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Meaning & History

In Arthurian romance tales, Sir Elyan the White, also known as Helyan le Blanc, is the son of Sir Bors and is a Knight of the Round Table. He's sometimes a cousin of Lancelot, and helps rescue him after his affair with Guinevere is revealed. His mother is the half-sister of Sir Sagramore, and their mother is the daughter of the Eastern Roman Emperior, leading Elyan to eventually become Emperor of Constantinople himself in the Lancelot-Grail Cycle. His name is likely a variant of Eilian.

In the BBC series Merlin, it is said that Sir Elyan is the younger brother of Queen Guinevere.
Added 5/8/2014 by Khoa Nguyen
Edited 8/20/2017 by Khoa Nguyen and Ora