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King Ban
In Arthurian legend, Ban is the King of Benwick or Benoic. He is the father of Sir Lancelot and Sir Hector de Maris, the brother of King Bors, and an early ally of King Arthur.

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King's ban
The king's ban (, , more rarely bannum, from the OHG: ban) was the exercise of royal jurisdiction by a king in the Middle Ages, especially in the Holy Roman Empire.

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