Caradoc and Guimier are the hero and heroine of the ballad of the “Boy and the Mantle,” which follows:

“The Boy and the Mantle

“In Carlisle dwelt King Arthur,

A prince of passing might,

And there maintained his Table Round,

Beset with many a knight.

“And there he kept his Christmas,

With mirth and princely cheer,

When lo! a strange and cunning boy

Before him did appear.