Hontzlake of Wentland
Also known as: Hontzlake · Role: knight · First appears: Book III, Chapter XII
Life events
- Hontzlake took the lady from Arthur’s court by force.(Book III, Chapter XII · 📍 Arthur’s court)
- With: King Arthur
- “this lady I gat by my prowess of arms this day at Arthur’s court.”
- King Pellinore separated Hontzlake from the other knight and claimed the lady’s custody.(Book III, Chapter XII)
- With: King Pellinore
- “And anon he rode betwixt them, and departed them, and asked them the causes why that they fought?”
- Hontzlake slew King Pellinore’s horse, forcing Pellinore to fight on foot.(Book III, Chapter XII)
- With: King Pellinore
- “Sir Hontzlake rove his horse through with a sword, and said: Now art thou on foot as well as we are.”
- King Pellinore struck Hontzlake through the head, killing him.(Book III, Chapter XII)
- With: King Pellinore
- “So King Pellinore gave him such a stroke upon the helm that he clave the head down to the chin, that he fell to the earth dead.”
Book III, Chapter XII
- rivals with King Pellinore “Well, said the knights, make you ready, and we shall assail you with all our power.”
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Extracted from the original text of Le Morte d'Arthur. Made with Rho MD.