abstract:Bagdemagus (pronounced /ˈbægdɛˌmægəs/) is a character in the Arthurian legend, normally depicted as king of the land of Gorre and a Knight of the Round Table. He chiefly figures in literature the father of the knight Maleagant, who abducts King Arthur's wife Queen Guinevere in several versions of a popular episode.
At a first glance, things appeared to be exceedingly prosperousinthis little tributary kingdom-whose lord was kingbagdemagus-as compared withthe state ofthings in myown region.