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Elaine
1. Dame Elaine, daughter of King Pelles "the foragn country," and the unwedded mother of Sir Galahad by Sir Launcelot du Lac. Le Morte d'Arthur By Sir Thomas Malory
2. Elaine, daughter of King Brandegoris, by whom Sir Bors de Ganis had a child.
It is by no means clear from the history whether Elaine was the daughter of King Brandegoris, or the daughter of Sir Bors and granddaughter of King Brandegoris.
Elaine, the strong contrast of Guinevere. Guinevere's love for Launcelot was gross and sensual, Elaine's was platonic and pure as that of a child; but both were masterful in their strength. Elaine is called "the lily maid of Astolat" (Guildford), and knowing that Launcelot was pledged to celibacy, she pined and died. According to her dying request, her dead body was placed on a bed in a barge, and was thus conveyed by a dumb servitor to the palace of King Arthur. A letter was handed to the king, telling the tale of Elaine's love, and the king ordered the body to be buried, and her story to be blazoned on her tomb. Tennyson, Idylls of the King ("Elaine").
"Elen, Myrddin's consort, appears in Malory as five different "Elaines". Two of them are wives of the dark god, under his names of "King Ban" and "King Nentres". A third is called the daughter of King Pellinore, a character of uncertain origin. But the two most famous are the ladies who loved Sir Launcelot--"Elaine the Fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine the lily maid of Astolat", and the luckier and less scrupulous Elaine, daughter of King Pelles, and mother of Sir Launcelot's son, Galahad." From: Celtic Myth and Legend Poetry and Romance by Charles Squire. Chapter XXIII, Chapter XXIII. The Gods as King Arthur's Knights
"Sir Lancelot smiled to himself. He was sure that he should win the diamond. Then he meant to give it with the eight others to Queen Guinevere. He spoke kindly, however, to the beautiful Elaine.
"In truth, this fair maiden is fit to be a queen."
Then Elaine lifted her eyes and looked at him. He was twice as old as she was. His face was cut and scarred with wounds which he had received in battle, but as she looked at him, she loved him, and felt that she would continue to love him till the day of her death." From King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table By Maude L. Radford Sir Lancelot and Elaine
