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=== Esclabor ===
[[File:Hb-exclabor.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The attributed arms of "Exclabor ly Viescovtiens"]]

King '''Esclabor the Unknown''' (''Astlabor'', ''Esclabort'', ''Scalabrone''; -''le Mescogneu'', -''li Mesconneü'', -''li Mesconneuz'') is a wandering [[Saracen]] lord from a vaguely Middle Eastern land, usually either [[Babylon]] (in today's Iraq) or [[Galilee]] (in today's Israel). He is the father of [[Palamedes (Arthurian legend)|Palamedes]], [[Safir (Arthurian legend)|Safir]], and [[Segwarides]], among others. During his long stay in Britain, Esclabor initially hides his faith, trying to pass as a Christian, but soon becomes widely known as a valiant pagan knight.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tEgFDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT181 | title=Outsiders: The Humanity and Inhumanity of Giants in Medieval French Prose Romance | isbn=9780268081836 | last1=Huot | first1=Sylvia | date=2016 | publisher=University of Notre Dame Press }}</ref>

While visiting [[Rome]], he saves the life of the [[Roman emperor|Roman Emperor]]; he later travels to Arthur's [[Logres]] at the time of Arthur's coronation, where he rescues [[King Pellinore]] as well. Esclabor eventually settles at [[Camelot]], later adventuring with Palamedes and [[Galahad]] during the [[Holy Grail|Grail Quest]]. In the Post-Vulgate ''Queste'', eleven of his sons are killed during their encounter with the [[Questing Beast]]. Shortly after finally agreeing to convert to Christianity, an act necessary for the full admission into the brotherhood of [[Round Table]],<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The (Non-) Christian Knight in Malory: A Contradiction in Terms?|author=Armstrong, Dorsey|year=2006|journal=Arthuriana|volume=16|issue=2|pages=30–34|doi = 10.1353/art.2006.0083|jstor = 27870753|s2cid = 162386579}}</ref> and which also allows his participation in the Grail Quest, Esclabor commits suicide from grief upon learning of his favorite son Palamedes' death at the hands of [[Gawain]]. {{Clear left}}