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Garel von dem blühenden Tal is a medieval Arthurian romance composed by Der Pleier around 1230-40. It appears to have been written in contradiction to Der Stricker's Daniel von Blumenthal. It consists of 21,310 lines in rhyming couplets; the beginning is missing.
After a journey, King Arthur receives a declaration of war from King Ekunaver. Garel von Blumenthal leaves Arthur's court in order to raise troops for the war. On the way various adventures befall him, amongst which he lays siege to the castle of Sir Eskilabon, who had taken several knights prisoner, and frees many prisoners from the power of two giants. By killing the gruesome monster Vulganus he wins the hand of the beautiful Laudamie. Garel then gains a victory over Ekunaver before Arthur even arrives with his army. His success is celebrated in a banquet at the Round Table, before which he marries Laudamie.
The story is illustrated in frescoes to be found at Runkelstein Castle in South Tyrol.1
Garel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Cyriack Garel (born 1996), French footballer
- Gia'na Garel, American radio personality
- Hervé Garel (born 1967), French cyclist
- Jean Garel (1852–1931), French physician
- Leo Garel (1917–1999), American artist
- Saskia Garel, Canadian actress
- Sylvain Garel, French politician