Bors

Bors is a figure in Arthurian legend, best known as a Knight of the Round Table. In many medieval sources he is praised for steadfast virtue and loyalty, and is frequently identified by epithets such as Bors the Pure or Bors the Good. He is depicted as a noble, pious knight whose conduct embodies the chivalric ideal and who often serves as a model of restraint and fidelity within Arthur's court.

The exact genealogical standing of Bors varies by manuscript. In some traditions he is described as a relative of King Arthur—often a nephew or cousin—or as the son of a king named Bors of Gaul. Other texts distinguish an elder Bors and a younger Bors with different adventures. In most tellings he remains one of the best-known Round Table knights and sometimes joins quests such as the pursuit of the Holy Grail, depending on the tale.

Bors appears across different Arthurian narratives, with roles ranging from combatant in Arthur's campaigns to a Grail quest participant and mentor to younger knights. The details differ among Chrétien de Troyes, the Vulgate Cycle, and Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, producing a flexible but recognizable archetype.

In modern culture, the name Bors continues to appear in Arthurian-inspired fiction, comics, video games, and film, where the character is typically framed as a paragon of knightly virtue and loyalty to the crown.

The name Bors has multiple spellings in the romance tradition and its etymology is not firmly established; it appears across Latin and vernacular texts, sometimes under variants such as Bors the Pure or Bors le Gentil in translation.