 For instance, while later literature depicts Loholt as a good knight and illegitimate son of King Arthur, in "Perlesvaus" he is apparently the legitimate son of Arthur and Guinevere, and he is slain treacherously by Arthur's seneschal Kay, who is elsewhere portrayed as a boor and a braggart but always as Arthur's loyal servant (and often, foster brother).Kay is jealous when Loholt kills a giant, so he murders him to take the credit.This backfires when Loholt's head is sent to Arthur's court in a box that can only be opened by his murderer.