Sir Lavaine

Sir Lavaine appears in the Winchester tournament episode as Sir Launcelot’s companion. The account identifies him through shared action rather than background: he enters the field alongside Launcelot, and after Launcelot is wounded, the two depart together while Launcelot is in danger. The surviving evidence does not establish more about Lavaine’s origins, family, or subsequent career.

The Winchester Tournament

At the tournament, Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine enter the field against the knights of King Arthur’s court. Their joint appearance places Lavaine within the contest as Launcelot’s ally, though the account does not specify an individual opponent or separate feat of arms for him.

Launcelot is hurt during the encounter. The episode’s focus is therefore not simply the tournament’s public competition but the change in Launcelot’s situation: the combat ends with him injured and exposed to danger.

Departure and Loyalty

After the field, Sir Lavaine departs with Launcelot. Their shared withdrawal links him directly to Launcelot’s peril and distinguishes his role from that of the knights who remain associated with the court’s tournament. The account confirms his presence beside Launcelot at a vulnerable moment, but does not say how he treats the wound or identify any further action he takes.

The wider chapter sequence proceeds to Launcelot’s being brought to a hermit for healing, while Sir Gawaine learns at Astolat that Launcelot bore the red sleeve. These developments frame the danger surrounding the tournament episode, but the available account does not assign Sir Lavaine a further part in them.

Limits of the Record

The evidence presents Sir Lavaine chiefly as a companion in two connected actions: entering the tournament field with Launcelot and leaving with him after the injury. It does not supply a fuller biography, explain the basis of their association, or describe Lavaine’s later fate. His narrative significance here rests on this concise act of companionship amid Launcelot’s danger.