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Lot or Loth is the eponymous king of Lothian in the Arthurian legend. He is best known as the father of Sir Gawain. Such a ruler first appeared late in the 1st millennium's hagiographical material concerning Saint Kentigern (also known as Saint Mungo), which feature a ''Leudonus'', king of ''Leudonia'', a Latin name for Lothian. In the 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth adapted this to Lot, king of Lothian, in his influential chronicle ''Historia Regum Britanniae'', portraying him as King Arthur's brother-in-law and ally. In the wake of Geoffrey's writings, Lot appeared regularly in later romance. Lot chiefly figures as king of Lothian, but in other sources he also rules Orkney and sometimes Norway. He is generally depicted as the husband of Arthur's sister or half-sister, variously named Anna or Morgause. The names and number of his children vary depending on the source, but the later romance tradition gives him the sons Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred. ==Early literature== An eponymous king of Lothian appears in both early Latin and Welsh sources. An early fragmentary ''Life of St Kentigern'' contains a ''Leudonus'' of ''Leudonia'' as the maternal grandfather of Saint Kentigern, also known as Mungo.〔Bromwich, pp. 414–415.〕 In this text Leudonus becomes enraged when he discovers his daughter, Kentigern's mother Teneu, has been impregnated by Owain mab Urien, and has her thrown from a cliff. However, with divine protection she survives the ordeal and goes to Saint Serf's community, where she gives birth to Kentigern. Welsh sources call this same character ''Lewdwn'' or ''Llewdwn Lluydauc'' (Llewdwn of the Hosts) and make him king of Gododdin. Geoffrey of Monmouth seems to recall this earlier figure in the king he called Lot or Loth in his ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. Although his sources are obscure, his choice of name is probably based on its similarity to "Lodonesia", a typical Latinized name for Lothian.〔 This toponymical connection parallels Geoffrey's association of King Leir with Leicester and Coel with Colchester, and William of Malmesbury's assertion that Gawain was king of Galloway; in the Middle Ages no principle of historiography was more solidly established than the idea that places took their names from persons.〔R. S. Loomis, (''Scotland and the Arthurian Legend'' ). Retrieved January 26, 2010.〕 Geoffrey's Lot is one of three brothers who each rule a part of northern Britain: Lot rules ''Lodonesia'' or Lothian, while his brothers Urien (the father of Owain, both generally reckoned historical kings of Rheged) and Angusel rule over ''Mureif'' (Moray) and "Scotland", respectively.〔''Historia Regum Britanniae'', Book 9, ch. 9.〕 Lot is first mentioned as a loyal vassal to Uther Pendragon, King of Britain, in the king's wars against Octa, the Saxon King of Kent. When Uther falls ill, he marries his daughter Anna to Lot and entrusts them with the oversight of the kingdom.〔''Historia Regum Britanniae'', Book 8, ch. 21.〕 Lot and Anna have two sons, Gawain and Mordred. When Uther's son Arthur takes up the kingship, he helps Lot and his brothers regain their territories, which have fallen to the Saxons.〔 Lot is also the heir to the kingdom of Norway, as nephew to the previous king Sichelm; with Arthur's aid he takes the kingdom from the usurper Riculf.〔''Historia Regum Britanniae'', Book 9, ch. 11.〕 Lot later leads one of Arthur's armies in his war with Emperor Lucius of Rome.〔''Historia Regum Britanniae'', Book 10, ch. 6.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Lot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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