the announcement that the mighty Gahmuret had finally been killed. The father was dead, but at eighteen weeks his child quickened in her womb. The widow called her son Parzival.

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Chapter 1 - Parzival

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  Herzeloyde & Gahmuret

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The story of Parzival - Chapter 1

Chapter 1 – Belakane 

In Syria, long before the Holy Wars, lived king Gandin (Gandein) of Anschau (Anjou) whose ancestral home was faraway France. Gandin had a son named Gahmuret, a bold and adventurous knight who feared no adversary, but excelled especially in wooing women and avoiding penance for his lustful ways. When Gandin died in combat, Gahmuret refused his entitlement to rank and riches, preferring instead to wander in Arabia. He exchanged his father’s coat of arms, a panther, with an anchor and visited Baghdad, Damascus and Allepo before coming to the Kingdom of Zazamank where he met the beautiful queen, Belakane. Having just lost her husband, Belakane needed someone to protect her lands. When Gahmuret intervened in her behalf, all was saved.

Although tempted by the many dusky ladies of the court, Gahmuret fell hard for Belakane, who generously offered him her favors. Although she was an infidel and heretic, her devotion to him was almost religious. For some time they were happy, with Gahmuret amusing himself in jousts and chivalric tests.

Soon Gahmuret grew restless to wander and find new adventures. On the night Belakane conceived his child, he departed, leaving a letter in which he declared that he loved her, indeed, but Love itself would ever be his Mistress. In due time, Belakane had a child, a boy all mottled black and white, whom she called Feiresiss Anschewein.  Meanwhile, his father had already roamed faraway to Spain.

  Gahmuret son of king Gandein of Anschau (Anjou)