Bedivere (/ˈbɛdɪvɪər/ or /ˈbiːdɪvɪər/; Welsh: Bedwyr; French: Bédoier, also Bedevere and other spellings) is one of the earliest characters to be featured in the Matter of Britain, originally appearing in several early Welsh texts in which he is named as Bedwyr Bedrydant. In the later versions, he is described as being the Knight of the Round Table of King Arthur who serves as Arthur's marshal and eventually returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake. He is frequently associated with his brother Lucan and his cousin Griflet, as well as with Kay.
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