Editing Gaheris (section)

===Early appearances in French and German poetry===
In continental literature, Gaheris' name is first found as Gaheriet (''Gaherïet'') on the list of [[King Arthur]]'s knights in the French poem ''[[Erec and Enide]]'', written in the late 12th century by [[Chrétien de Troyes]]. He again appears in Chrétien's later ''[[Perceval, the Story of the Grail]]'', which describes him as a son of [[King Lot]] and as one of Gawain's younger brothers.

In [[Wolfram von Eschenbach]]'s German poem ''[[Parzival]]'', the figure of Gaheriet is represented by Gawain's cousin named Gaherjet (''Gaherjêt''). [[Der Pleier]]'s ''Meleranz'' mentions Gaharet (also rendered ''Kaheret'' in his ''Tandareis and Flordibel''), described as a son of Arthur's sister Anthonje and the unnamed King of Gritenland,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T77xfEBX_aIC&pg=PA368|title=Meleranz von dem Pleier|author=Der Pleier|date=16 September 1861|publisher=Gedruckt auf Kosten des Litterarischen Vereins|via=Google Books}}</ref> as one of the cousins of Gawain (''Gawan''), along with the protagonist Meleranz.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLyyeqGmE40C&pg=PA582|title=Lanzelet: Text - Übersetzung - Kommentar. Studienausgabe|first=Ulrich von|last=Zatzikhoven|date=26 February 2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=9783110215533|via=Google Books}}</ref> As Karjet (''Karyet''), he also appears in [[Ulrich von Zatzikhoven]]'s ''[[Lanzelet]]'', helping [[Lancelot]] rescue [[Guinevere]] from the abduction by King Valerin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DojebX3x-i0C&pg=PA14|title=Lancelot in English Literature: His Rôle and Character|first=August Joseph|last=App|date=16 September 1929|publisher=Ardent Media|via=Google Books}}</ref>