Sir Ector
Sir Ector is the knight on our patch because he stepped in and protected a child who wasn’t his own blood. We take inspiration from his story.
Sir Ector, who is also known as Sir Hector, Antor, or even Ectorius in some legends, is the father of Sir Kay and the adoptive father of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.
He was a nobleman and knight who was entrusted with Arthur as a young child by Merlin the Magician. Arthur grew up knowing Sir Ector as his father, and Ector remained clueless as to the true identity of the young Arthur.
Sir Ector always treated Arthur as his son, and raised him in a respectable manner up until Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and then took his rightful place as King of Britain.
He was probably the eldest knight of the round table, Sir Ector had an estate in the country as well as properties in London and throughout England.
According to History
Little is truly known about Sir Ector (Sir Hector), though he is mentioned in Malory, the Lancelot-Grail Cycle and other traditions. In the earlier Welsh legends, the father of Sir Kay (Cei) is named Cynyr (Kyner) instead of Ector.
Ector is a popular figure in Arthurian movies and literature. Hollywood has often portrayed Sir Ector as somewhat mis-treating the boy Arthur, and raising him as inferior, though legend would not portray Sir Ector as this sort of character. In most writings, Sir Ector was the most noble and loyal Knight with a heart for widows and children. This is why we chose his crest for our patch.
