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Lot, king of Orkney in the Arthurian legends, the husband of Arthur's sister or half-sister
Morgawse. Their sons are
Gawain, Agravain,
Gareth, and
Gaheris, as well as
Modred in the earlier versions. (See
Pellinore.)
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