Le Morte d'Arthur

Lionses

Family: Payarne · Role: lord of Payarne · First appears: Book I, Chapter X

Life events

  • Lionses and Phariance attacked King Idres, leaving him nearly defeated.(Book I, Chapter XV)
    • With: Phariance King Idres
    • “In the meanwhile brake the ambushment of King Ban and King Bors, and Lionses and Phariance had the vanguard, and they two knights met with King Idres and his fellowship, and there began a great medley of breaking of spears, and smiting of swords, with slaying of men and horses, and King Idres was near at discomforture.”
  • King Agwisance and the Duke of Cambenet put Lionses and Phariance in mortal danger, forcing their retreat.(Book I, Chapter XV)
    • With: King Agwisance Duke of Cambenet Phariance
    • “So these two knights were in great danger of their lives that they were fain to return, but always they rescued themselves and their fellowship marvellously.”

Book I, Chapter X

  • friends with Sir Phariance “There were sent unto them two knights of worship, the one hight Lionses, lord of the country of Payarne, and Sir Phariance a worshipful knight.”

Book I, Chapter XV

  • friends with Phariance “Lionses and Phariance had the vanguard, and they two knights met with King Idres and his fellowship”
  • rivals with King Idres “Lionses and Phariance had the vanguard, and they two knights met with King Idres and his fellowship, and there began a great medley of breaking of spears, and smiting of swords”
  • rivals with Duke of Cambenet “for the Duke of Cambenet came on withal with a great fellowship. So these two knights were in great danger of their lives”
  • friends with King Bors “When King Bors saw those knights put aback, it grieved him sore; then he came on so fast that his fellowship seemed as black as Inde.”
  • with King Idres (interaction) “Lionses and Phariance had the vanguard, and they two knights met with King Idres and his fellowship”
  • with King Agwisance (interaction) “That saw Agwisance the king, and put Lionses and Phariance in point of death”
  • with Duke of Cambenet (interaction) “for the Duke of Cambenet came on withal with a great fellowship”

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