Solomon

Also known as: King Solomon · Role: king · First appears: Book XVII, Chapter V

Life events

Solomon succeeded King David and ruled the land after him.(Book XVII, Chapter V)
- With: King David
- “So long dured the tree till that Solomon, King David’s son, reigned, and held the land after his father”
Solomon learned through a voice and the Holy Ghost of the coming of Virgin Mary.(Book XVII, Chapter V)
- With: Virgin Mary
- “Also the Holy Ghost showed him the coming of the glorious Virgin Mary”
Solomon commissioned the construction of a durable ship.(Book XVII, Chapter VI)
- “So Solomon sent for all the carpenters of the land, and the best.”
Solomon altered David’s sword with a jeweled pommel, hilt, sheath, and girdle.(Book XVII, Chapter VI · 📍 Our Lord’s temple)
- With: David
- “All this King Solomon did let make as she devised, both the ship and all the remnant.”
David’s sword was placed at the feet of the rich bed aboard the ship.(Book XVII, Chapter VI)
- With: David
- “and laid the sword at the feet, and the girdles were of hemp”
Three spindles were fastened onto the bed’s frame.(Book XVII, Chapter VI)
- “And when these three spindles were shapen she made them to be fastened upon the selar of the bed.”

parent: King David (King David is Solomon's father.) “So long dured the tree till that Solomon, King David’s son, reigned, and held the land after his father.”
with Virgin Mary (The preceding prophecy says that a woman bringing great joy to mankind will be born of Solomon's lineage; Mary is then identified as the woman whose coming was shown to him.) “Also the Holy Ghost showed him the coming of the glorious Virgin Mary.”
with Duke Josua (Duke Josua is Solomon's brother-in-law.) “and he shall be as good a knight as Duke Josua, thy brother-in-law.”

parent: David (David is identified as Solomon’s father.) “where is King David’s sword, your father,”

Extracted from the original text of Le Morte d'Arthur. Made with Rho MD.