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Langedok

Le Morte d'Arthur

Langedok is a region named in the account of Sir Launcelot’s settlement of his continental territories. After establishing his lands and arranging new rule among his kin and knights, he grants Langedok as a duchy to Sir Safir, making the place part of the political order built around Launcelot’s authority.

Place in Launcelot’s Settlement

The text mentions Langedok while listing the offices and territories Sir Launcelot assigns after his followers have departed with him for Benwick and he has established control over the lands associated with France. He crowns close relatives as kings in several territories and gives other knights duchies and earldoms, turning military fellowship into a hierarchy of rule.

The Grant to Sir Safir

Among these appointments, Sir Safir receives the dukedom of Langedok. The passage supplies no further description of the region, its borders, or its people, and does not narrate events occurring there. Its stated significance is the grant itself: Langedok becomes one of the territories through which Sir Launcelot rewards and organizes his knights.