Sir Gringamore
Also known as: Gringamore · Role: knight and lord of a castle · First appears: Book VII, Chapter XX
Life events
- Gareth arrives at Gringamore’s castle and demands his dwarf, threatening battle.(Book VII, Chapter XX)
- With: Sir Gareth
- “Thou traitor, Sir Gringamore, deliver me my dwarf again, or by the faith that I owe to the order of knighthood, I shall do thee all the harm that I can.”
- Gringamore apologizes, releases Gareth’s dwarf, and invites Gareth into his castle.(Book VII, Chapter XX)
- With: Sir Gareth
- “Sir, I cry you mercy, and all that I have misdone I will amend it at your will. And therefore I pray you that ye would alight, and take such cheer as I can make you in this castle.”
- Sir Gareth agrees to sojourn with Sir Gringamore and Dame Lionesse for the promised period.(Book VII, Chapter XXI)
- With: Sir Gareth Dame Lionesse
- “Upon my worship, said Sir Gringamore, trust unto my promise; and as long as it liketh you ye shall sojourn with me, and this lady shall be with us daily and nightly to make you all the cheer that she can. I will well, said Sir Gareth, for I have promised to be nigh this country this twelvemonth.”
- Dame Lionesse reveals she is the lady of Castle Perilous and caused her brother to take away Gareth's dwarf.(Book VII, Chapter XXI · 📍 Castle Perilous)
- With: Dame Lionesse Sir Gareth
- “Then this lady, Dame Lionesse, by the assent of her brother, told Sir Gareth all the truth what she was, and how she was the same lady that he did battle for, and how she was lady of the Castle Perilous, and there she told him how she caused her brother to take away his dwarf.”
- Sir Gringamore equipped Sir Gareth with a horse, armor, and sword for the tournament.(Book VII, Chapter XXVII)
- With: Sir Gareth
- “Then Sir Gringamore gave Sir Gareth a bay courser that was a passing good horse; also he gave him good armour and sure, and a noble sword”
- Linet brings Dame Lionesse and Sir Gringamore with forty knights to King Arthur’s gathering.(Book VII, Chapter XXXIII)
- With: Dame Lionesse Linet
- “And as lightly as she might she made her ready; and she came on the morn with her brother Sir Gringamore, and with her forty knights.”
Book VII, Chapter XX
- siblings with Dame Lionesse “Ah! fair brother, said Dame Lionesse, I would he had his dwarf again, for I would he were not wroth, for now he hath told me all my desire I keep no more of the dwarf.”
- rivals with Sir Gareth “Thou coward knight, said Sir Gareth, bring him with thee, and come and do battle with me, and win him and take him.”
- protégé: Sir Gareth “And therefore I pray you that ye would alight, and take such cheer as I can make you in this castle.”
Book VII, Chapter XXIII
- with Sir Gareth (Gringamore revives and tends to Gareth.) “and when he came and found Sir Gareth in that plight he made great sorrow; and there he awaked Sir Gareth, and gave him a drink that relieved him wonderly well”
Book VII, Chapter XXVII
- with Sir Gareth (Gareth asked Gringamore to conceal his identity.) “And then Sir Gareth prayed Dame Lionesse and the Red Knight of the Red Launds, and Sir Persant and his brother, and Sir Gringamore, that in no wise there should none of them tell not his name, and make no more of him than of the least knight that there was,”
Book VII, Chapter XXXV
- siblings with Dame Lionesse “Dame Lionesse, the lady of the Castle Perilous, and her sister, Dame Linet, with Sir Gringamore, her brother”
- siblings with Linet “Dame Lionesse, the lady of the Castle Perilous, and her sister, Dame Linet, with Sir Gringamore, her brother”
- patron: King Arthur “And there they were lodged at the device of King Arthur.”
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