Colombe

Role: lady and paramour of Lanceor · First appears: Book II, Chapter VII

Life events

Colombe kills herself with Lanceor's sword out of love and grief.(Book II, Chapter VII)
- With: Lanceor
- “and this damosel slew herself for his love, which repenteth me, and for her sake I shall owe all women the better love.”
King Mark buries Lanceor and Colombe together and erects a named tomb over them.(Book II, Chapter VII)
- With: King Mark Lanceor
- “then the king let put them both in the earth, and put the tomb upon them, and wrote the names of them both on the tomb.”
Colombe killed herself after Sir Lanceor’s death.(Book X, Chapter V · 📍 Camelot)
- With: Lanceor
- “for after he was dead she took his sword and thrust it through her body.”
Merlin arranged for Sir Lanceor and Colombe to be buried beneath one stone.(Book X, Chapter V · 📍 Camelot)
- With: Merlin Lanceor
- “And by the craft of Merlin he made to inter this knight, Lanceor, and his lady, Colombe, under one stone.”

courtship with Lanceor (The text identifies Lanceor and Colombe as lovers.) “then made the king great sorrow for the true love that was betwixt them”
with King Mark (King Mark arranged Colombe’s burial and erected a tomb over her.) “then the king let put them both in the earth, and put the tomb upon them”

with Merlin (Merlin arranged Colombe's burial.) “And by the craft of Merlin he made to inter this knight, Lanceor, and his lady, Colombe, under one stone.”

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