Sir Nabon

Also known as: Nabon · Role: lord of a castle · First appears: Book VIII, Chapter XXXIX

Life events

• Sir Tristram slew Sir Nabon and beheaded Nabon’s son.(Book VIII, Chapter XXXIX)
  • With: Sir Tristram
  • “So then they went eagerly together, and Sir Tristram slew Sir Nabon, and so forthwith he leapt to his son, and struck off his head;”
• Sir Tristram killed Sir Nabon and his son, ending the valley’s tyrannical customs.(Book VIII, Chapter XL · 📍 this valley)
  • With: Sir Tristram
  • “Those ill customs, said Sir Lamorak, are fordone, for Sir Tristram slew your lord, Sir Nabon, and his son.”

Book VIII, Chapter XXXIX

• protégé: Sir Lamorak (Nabon hosts the knights at his castle.) “In the meantime there came word that Sir Nabon had made a cry that all the people of that isle should be at his castle the fifth day after. And the same day the son of Nabon should be made knight, and all the knights of that valley and thereabout should be there to joust, and all those of the realm of Logris should be there to joust with them of North Wales: and thither came five hundred knights, and they of the country brought thither Sir Lamorak, and Sir Tristram, and Sir Kehydius, and Sir Segwarides, for they durst none otherwise do”
• protégé: Sir Tristram (Nabon hosts the knights at his castle.) “In the meantime there came word that Sir Nabon had made a cry that all the people of that isle should be at his castle the fifth day after. And the same day the son of Nabon should be made knight, and all the knights of that valley and thereabout should be there to joust, and all those of the realm of Logris should be there to joust with them of North Wales: and thither came five hundred knights, and they of the country brought thither Sir Lamorak, and Sir Tristram, and Sir Kehydius, and Sir Segwarides, for they durst none otherwise do”
• protégé: Sir Kehydius (Nabon hosts the knights at his castle.) “In the meantime there came word that Sir Nabon had made a cry that all the people of that isle should be at his castle the fifth day after. And the same day the son of Nabon should be made knight, and all the knights of that valley and thereabout should be there to joust, and all those of the realm of Logris should be there to joust with them of North Wales: and thither came five hundred knights, and they of the country brought thither Sir Lamorak, and Sir Tristram, and Sir Kehydius, and Sir Segwarides, for they durst none otherwise do”
• protégé: Sir Segwarides (Nabon hosts the knights at his castle.) “In the meantime there came word that Sir Nabon had made a cry that all the people of that isle should be at his castle the fifth day after. And the same day the son of Nabon should be made knight, and all the knights of that valley and thereabout should be there to joust, and all those of the realm of Logris should be there to joust with them of North Wales: and thither came five hundred knights, and they of the country brought thither Sir Lamorak, and Sir Tristram, and Sir Kehydius, and Sir Segwarides, for they durst none otherwise do”
• rivals with Sir Lamorak “and then Sir Nabon lent Sir Lamorak horse and armour at Sir Lamorak’s desire, and Sir Lamorak jousted and did such deeds of arms that Nabon and all the people said there was never knight that ever they saw do such deeds of arms”
• with Sir Tristram (Sir Tristram fought and killed Sir Nabon.) “So then they went eagerly together, and Sir Tristram slew Sir Nabon”
• rivals with Sir Tristram “So when Sir Tristram was armed as him liked best, and well shielded and sworded, he dressed to him on foot; for well he knew that Sir Nabon would not abide a stroke with a spear, therefore he would slay all knights’ horses. Now, fair fellow, Sir Nabon, let us play. So then they fought long on foot, tracing and traversing, smiting and foining long without any rest.”

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